Sara Darwish, song “Mawtini” (My homeland) & Interview, The Hague, 26/01/2024

By Alexia Tsouni Amazing song “Mawtini“ (My homeland) & interesting interview with the wonderful Palestinian – South African – Jordanian young artist Sara Darwish during the solidarity action with Palestine in front of the International Court of Justice, The Hague, on 26 January 2024, the day ICJ announced its ruling on the provisional measures in …

Israeli, Palestinian women sister orgs. nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Suggested by Alexia Tsouni The two organizations have closely cooperated over the last three years, demanding both Palestinian and Israeli leadership listen to the “Mothers’ Call” to stop the conflict. Vrije Universitait Amsterdam, also known at the Free University of Amsterdam, has submitted  Women Wage Peace and Women of the Sun, Israeli and Palestinian organizations, respectively, as …

Ukraine war: Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war messages

Suggested by Sissy Vovou A Russian anti-war activist has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for replacing supermarket pricing labels with anti-war messages. Sasha Skochilenko, 33, an artist from St Petersburg, has been in detention since April last year. She was convicted of spreading “false information” about the Russian army. Her lawyers …

The pioneer indigenous Sonia Guajajara

Suggested by Sissy Vovou Brazil’s first-ever minister of Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, has been a key figure in the fight for Indigenous rights since her appointment in January by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In September, nine of 11 justices on Brazil’s supreme court voted to block efforts to place a time restriction on …

Ukraine, Lviv – Protest on violence against women

Selected by Sissy Vovou Feminist Workshop take the street in Lviv There is a myth that in Ukrainian tradition, women only occupy a sacred and special place as guardians and mothers. Unfortunately, the truth is different: historically, the situation of women in Ukraine is very deplorable. Violence against women was so normalized that it was …