NY: Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Peace Negotiations: Implementing Security Council Resolution 1820 — June 22, 2009 – NY Conference — UNIFEM: “Sexual violence has…
(Israel) Trial Brings Light to Treatment of Messianic Jews — CBN reports: “In 2005, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protestors invaded a Messianic Jewish congregation, overturned furniture…
Iran hardliners keep protesters off the streets Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary — “A 19-year-old woman who was wounded by Iranian paramilitary…
(Russia) Suspect detained in honor killing in Chechnya — “Prosecutors in Chechnya say they have detained a young man accused of shooting his sister to…
(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) 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 — Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) reports on the trial of Saleh Hama Ali…
Please sign the Save Women Now Petition – demanding that U.S. government and United Nations representatives recognize the ideology of extremism as a source of…
Iran: Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary — “A 19-year-old woman who was wounded by Iranian paramilitary forces with clubs escaped with her…
Iran raises death toll in clashes to at least 20 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31469914/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ — In Tehran, an eerie calm as death toll jumps to 19 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election (Iran)…