A few weeks ago, a refugee using the pseudonym “Laila” left Dahiye, a South Beirut suburb smashed by Israeli airstrikes. She fled with her family, and travelled east to the Syrian border, …
The death of Jina ‘Mahsa’ Amini at the hands of the Islamic Republic’s morality police sparked nationwide protests and has put a spotlight on the plight of Iran’s long-oppressed Kurdish minority. Dozens …
NABEUL, Tunisia – A dozen feminist activists protested on Thursday in front of the First Instance Court of Nabeul, south of the capital Tunis, to mark the second hearing of the trial of …
A lack of accountability for crimes against humanity committed since 2016 could jeopardise December elections and put Libya’s peace process at risk. The first results of a probe from Libya’s Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) commissioned …
In a rare public show of defiance, small and large groups of Afghan women protested to demand their rights be recognized under the Taliban rule, as they refuse to lose 20 years …
TUNIS, Tunisia – Mass anti-government protests and COVID-19 restrictions have led to a crackdown on the LGBTQ community in Tunisia, activists have told VICE World News.
The mobilisation of young Palestinians in solidarity with residents facing forced displacement has made Sheikh Jarrah the heart of a new wave of Palestinian activism.
It all began with a tweet from an anonymous male user smacking of sexual perversion. A “Me Too” wave is taking the online world in Iran by storm, with thousands of women …
While the Hirak protest movement has frozen its street demonstrations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the Algerian regime is taking advantage of this period of virus containment to escalate repression …
