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Iranian Feminist Activist Sentenced to Lashes, Prison Friday, July 6, 2007 : An Iranian women's rights activist was sentenced on Monday to 10 lashes and nearly three years in prison for her participation in a 2006 protest at Tehran Square. Delaram Ali, 24, along with nearly 70 others, was detained for several days after being arrested for protesting Iran’s discriminatory law......
Posted: Fri, Jul 6, 2007 7:44pm PDT
Support the Healthy Families Act: Write to your rep. Thursday, July 5, 2007 : Sixty-six million full-time and part-time workers have NO sick leave, even after a full year of employment -- which means their jobs may be at risk when they or members of their family are ill. This represents 54% of all private sector and state/local government employees. You can help us change that situation....
Posted: Fri, Jul 6, 2007 6:54am PDT
India: 50,000 Women Rally to Kick Off Campaign for Woman Presidential Candidate Thursday, July 5, 2007 : Thousands of women rallied in the southeast city of Chennai to launch the campaign of Pratibha Patil, who hopes to become India's first woman president. Patil, who is backed by India's ruling party, the United Progressive Alliance, will run against current Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, an......
Posted: Thu, Jul 5, 2007 5:34pm PDT
Mike Stark: Double Standards of North Carolina "Justice" Thursday, July 5, 2007 :Apparently, there's a line in North Carolina that even prosecutors are forbidden to cross--and Mike Nifong found it. Mike Nifong was the district attorney in Durham, N.C., who was subjected to public hearings, disbarred, forced to resign and may now face criminal charges for his role in the Duke lacrosse rape case....
Posted: Thu, Jul 5, 2007 5:33pm PDT
Victims Witness Protection in San Francisco, It's failures to Protect... The San Francisco's Witness Protection has failed this black family of eight, mom, dad and 6 children and still dumped them in an unprotected and dangerous neighborhood. I am the grand mother and am looking for VOICES IN THE BAY AREA to force the District Attorney, Kamala D. Harris to relocate my family out of this city before someone else in Witness Protection is hurt or worse....
Posted: Wed, Jul 4, 2007 7:55am PDT
PA Activists Take Action on Promotions of Domestically Violent Police Officers Tuesday, July 3, 2007 : Women's rights activists in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have galvanized over the recent promotion of three police officers with histories of domestic violence. Despite admitting that he was aware of one of the promoted officers' violent record, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl announced on Friday that......
Posted: Tue, Jul 3, 2007 8:06pm PDT
10 African Leaders Call for Safe, Legal Abortion Tuesday, July 3, 2007 : Political leaders of 10 African countries this week called for the legalization of safe abortion procedures in an effort to curb maternal mortality among African women. "It is sad to learn that 68,000 women die of unsafe abortion each year and out of these, 30,000 are in Africa," said Kenyan Vice Pr......
Posted: Tue, Jul 3, 2007 8:05pm PDT
Rape Cover-Up in Santa Cruz? Greensite v. Rotkin on FRSC Sunday July 8 10AM Following up on three prior interviews with Commission for the Prevention of Violence Co-Founder & UCSC Rape Prevention Educatior Gillian Greensite, Greensite will debate former Santa Cruz Mayor and Public Safety Committee member Mike Rotkin on whether City Council and the City Manager are covering up bad SCPD work on rape....
Posted: Tue, Jul 3, 2007 8:02pm PDT
NYC Woman Accuses Bar Of Ejecting Her For Being Too Masculine Monday, July 2, 2007 :(New York City) A bouncer at a popular West Village restaurant ejected a lesbian customer from the bathroom after last month's gay pride march because she looked too masculine, the woman charged Monday....
Posted: Mon, Jul 2, 2007 9:03pm PDT
Israeli President Escapes Jail Time for Rape Charges Monday, July 2, 2007 : Women's rights activists in Israel are expressing outrage at a plea bargain that will exempt President Moshe Katsav from going to prison for sexual harassment and rape. In January, Attorney General Manchem Mazuz announced plans to indict Katsav after ten women complained that he sexually harassed t......
Posted: Mon, Jul 2, 2007 6:58pm PDT
New Hampshire Repeals Parental Notification Law Monday, July 2, 2007 : Governor John Lynch signed legislation on Friday making New Hampshire the first state to repeal a law requiring minors to notify their parents before receiving an abortion. The 2003 New Hampshire law, which required abortion providers to notify at least one parent 48 hours prior to performing an abo......
Posted: Mon, Jul 2, 2007 6:58pm PDT
Witch conference underway Hundreds of women were burned at the stake in Norway's northern city of Vardø in the early 1600s, accused of witchcraft. This week people gathered to draw parallels between the city's dark history and modern-day discrimination....
Posted: Sat, Jun 30, 2007 9:31pm PDT
Sex Slaves Recount Ordeals Saturday, June 30, 2007 : Women looking for work are being tricked into sexual slavery, with some trafficked abroad. By Sahar al-Haideri in Mosul (ICR No. 225, 29-June-07)...
Posted: Sat, Jun 30, 2007 8:47am PDT
Paycheck Fairness Act Makes Huge Strides after 10 Years of Republican Opposition Saturday, June 30, 2007 : For the past 10 years, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) has introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act to close the huge pay gap between the salaries of men and women. In 2006, women earned about 77 percent of what men did....
Posted: Sat, Jun 30, 2007 7:57am PDT
Troops of burqa-clad women launch 'morality' crackdown from Red Mosque Thursday, June 28, 2007 : Outside Islamabad's notorious Red Mosque, police and paramilitaries were setting up barbed wire fences and being dispatched on patrol. Inside, the mosque's senior officials were explaining why they had been dispatching their own troops - groups of young baton-wielding, burqa-clad women who have launched a crackdown against the city's perceived immorality....
Posted: Fri, Jun 29, 2007 8:25am PDT
Israeli president goes 'from No 1 citizen to convicted sex offender' Thursday, June 28, 2007 : The outgoing President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, yesterday escaped jail by agreeing a plea bargain under which rape charges against him will be dropped. In return he is admitting charges of lesser sexual offences against former employees....
Posted: Fri, Jun 29, 2007 8:24am PDT
Cubans mourn Vilma Esp Friday, June 29, 2007 : Vilma Espín Guillois, a legendary heroine of the Cuban Revolution, died June 18 in Havana. She was 77. A student activist in the struggle against the Batista dictatorship, Espín later emerged as a courageous guerilla fighter in the successful drive led by Fidel Castro to topple the corrupt, gangster-infested U.S.-backed regime....
Posted: Fri, Jun 29, 2007 7:03am PDT
Women Textile Workers in Egypt Rally for Rights Thursday, June 28, 2007 : Veteran labor communicator Ray Abernathy is traveling in Egypt, where he is meeting with workers to hear their struggles for justice and sending dispatches to AFL-CIO Now ....
Posted: Thu, Jun 28, 2007 9:15pm PDT
Today is National HIV Testing Day; Infection Rates among Women on the Rise Wednesday, June 27, 2007 : Today marks the 15th annual National HIV Testing Day, organized by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA). HIV and AIDS prevention advocates encourage routine testing for HIV/AIDS and education programs that teach young people about risky behaviors and methods to prevent contracting t......
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 7:59pm PDT
House Committee Passes Resolution Urging Formal Apology to Comfort Women Wednesday, June 27, 2007 : The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution yesterday urging Japan to officially apologize to the thousands of women -- known as "comfort women" -- who were forced to work as sex slaves during World War II. The Foreign Affairs Committee approved the nonbinding resolution by a 39-2 vote, allowing the measure to continue on to a full House vote....
Posted: Wed, Jun 27, 2007 7:59pm PDT
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