Afghanistan: “Honor-Killing” in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover
(Afghanistan) “Honor-Killing in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover” — “A father brutally murdered his daughter and a young boy for having love…
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Pakistan: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’
(Pakistan) Sindh: ‘Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free’ — “Incidents of honour killing in Sindh have risen during the second quarter of…
Iran: No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady
(Iran) No Matter Who Is President of Iran, They Would Stone Me – by Lila Ghobady — “Lila Ghobady is an exiled Iranian writer-journalist and…
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’
Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend ‘it’s just one bullet’ — How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran’s struggle http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran…
DC: Women Speak Out on “Soraya M.” Film, Oppression of Women by Religious Supremacists, Misogynists
On Saturday, June 20, a public awareness event was held in the busy nightlife center of Washington DC’s Georgetown to inform the public about the…
June 26 – DC Area Theaters Showing “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
WASHINGTON DC Washington, DC E Street Cinema 6/26/09 555 11th St NW Washington, DC 20004 202-452-7672 Get Directions — this is the site a block…
Russia: Suspect detained in “honor killing” in Chechnya
(Russia) Suspect detained in honor killing in Chechnya — “Prosecutors in Chechnya say they have detained a young man accused of shooting his sister to…
Film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” to Premier June 20 in Los Angeles
(U.S.) Film “The Stoning of Soraya M.” to Premier June 20 in Los Angeles — Saturday June 20, 3:30 PM PST — Mann Festival Theatre…
Pakistan’s Lahore: Man kills sister in the name of ‘honour’ — in front of other family members
(Pakistan) Lahore: Man kills sister in the name of ‘honour’ — “A man from Sabzazar has been arrested for allegedly killing his sister in yet…
(Iraq) IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali – regarding “honor killing” of Banaz Mahmod
(Iraq) IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali — Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) reports on the trial of Saleh Hama Ali…