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Libyan Youth Voices
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Libyan Youth Voices: Addressing Harassment Now

I dream of a Libya where I feel free and liberated. Where I can do whatever I want, wherever I want, however I want… as a woman. Yes, the country fought its way out of a tyrannical upper hand. Granted, Libyan women are celebr...
by Danya Hajjaji
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Human Rights

Egypt: Ending the Social Acceptability of Sexual Harassment

Egypt, the third most populated country in Africa has been a pace-setter to the African continent, be it technology, agriculture, the famous Arab uprising among other accolades. Sadly, human rights violations as well as sexual ...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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Asia
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Death to the Rapists?!

We gave her the name Nirbhaya – ‘fearless’. We made an icon of a terrified woman, brutalised by six men on the night of 16th December – a date we will not be soon to forget. On Friday afternoon, friends texted friends, ...
by Shambhavi Saxena
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WATCH: YouTube Channel Accused of Profiting Off Street Harassment

A 22-year-old woman from Pennsylvania has started a petition to take down a YouTube channel that teaches men how to “pick up women”. The Simple Pickup channel regularly posts videos featuring three young men who roam the st...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Asia

India’s Armed Crackdown On Student Protesters

The state of West Bengal, India, which conjures up images of art, music, quietude, literary greats like Rabindranath Tagore, and the historic site of early Indian nationalism, is widely regarded as a peaceful place by many Indi...
by Shambhavi Saxena
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6 Cities Designing Transport For Women

Women and men have different requirements in public space and transport. Which cities out there are acknowledging that? I love British headlines. More often than not, they scream blue murder about something which would seem qua...
by Future Cape Town
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WATCH: Taking a stand against street harassment

Street harassment is a global issue which affects many people around the world in both developed and developing countries. Tatyana Fazlalizadeh has produced an art series called Stop Telling Women To Smile which portrays th...
by Thejas Jagannath
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