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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
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"Immunity For 1 Murder...": Maharashtra Leader's Unique Request To President
The women's wing of the NCP (SP) has written to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to grant immunity from punishment against "one murder" as women want to kill the "oppressive mentality" and "rapist mindset".
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Russian Protesters Detained At World Cup Final, Say Activists
Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained after trying to enter the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran.
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Women's Equality Day 2022: Date, History, Significance
Women have struggled for equality and fought against oppression for ages. While many women are now aware of their rights and are getting to excel in different fields, the fight for equality is still on.
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Taliban Hunt For Woman Journalist Who Opposed The Terrorist Group: Report
Saira Saleem, a women's rights activist and journalist who earlier raised her voice against the oppression of the Taliban informed that the terrorist group's members are searching for her.
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Activist Gulalai Ismail Leads Anti-Pakistan Protests Outside UN
Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani women's rights activist on the run, who managed to escape her country to seek political asylum in the United States, is now the new face of hope for the many oppressed minorities. On Friday morning, Ms Ismail appeared on the busy streets of New York voicing the atrocities against minorities in Pakistan.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
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"We Are In Danger:" Saudi Sisters Ask For Help After Fleeing To Georgia
Two Saudi sisters have issued a plea for international protection after fleeing to ex-Soviet Georgia in the latest case of women fleeing oppression in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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"I Know Nana Patekar Is Indecent But...": Raj Thackeray On #MeToo
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday called actor Nana Patekar "indecent", but said he believes the actor-activist, accused of sexual harassment by actor Tanushree Dutta, is innocent.
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Bill Criminalising Instant Triple Talaq Cleared By Cabinet: Strong Reactions Pour On Twitter
The Union Cabinet clears a bill that proposes to make the "triple talaq" a criminal offence. After the Bill got cleared by the cabinet, strong reactions poured on social networking site Twitter.
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Islamic State Abusing Women, Excising Them From Public Life: Report
Extremists are working to excise women from public life across the territory controlled by the Islamic State group, stretching hundreds of kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the west to the edges of the Iraqi capital in the east.
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'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden
In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".
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Pakistan's Mukhtar Mai blessed with baby boy
A Pakistani gang rape victim who made headlines for her outspoken stance on the oppression of women has given birth to a baby boy, her husband and hospital officials said Monday. Mukhtar Mai delivered the baby by Caesarian section two weeks prematurely in the central city of Multan, they added.
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In icy tip of Afghanistan, rules don't apply
As the pickup truck bounced toward a remote village deep in northeastern Afghanistan, the young woman was told by her companions that she could toss her burqa aside. "It's free here," said the woman, Zarmina Nazaria, a 26-year-old nurse. She slipped off her powder-blue burqa and laid it on the rear seat.The rules that apply to the rest of Afghanist...
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.
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"Immunity For 1 Murder...": Maharashtra Leader's Unique Request To President
The women's wing of the NCP (SP) has written to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to grant immunity from punishment against "one murder" as women want to kill the "oppressive mentality" and "rapist mindset".
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Russian Protesters Detained At World Cup Final, Say Activists
Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained after trying to enter the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran.
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Women's Equality Day 2022: Date, History, Significance
Women have struggled for equality and fought against oppression for ages. While many women are now aware of their rights and are getting to excel in different fields, the fight for equality is still on.
-
Taliban Hunt For Woman Journalist Who Opposed The Terrorist Group: Report
Saira Saleem, a women's rights activist and journalist who earlier raised her voice against the oppression of the Taliban informed that the terrorist group's members are searching for her.
-
Activist Gulalai Ismail Leads Anti-Pakistan Protests Outside UN
Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani women's rights activist on the run, who managed to escape her country to seek political asylum in the United States, is now the new face of hope for the many oppressed minorities. On Friday morning, Ms Ismail appeared on the busy streets of New York voicing the atrocities against minorities in Pakistan.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
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"We Are In Danger:" Saudi Sisters Ask For Help After Fleeing To Georgia
Two Saudi sisters have issued a plea for international protection after fleeing to ex-Soviet Georgia in the latest case of women fleeing oppression in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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"I Know Nana Patekar Is Indecent But...": Raj Thackeray On #MeToo
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday called actor Nana Patekar "indecent", but said he believes the actor-activist, accused of sexual harassment by actor Tanushree Dutta, is innocent.
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Bill Criminalising Instant Triple Talaq Cleared By Cabinet: Strong Reactions Pour On Twitter
The Union Cabinet clears a bill that proposes to make the "triple talaq" a criminal offence. After the Bill got cleared by the cabinet, strong reactions poured on social networking site Twitter.
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Islamic State Abusing Women, Excising Them From Public Life: Report
Extremists are working to excise women from public life across the territory controlled by the Islamic State group, stretching hundreds of kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the west to the edges of the Iraqi capital in the east.
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'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden
In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".
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Pakistan's Mukhtar Mai blessed with baby boy
A Pakistani gang rape victim who made headlines for her outspoken stance on the oppression of women has given birth to a baby boy, her husband and hospital officials said Monday. Mukhtar Mai delivered the baby by Caesarian section two weeks prematurely in the central city of Multan, they added.
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In icy tip of Afghanistan, rules don't apply
As the pickup truck bounced toward a remote village deep in northeastern Afghanistan, the young woman was told by her companions that she could toss her burqa aside. "It's free here," said the woman, Zarmina Nazaria, a 26-year-old nurse. She slipped off her powder-blue burqa and laid it on the rear seat.The rules that apply to the rest of Afghanist...
