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Since the start of mass protests in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by “Morality” police for improper hijab, scores of ordinary citizens and rights defenders have been arrested. Read our report in a series documenting the arrest of twelve WHRDs in relation to the protests.
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Since the start of mass protests in Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by “Morality” police for improper hijab, scores of ordinary citizens and rights defenders have been arrested. Read our report in a series documenting the arrest of twelve WHRDs in relation to the protests.
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Protests continue in Iran
The World - Sep. 21, 2022 · 4:08 PM EDT
Protests continue in various cities across Iran in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died last week while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Marco Werman, at The World, speaks with FEMENA’s Director, Sussan Tahmasebi, about why this incident seems to have galvanized Iranian women.
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Sumoud Imter is a Palestinian feminist and woman human rights defender, who works as the project coordinator at “Stop the Wall” campaign, a grassroots organization based in the West Bank.
In this interview Sumoud discusses the recent escalation in violence in Palestine (August 2022), and how the ongoing conflict impacts the lives and activism of Palestinians.
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Manal Shqair is a Palestinian feminist and woman human rights defender, She is the international advocacy officer at “Stop the Wall” campaign, a grassroots organization based in the West Bank. Manal is also a grassroots organizer, a climate activist, and a researcher.
In this interview, Manal discusses the recent escalation in violence in Palestine (August 2022), and how the ongoing conflict impacts the lives and activism of Palestinians.
On August 18, 2022 Israeli security forces stormed and shut down the offices of six leading Palestinian human rights organizations in the West Bank, on the charge that they are associated with a terrorist organization.
Read our Statement
On International Women’s Day, FEMENA honors the incredible work of courageous WHRDs who continue to push for change and equality under difficult circumstances despite backlash and persecution. We demand all governments and authorities to stop sexual harassment against WHRDs.
Building and Sustaining our Movements aims to examine more deeply the efforts of feminist movements in MENA and Asia regions, through interviews and documentation of successful efforts.
Watch our Interview with Banan Abuzaineddin from Jordan - این مصاحبه را به فارسی بخوانید
FEMENA supports Woman Human Rights Defenders, their organizations and feminist movements through analysis of trends and policy, documentation, fostering development of regional communities of practice and advocacy.
Since October 2021, FEMENA in collaboration with the Asfari Institute for Civil Society at the American University in Beirut, has organized a series of online events, designed to amplify the voices of Afghan women human rights defenders.
Letter to Formula 1 – Concerned about the rights situations in Bahrain.
FEMENA is pleased to have signed this letter to Formula 1 along with 26 other human rights organizations concerned about the rights situations in Bahrain.
Iran Must End Discriminatory Ban on Women’s Entrance into Stadiums
FEMENA condemns in the strongest terms the violence used by Iranian police to prevent women from entering the Football Stadium.
Read our Statement: In Farsi In English
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