Communist China cracks down ahead of sensitive anniversaries
China cracks down ahead of sensitive anniversaries — Tiananmen’s 20th anniversary looms
Iraq: Extremists Kill 25 Gay Men and Boys in Recent Weeks
April 8, 2009 – UPI: Iraq Gays in Iraq face killings, cop crackdowns — “slayings of as many as 25 gay men and boys in…
Pakistan: Study Finds So-Called “Honor Killings” a Major Portion of Pakistan’s Homicides
Study Finds Honor Killings a Major Portion of Pakistan’s Homicides — “One in every five homicides in Pakistan is a so-called ‘honor killing,’ according to…
Pakistan: Taliban whip 17 year old girl
Pakistan: Taliban flog 17-year-old girl for having ‘affair’: Govt orders probe into Swat whipping — “Taliban spokesman says girl would have been stoned to death…
Pakistan: Taliban destroy over 100 girls’ schools in Swat
Taliban destroy over 100 girls’ schools in Swat — “Months of suppressive acts and attacks on educational institutions, teachers, and students has created a ‘shocking…
Jordanian man charged with killing sister in honor crime
Jordanian man charged with killing sister in honor crime — ” the man confessed to repeatedly stabbing his 22-year-old sister to cleanse the family honor…
Pakistan: Husband chops off wife’s nose on alleged infidelity
Husband chops off wife’s nose on alleged infidelity
Canadian Woman Fears “Honor Killing”
Roohi Tabassum: ‘In 3 weeks I will be put to my death’ – Deportee fears honour killing — “A Mississauga woman says she’ll be the…
Afghanistan: Women Flee as Taliban Laws Return
Women choose exile as Taliban laws return — “The first Afghan woman to appear on television after the fall of the Taliban has fled the…
Women’s Rights Threatened by Talks with Taliban
Overtures to Taliban endanger women’s rights: activist — Orzala Ashraf of the Afghans Women’s Network: “It was very disappointing to hear the president of Afghanistan…