This is Beirut, 01/05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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At least 542 civilians have been confirmed killed in Sudan's North Darfur region in the past three weeks, the United Nations said Thursday, warning the actual death toll was likely "much higher". "The horror unfolding in Sudan knows no bounds," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement, referring to the country's ongoing civil war. Darfur ...
Sarah Abou Fayssal, 08/03 09:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon has made notable advances in gender equality in recent years, yet the journey toward meaningful and lasting change is still riddled with challenges. The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW*), established under Law 720/1998, has played a pivotal role in pushing for women’s rights reforms. However, progress has been inconsistent ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A famous Iranian pop singer, Mehdi Yarrahi, who created a song urging women to remove their headscarves, declared on Wednesday that he was willing to "pay the price of freedom" after enduring 74 lashes imposed by the authorities as part of his sentence. This punishment was a direct response to his support for the Women. Life. Freedom movement, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Comments by Syria's newly appointed head of women's affairs have sparked uproar, with social media users expressing outrage on Sunday, weeks after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Turkey's state-run TRT broadcaster this week asked Aisha al-Dibs, the only woman so far in Syria's transitional government since Assad's ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 15:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Iranian court has sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and a two-year reporting ban for “publishing false information,” as reported by Iranian media. The charge against Sara Massoumi is related to an online post about Armita Garawand, a teenage girl who died in October after a disputed incident on the Tehran metro, according to ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A United Nations rights expert said on Monday that the 'enforced disappearance' of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was alarming, demanding that Moscow immediately release him. The Kremlin critic's lawyers have been prevented from meeting him since December 6, and he did not appear for a scheduled court hearing last Friday. “I am ...