Women
Women rule on the Greek island of Karpathos
By Marina Rafenberg (AAP)
11 June 2023
“Here it is women who command!” declared Rigopoula Pavlidis, as she sang the virtues of her remote village on...
We get mad…
US Library of Congress apologizes for calling woman ‘she’
The publicly-funded institution hosted non-binary author Casey McQuiston for a book signing
The US Library of Congress,...
Si on veut une gauche de gauche, il va falloir changer...
Jun 12, 2023
La manifestation du 6 juin 2023 marque le reflux du mouvement social avant la trêve estivale. À noter des attaques de cortège à...
The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong
One year after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is backsliding away from democratic freedoms and liberal pluralism.
By Branko Marcetic
Feb 25, 2023
Few Ukrainians have spent as many...
Back to the Dark Ages. The case of Indonesia
Indonesia Outlaws Adultery, Communism, Marxism, Most Abortions
The Indonesian parliament has passed a law criminalizing adultery after Tuesday’s revision of the country’s penal code which...
Why Direct Democracy Is Proving So Powerful for Protecting Abortion Rights
Ballot initiatives—not party politics—are allowing new majorities to emerge in support of more lenient abortion policies.
By Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler
Nov 11, 2022The news...
Iran abolishes morality police after protests, official claims
Dec 4, 2022
Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly...
The Midterms Are No Victory for the Democrats, but They Are...
By Luke Savage
Nov.9, 2022
The Republicans calculated that by focusing on inflation they could immunize themselves from the growing backlash against the Supreme Court’s abortion...
Trumpier-Than-Trump Candidates Threaten to Regain Partial Control of Congress
By Sasha Abramsky
Nov. 2, 2022
Last week, when an intruder broke into the Pelosi’s San Francisco residence and attacked 82-year-old Paul Pelosi with a...
Turkish Court Upholds Exit From Treaty Protecting Women
A top administrative court has ruled that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to pull Turkey out of a key European treaty protecting women...