Headlines
  • The military claims that projectiles are being intercepted as the Houthis in Yemen launch a missile barrage at Saudi Arabian cities. At least four people are injured in Riyadh, the country's capital, as shrapnel falls on Dhahran.
  • According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, an attack on the Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran resulted in a minor fire, but there were no fatalities or injuries reported.
  • On Tuesday, a Las Vegas court sentenced Duane "Keffe D" Davis to 40 years to life in prison for his involvement in the more than 30-year-old murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.
  • The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV had surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after receiving a lung cancer diagnosis.
  • A Pennsylvania woman is accused of fatally stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son at a family resort in the Poconos before attempting suicide.
  • In support of the protesting high school students, tens of thousands of people gathered throughout France on Tuesday.

Tag: Gender-Based Violence

December 21, 2020

Using Community Radio to Curb Gender...

Participating youth are optimistic that the media has a role to play in breaking the silence on taboos like rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Sensitive issues such as early and forced marriages are also included

April 15, 2020

Security and Gender Inequality Result in...

Women in Afghanistan are thriving in many fields and are actively serving their communities but a number of female journalists in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-E-Sharif are still facing gender discrimination

March 31, 2020

Climate Change Drives Gender-Based Violence in...

Climate change is driving gender-based violence among rural communities in the breakaway region of Somaliland, according to the charity Oxfam. In times of increasing drought, women travel further to find water and other needs, raising the risk of sexual violence. Similarly, men unable to support their families too often take out their frustration on their family

March 26, 2020

Somali Women Find Opportunities, Risks Adapting...

After years of devastating droughts, many rural Somali families are migrating to urban centers, including in the breakaway territory of Somaliland. To survive, some women are going into business, challenging traditional gender roles that have long defined the workforce

March 7, 2020

At UN, Call to Action for...

Many feminists are focused on the pushback against women’s reproductive and sexual rights, especially in some Western countries, including the United States

November 29, 2019

Nigeria’s Progress Slow in Fight Against...

Nigerian authorities this week launched the first nationwide register of sex offenders and held a candlelight procession in the capital, Abuja, to raise awareness and work to prevent violence against women. While they welcomed these as steps forward, women’s rights activists and victims of gender-based violence note Nigeria has a poor record of prosecution

March 24, 2019

Better Future for Victims of Gender-Based...

A business in Washington, D.C., is working to empower women who have been victims of gender-based violence by targeting the growing number of consumers who are socially and environmentally conscious

November 5, 2018

Activists welcome political will to fight...

Bongiwe Ndondo from Joint Gender Fund acknowledged government’s commitment towards meeting the demands presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the #TotalShutdown march

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