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Soldiers’ Perspectives on the Use of Chemical Weapons

MILITARISM, 26 August 2013 by David – WikiLeaks Press On June 10, 2013, Iraq war veteran Daniel Somers wrote a final letter to his loving wife and family before taking his own life. Somers, who participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, said he… Continue Reading →

Press release- Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate, appeals to stop military action against Syria

     26th August 2013 Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate, today appealed to the Rt. Hon. William Hague, British Foreign Minister, and M. Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister, to stop calling for military action against Syria which, she said, will… Continue Reading →

Turkish Women Point Out Pitfalls of Fertility Push #Reproductiverights #Vaw

By Erin Browner WeNews correspondent Tuesday, August 27, 2013 The prime minister’s statements against abortion and in favor of large families have something like the power of unwritten law. That’s why some women have joined the anti-government protests and others… Continue Reading →

#India – Godman Asaram Bapu is meditating, Ashram tells Rajasthan police #Rape #WTFnews

HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  Indore, August 27, 2013  Above poster- Amir Rizvi A two-member Rajasthan police team reached Indore on Tuesday morning to hand over summons to godman Asaram Bapu in connection with the sexual abuse case. Asaram Bapu addresses supporters… Continue Reading →

#India – #Mumbaigangrape: The algebra of infinite outrage #Vaw

In the seven-month period between Delhi gang-rape and Mumbai one, hundreds of rape cases were reported all across the country G. Sampath , Thel ivemint First Published: Tue, Aug 27 2013. 11 39 AM IST Muslim women protest against gang-rape of a… Continue Reading →

#India -14 Dalit Students left school for ever due to discrimination in Odisha #Racism

Monday, August 26, 2013 Report by Akshya Rout, Jajpur: In the latest caste-bound controversy in Odisha‘s Jajpur district, over a dozen of dalit students left a government-run upper primary school for good while registering their protest against the removal of… Continue Reading →

#India – Outside Mumbai, Reports of Rape Buried in Pages of Newspapers #Vaw

By THE NEW YORK TIMES Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press People watching as youth demonstrate on Sunday against the gang rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was a familiar scene in the lower house of the Indian Parliament on Monday as Sushma… Continue Reading →

Swazi Chiefs Shut Women Out of Parliament #Vaw #Womenrights #WTFnews

  By Mantoe PhakathiReprint | Women in Swaziland’s Ekwendzeni Chiefdom register to vote for the primary election. Analysts say that chauvinistic practices are being used to prevent women from participating in the Aug. 24 elections. Credit: Mantoe Phakathi/IPS MBABANE, Aug 21 2013… Continue Reading →

#India – Can we stop feeding the beast? #Media #Gender #Reporting #Vaw

In its desperate race to feed news-hungry 24/7 media channels and print media outlets fighting for circulation, the media is consuming itself. There’s no evidence of editorial gate-keeping, says GEETA SESHU, hoot.org  Posted/Updated Tuesday, Aug 27 12:43:31, 2013 The gang-rape of the photojournalist… Continue Reading →

#India – FTII students get nationwide backing against ABVP attack

Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013, 2:52 IST | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA Omkar Rege Institutes such as the Hyderabad University, National Institute of Design, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute lend their support to the protest Students of FTII take… Continue Reading →

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