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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 …

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Statement on Ukraine – Women, Peace and Security-Europe and North America CSW Caucus

Published by Sissy Vovou Europe and North America CSW Caucus Europe and North America CSW Caucus – naandecaucus@gmail.com Statement on Ukraine – Women, Peace and Security At a time when the world is facing manifold challenges including rapid climate change, health pandemics, conflict, and violence against women and girls, is it not time for humanity …

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Cyprus-Ayia Napa: Woman wins appeal against gang rape lie conviction

By Caroline Lowbridge A British woman who reported being gang-raped in Cyprus has had her conviction for allegedly lying about the attack overturned. The woman, then 19, told Cypriot police she had been raped by 12 Israeli men and boys in Ayia Napa in July 2019. The Derbyshire teenager retracted the allegation after being held …

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Iran: Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to Another 8 Years in Prison

Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies January 24, 2022 – In an ongoing campaign to silence human rights defenders and crush dissent in the Islamic Republic, the prominent rights defender Narges Mohammadi, already serving time at Iran’s notorious Gharchak Prison for her peaceful activism, has been sentenced to …

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Afghanistan – Taliban Says Women Not Able to Travel Without a Male Relative Chaperone

We don’t forget Afghan women December 26, 2021 – Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle owners …

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