Lebanese tourist sentenced to eight years in prison for Facebook post against Egypt
Category: Gender based violence 2018-07-09
A Lebanese tourist who was arrested last month for posting a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and conditions in Egypt was sentenced to eight years in prison |
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Breakthrough made in fight to end virginity testing in Afghanistan
Category: Gender in the world 2018-07-06
New policy will stop clinics and hospitals from performing examinations that lead to imprisonment and exclusion
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Ireland to hold referendum on women's role in the home
Category: Gender in the world 2018-07-06
It undermines today's goal to achieve real gender equality by ensuring women have real choices about what to do with their lives |
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Mother Teresa India charity 'sold babies'
Category: Trafficking 2018-07-05
A woman working at Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has been arrested for allegedly selling a 14-day-old baby |
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'I feel free like a bird': Saudi women celebrate as driving ban lifted
Category: Gender in the world 2018-07-04
Police officers gave them flowers, fathers gave their blessing and locals marked the moment with humour as Saudi women took to the streets in their cars after the ban on driving was lifted
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Tamara Mearakishvili tells reasons for her hunger strike
Category: Gender in Caucasus 2018-07-04
Tamara Mearakishvili, a South-Ossetian activist, who went on a hunger strike in connection with the criminal prosecution, including on charges of defaming the ruling party "United Ossetia" |
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The 25 Most Influential People on the Internet
Category: It`s interesting to know 2018-07-03
For our fourth annual roundup of the most influential people on the Internet, TIME evaluated contenders by looking at their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news |
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Manhattan prosecutor brings new charges against Harvey Weinstein
Category: Gender based violence 2018-07-03
The Manhattan district attorney on Monday announced new criminal charges against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who had been charged with rape and a criminal sexual act in May |
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Malaysia to investigate report of pre-teen girl who married 41-year-old man: DPM Wan Azizah
Category: Gender based violence 2018-07-03
The man, who already has two wives and six children, is said to be the imam of a surau (prayer house) and took the 11-year-old as his third wife |
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