Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
Tag: Crime against women
Chinese Social Media Users Slam State...
Social media users have been berating China state-owned media, which is tightly controlled by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), over their failure to report on a deepening scandal surrounding a jailed Shanghai entrepreneur who raped and enslaved women, holding them captive in a brothel for the rich and famous
App to Combat Gender-Based Violence Created...
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has increased around the world, particularly in South Africa, where half of all women have experienced at least one incident of abuse during their lives. To help prevent the abuse, a local tech firm has developed an alarm system
US Non-Profit Organisation Helps Sexually Exploited...
For more than 40 years, the non-profit Children of the Night has been helping young people leave prostitution. As Genia Dulot reports from Los Angeles, the group’s founder, Lois Lee, started working with minors while in college
COVID Effect:Aid to Burkina Faso is...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in cuts in foreign aid from donors such as the United Kingdom, which cut its aid budget by $5.5 billion this month, affecting those on the ground in Africa. The loss of financing is felt in Burkina Faso, where it may force the closure of a nonprofit that assists thousands of survivors of gender-based violence and rape
Women’s Gun Debate in South Africa
A Proposed Law Intends To Ban South Africans From Obtaining Self-Defense Handgun Licences. While Gun Critics Believe That Restricting Gun Access Has Reduced The Death Toll, Gun Supporters Warn That Getting Firearms Out Of The Hands Of Some People, Particularly Women, Will Exacerbate What South Africa’s President Has Dubbed A “Second Pandemic” Of Gender-Based Violence
In the Name of Honor
Honor killings occur often in India, as they do in Pakistan. In India, honour killings have become a social problem.The state of Haryana has a poor track record of violating women’s human rights
Anti-Rape Campaigner in Botswana Wants More...
Botswana’s lawmakers recently formed a committee to solve the issue and intend to create a sex offenders register, despite the country’s high and rising rate of rape cases
Harassed And Threatened, Iranian Women Say...
Women living in Iranian cities say they face frequent sexual harassment, catcalls, and verbal abuse — and many fear that those incidents mean they’re not safe from violent crimes. Though street harassment is illegal, the law is rarely enforced and few victims are able to prove that a crime has taken place
Telecoms Company Sets Up App for...
A telecoms company in South Africa launched a free mobile phone application last year to support targets of gender-based violence (GBV), which soared during the coronavirus pandemic
As Domestic Violence Surges Amid Pandemic,...
Russian help lines have recorded a surge in domestic violence during the year of COVID-19 restrictions