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Tension mounts in Iran as protests continue ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony
AFP
"Death to the dictator" and "Death to the Revolutionary Guards", women chanted in Tehran metro stations, in videos shared on Twitter.
Iranian students protested Tuesday...
‘I felt solidarity’: Afghan women monitor Iran protests, vow to continue fight for basic rights
France24
But for Afghan women, taking on the Taliban’s restrictive policies is a monumental task.
Since the Taliban takeover last year, Afghan women have been demonstrating for...
The persecution of the Hazaras: Afghan Shiites targeted by deadly attacks
Kabul (France24) — Afghanistan's Hazara community, a Shiite minority, is regularly targeted by the Afghan branch of the Islamic State (IS) group, which considers...
Australia reverses 2018 decision to recognise west Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Sydney (Reuters) — Australia on Tuesday reversed a decision of the previous government to recognise west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying the...
Women hit the political glass ceiling at China’s Communist Party Congress
Sun’s departure will leave a void in the party’s upper echelons
Sun Chunlan, China’s “Iron Lady” and the only woman in the ruling party’s Politburo,...