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 …

Five essential facts to know about femicide

Proposed by Sissy Vovou Gender related killings (femicide/feminicide) are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of a continuum of violence against women and girls that takes many interconnected and overlapping forms. Defined as an intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, femicide may be driven by stereotyped gender roles, discrimination towards women and girls, unequal power relations between …

Turkey: We Give Up NOT A WORD of the Istanbul Convention

Proposed for publication by Fotini Sianou We Give Up NOT A WORD of the Istanbul Convention, despite the Council of State’s Decision! On July 19, 2022, the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, announced its decision on a series of lawsuits filed for the annulment of President Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul …

Defending the reproductive rights of Ukrainian women-a global feminist struggle

International appeal signed by the board of the Women’s Rights Organisation TOMOV-Greece Defending the reproductive rights of Ukrainian women in Ukraine, Poland, across and beyond the European Union: a global feminist struggle Since February 24th, Ukrainian women are facing increasing levels of gender based violence as a consequence of the Russian invasion: (1) Russian troops …

Spain: Mother in danger of imprisonment for protecting her child

SPANISH GOVERNMENT ABOUT TO JAIL MOTHER FOR PROTECTING DAUGHTER FROM FATHER WHO IS A SEXIST AGGRESSOR Feminist collectives from Seville Call for international solidarity with María Salmerón, about to be jailed by the Spanish state for protecting her daughter from her father, a sexist aggressor. Smash patriarchal justice and institutional violence! María Salmerón from Seville …