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Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
Middle East

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says

CNN  —  Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike on Monday in protest over what…
Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve
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Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  The murder of five women within 10 days in Australia, allegedly by men they knew, has…
Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors
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Crimes against women behind operation rooms’ doors

The paralyzing feeling of the epidural shot— an injection in the spinal cord to stop sensation in the lower body—did…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
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Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons

CNN  —  Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their…
Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds
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Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds

CNN  —  Almost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, decrying…
Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials
Middle East

Nearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials

CNN  —  Nearly 80 primary school students, mostly girls, are suspected to have been poisoned over the weekend and taken…
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
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Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

CNN  —  The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms…
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