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Rally Instead of Parade: LGBTQ Community Forges Togetherness, Remembering Soldiers, Hostages

This year, the Tel Aviv Pride Parade, the Middle East’s biggest LGBTQ event, will be replaced by the Pride and Hope Rally to highlight the Oct. 7 hostages and the war’s heavy price for Israelis and Palestinians

05/31/2024

Human Rights

Journalism

World Press Freedom Day 2024 Marks Exodus of Journalists From Russia to Israel

05/03/2024

Human Rights

Iran

HRW Report Exposes Iran’s ‘Boot on My Neck’ Policy Against Bahá’ís

04/04/2024

Human Rights

Ameera Alawadhi

More Women Secure Senior Positions in UAE, Egypt, as MENA Region Still Struggles With Gender Gap

03/14/2024

Human Rights

UNICEF

Global Efforts Intensify To End Female Genital Mutilation by 2030

02/09/2024

Human Rights

Press Freedom

Press Under Fire: Concerns Rise for Journalistic Freedoms in Pakistan After Reporters Summoned for Defaming Judiciary

01/31/2024

Human Rights

Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians Share Their Views on Media Narratives of Israel-Hamas War

01/25/2024

Human Rights

Afghanistan

Afghan Women Struggle for Rights Under Increasing Taliban Repression

12/09/2023

Human Rights

UN Women

UN Women’s Late Statement on Sexual Violence by Hamas, Not Enough

12/06/2023

Human Rights

violence against women

Int’l Awareness Day Highlights Global Struggle Against Gender-Based Violence but Ignores Some Demographics Altogether

11/26/2023

Human Rights

Iranian Authorities

Iranian Authorities Accused of Torture, Sexual Abuse, ‘Systemic Immunity’ From Prosecution

11/25/2023

Human Rights

Yemeni Women Archive Highlights Women’s Struggles During Yemen’s Civil War

10/27/2023

Human Rights

femicide

A Surge in Femicide Cases in Egypt Raises Alarm

10/03/2023

Human Rights

Lebanon

Lebanon’s LGBTQ Community in Fear After Christian Extremists Attack Bar in Beirut

09/10/2023

Human Rights

Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian Refugees in Israel Distraught Over Loss of Health Care; Israel Promises To Reinstate but Ministries Stay Silent on Confirmation

08/17/2023

Human Rights

Afghanistan

2 Years Into Taliban’s Rule: Afghan Women Barred From Working, Study in the Shadows

08/15/2023