violence against women

A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos
Middle East

A tattoo at a time, Afghan woman takes on society’s taboos

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A female tattoo artist, a rarity in Afghanistan, is taking a big risk with every customer…
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
World

Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case

SHADNAGAR, India (AP) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern…
Uber reveals thousands of reported sexual assaults in US
World

Uber reveals thousands of reported sexual assaults in US

Nearly 6,000 sexual assaults, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in…
K-pop star jailed for six years for gang rape, spycam crimes
World

K-pop star jailed for six years for gang rape, spycam crimes

South Korean singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young was convicted on Friday of gang rape and distributing videos of the assaults and other…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina organizes ‘Together for her’ campaign against woman abuse
Society

Bibliotheca Alexandrina organizes ‘Together for her’ campaign against woman abuse

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Women Studies and Social Transformation Program on Sunday organized a campaign titled “Together for her”, addressing the…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves
Middle East

Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
PM meets head of National Council for Women
Egypt

PM meets head of National Council for Women

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli met Wednesday with President of the National Council for Women Maya Morsi to follow up on…
Cairo University organizes march against harassing women
Society

Cairo University organizes march against harassing women

  The Anti-Harassment and Combating Violence Against Women Unit at Cairo University organized a march on Saturday, featuring the participation…
UN condemns spate of ‘brutal’ sexual attacks in South Sudan
World

UN condemns spate of ‘brutal’ sexual attacks in South Sudan

  JUBA (Reuters) – The United Nations condemned on Sunday a wave of “brutal” sexual attacks on women and girls…
Moushira Khattab granted UN World Humanitarian Award
Egypt

Moushira Khattab granted UN World Humanitarian Award

The United Nations honored Egyptian politician Moushira Khattab at a conference in San Francisco and awarded her the World Humanitarian…
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