October 27th, 2008
By any standard, the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) is a remarkable organization. The amazing projects that they have been able to bring to fruition during the last 5 years, often at extreme risk, are an inspiration to us all. As they write in the introduction to their latest annual report:
After 5 years […]
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September 23rd, 2008
From Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism In Iran (WFAFI):
Amnesty International - August 17, 2008 An Iranian woman been sentenced to 100 lashes, after being found guilty of adultery at a retrial. The woman, Shamaheh Ghorbani, claims that she only said she was having a relationship with a man found at her house to ensure that her […]
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September 17th, 2008
Action alert from the Polish feminist website Feminoteka:
Dear Women,
Poland’s Minister of Health, Ewa Kopacz, has just announced the government’s plan to establish a database of all pregnancies in Poland in an effort to eliminate illegal abortions. If this idea becomes law, every pregnant woman will be registered by her physician. Her pregnancy will remain under […]
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September 8th, 2008
Press Release received via email:
Growing Numbers Of Kachin Women Trafficked As Brides Across China
“Forced by deteriorating political and economic conditions in Burma to migrate to China, ethnic Kachin women are increasingly ending up as forced brides, according to a new report by an indigenous women’s group.
“Eastward Bound” by the Kachin Women’s Association Thailand (KWAT), documents […]
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