Iran: Women’s role in the recent mass demonstrations

A lone women, without a hijab, waves a white scarf as part of the White Wednesday movement, Tehran, Iran. Posted Jan. 10, 2018. The spread of several social campaigns for women’s empowerment in Iran are challenging the perception that their role in the Iranian protests was only about standing up against compulsory hijab. By Stefania …

Free Ahed Tamimi and all the children detained in Israel

Today, the 13th of January 2018, in Athens, we are protesting and demanding the release of Ahed Tamimi, her mother and the 300 children detained in the prisons of Israel, participating in the international campaign. Ahed is in detention since December 19, and, according to her attorney Gaby Lasky, the incident did not warrant a …

Poland: Resistance to abortion restrictions

WARSAW (Reuters) – Hundreds of Poles gathered in front of the parliament building in Warsaw on Saturday evening to protest against proposals for tight restrictions on abortion debated by lawmakers this week. On Wednesday the lower house decided to take up work on a bill that would ban abortions in the case of irreversible damage …