World Social Forum 2016, Montréal – WMW Declaration

The World Social Forum took place from the 9th to the 14th August in Montreal, Quebec, a territory that we acknowledge as indigenous territory of the Mohawk people. This acknowledgement makes visible the colonization of these territories, as well as to take collective responsibility of the challenges faced by these peoples. We, women of the …

Turkish journalist hospitalized under detention

A journalist who was detained on Aug. 17 for allegedly making terror propaganda on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been hospitalized, broadcaster imc TV has reported on Aug. 18. Experiencing health problems while under detention, daily Özgür Gündem Publishing Consulting Committee member and columnist Aslı Erdoğan was taken to a hospital. …

Amnesty International on Iranian women-activists repression

PRESS RELEASE 10-8-2016 Iranian authorities have intensified their repression of women’s rights activists in the country in the first half of this year, carrying out a series of harsh interrogations and increasingly likening any collective initiative relating to women’s rights to criminal activity, Amnesty International said today. The organization’s research reveals that since January 2016 …

Documents Reveal FBI Monitored Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein’s Activism

The human rights campaigner was subject to surveillance due to her organizing in solidarity with Palestinians. By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet   The FBI just released its files on the Holocaust survivor and intrepid human rights activist Hedy Epstein, revealing that the agency was monitoring her activism to support the human rights of Palestinians. The …