Following a brutal government crackdown, Iranian protesters are organizing strikes, sit-ins, boycotts and publicizing their demands in the form of manifestos, charters and bills of rights.
- Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
On ne sait pas encore si la révolte en Iran mènera à une révolution politique. Mais une certaine révolution a déjà lieu, avec la solidarité d’une bonne partie du peuple aux revendications des femmes.
To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
Des militantes, des dirigeantes et d’anciennes politiciennes afghanes, aujourd’hui en exil, racontent la lutte pour les droits des femmes en Afghanistan et les diverses stratégies de résistance.
Las activistas, líderes y ex políticas afganas que ahora se encuentran en el exilio cuentan la continua lucha por los derechos de las mujeres en Afganistán y sus diversas estrategias de resistencia.
Afghan women activists, leaders and former politicians who are now in exile are telling of the continued struggle for women’s rights in Afghanistan and women’s diverse strategies of resistance.
Le retour des talibans au pouvoir en Afghanistan est terrible pour les femmes de ce pays, dont les droits avaient fait des progrès considérables ces 20 dernières années.
Los expertos de Afganistán ofrecen información sobre los talibanes y explican el papel de Estados Unidos en el colapso de Afganistán.
The Taliban ‘expect a complete handover of power.’ Experts explain who the Taliban are, what life is like under their rule and how the US may bear responsibility for Afghanistan’s collapse.
Burqas and male chaperones for women were features of the Taliban’s extremist rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Those policies are now back in some districts controlled by these Islamic militants.
After 20 years in Afghanistan and many promises made, the U.S. does hold responsibility for Afghans’ fate, including their human right to access education.
The Afghanistan War now has an end date: 9/11/21. Experts explain the history of US involvement in Afghanistan, the peace process to end that conflict and how the country’s women are uniquely at risk.
Les Afghanes craignent que les pourparlers entre le gouvernement et les talibans annoncent un retour de ces extrémistes qui, dans les années 1990, les ont contraintes à l'asservissement.
Afghan women interviewed about current talks between the government and the Taliban say, ‘There is no going back.’ Taliban fundamentalist rule in the 1990s forced women into poverty and subservience.
De plus en plus d’Iraniennes défient le gouvernement, brandissant leurs foulards dans les lieux publics. En solidarité, chaque mercredi dans le monde, d’autres femmes portent un voile blanc.
Iran’s young “daughters of the revolution” are protesting hijab laws and demanding equal rights. They’re the ultimate symbol of female resistance on this International Women’s Day.
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