Iran approves president candidates but bars all women
Iran approves president candidates but bars all women
May 2009
Tiananmen dissident calls for ‘white China’ day — Wang Dan
(Communist China/Taiwan) Tiananmen dissident calls for ‘white China’ day — Wang Dan — “Wang Dan, a key figure in the 1989 pro-democracy protests in China,…
UK: Forced Marriage by Extremists
(UK) Muslim mother who sent her school age daughters to Pakistan to marry their cousins is jailed for 3 years — “The woman then altered…
Netherlands: Trial of anti-forced marriage program
(Netherlands) Rotterdam: Trial of anti-forced marriage program
Pakistan: woman forced to kidnap because of misogynist hate against women
(Pakistan) Sindh’s Karachi: Woman abducts newborn to save herself from in-laws — “Asma was already a mother to three daughters and her in-laws had threatened…
May 17, 2009 – R.E.A.L. Challenges Extremist “War on Women”
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) held a human rights public rally at the Washington DC Capitol Reflecting Pool on May 17 to address the…
“Dear President Obama: Please Don’t Honor the Arlington Confederate Monument”
“Dear President Obama: Please Don’t Honor the Arlington Confederate Monument”
German Authorities Warn of Rise of ‘Anarchist’ Neo-Nazis
German Authorities Warn of Rise of ‘Anarchist’ Neo-Nazis http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,625756,00.html
Thailand: Youth Say NO to Violence against Women in Thailand
Thailand: Youth Say NO to Violence against Women in Thailand — May 19, 2009 – “Following the collection of over three million signatures in Thailand…
“The Stoning of Soraya M” – Theater Listing for June 26 Premiere
Initial Listing of Nationwide theaters where “The Stoning of Soraya M.” is scheduled to be shown, premiering June 26, 2009: Boston – Norfolk County Chestnut…