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[92] Maria Silina of the Université du Québec à Montréal has stated that "the overwhelming majority of [anti-war protestors] were women, queer or trans — many of whom were rarely visible as political activists in Russia." [93] Women and gender minorities protesting against the war have been targeted with significant brutality by Russian ...
Women in Yemen suffer from gender-based discrimination due to the highly patriarchal character of Yemeni society. [3] Although the government of Yemen has made efforts to improve the rights of women (including the formation of a Women's Development Strategy and a Women Health Development Strategy), [ 4 ] many cultural and religious norms stand ...
During the protests, Karman was part of a large number of women activists—up to 30 percent of the protestors—demanding change in Yemen. [56] On 16 October, government snipers in Taiz shot and killed Aziza Othman Kaleb , CNN reported she was the first woman to have been killed during the Yemen protests but could not verify this claim. [ 57 ]
The women fear the war will turn into a frozen conflict, like the yearslong fight against Russian-backed separatists in the east. To stop that from happening, U.S. aid is crucial, they said ...
In the first few weeks of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Independent TV reached out to a group of women who were trying to figure out how to survive the conflict. Victoria Bredikhina, Valeria ...
In October 2012, the organization stated it had about 40 activists in Ukraine, and another 100 who had joined their protests abroad, [8] as well as twelve thousand followers via the social network Vkontakte. [35] [36] In October 2013, Femen had its largest membership in France. [12] In January 2013, Femen France counted 30 local activists. [37]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a broad range of humanitarian impacts, both in Ukraine and internationally. These include the Ukrainian refugee crisis, the disruption of global food supplies, death and suffering of civilian population, widespread conscription in both Russia and Ukraine, severe effects on Ukrainian society and emigration of Russian population.
It includes women activists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Yemeni women activists" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.