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Participant in LGBT conference in Belgrade in critical condition after attack

A participant at a conference on LGBT issues in Serbia is in critical condition at a Belgrade hospital today after a brutal attack left him so injured he required emergency brain surgery. Alex Cooper, a conference participant and graduate student at Central European University, told Balkanist that witnesses said the perpetrators shouted, “we don’t want …

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Οι νέοι στόχοι του ΟΗΕ για την Ισότητα των Φύλων

By Ida Karlsson BRUSSELS, Sep 4 2014 (IPS) – With the United Nations’ post-2015 development agenda currently under discussion, civil society actors in Europe are calling for a firmer stance on human rights and gender equality, including control of assets by women. “The SDGs are a unique opportunity for us. The eradication of extreme poverty …

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Για ειρήνη με διάρκεια, ακούστε τις γυναίκες

by Aditi Bhaduri NEW DELHI: Anael, an Israeli friend of mine, recently put up this post on her Facebook page. It was a sketch of the Biblical Abraham, ready to plunge a knife into his little boy, and a hand intervening from behind. Below it was the following message: ‘A Call to All Women: Abraham …

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Iranian Café Work Ban to Leave Women Jobless, Official Says

by Ladane Nasseri Banning Iranian women from working as waitresses to preserve their modesty will only deepen female unemployment, a vice president of the nation said of the latest effort to make women less visible in the workplace. “We need to approach this matter with care and expertise,” said Shahindokht Molaverdi, the vice president for …

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