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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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Cartoon Characters Illustrate The Horror Of Domestic Violence

Artist Uses Images Of Iconic Cartoon Characters To Illustrate The Horror Of Domestic Violence One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Imagine that; sitting around a table on a night out with three of your friends, one of you has probably been a victim. These statistics are infuriating, horrifying and unacceptable. …

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Greek austerity “cuts” cancer prevention tests

After the exorbitant hikes of up to 70% in co-payments for prescription drugs, Greek Health Ministry took a further step in cutting subsidized medical services to insured patients. Minister Makis Voridis announced very strict criteria for diagnosis and screening tests that will affect mainly cancer prevention tests (test PAP, mammography, prostate cancer check) but also …

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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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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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