Khanim Latif, ASUDA. Photo: The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation

New weapon’s law in Iraq deadly threat to women

2012-05-15

A serious threat to all people in Iraq – especially women! Iraqi women’s rights organization ASUDA is very critical of a recently adopted law, that allows all citizens of Iraq to keep a gun in their home.

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"Their courage will inspire me every day"

2012-03-21

In February The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation arranged an exchange between activists in South Caucasus and Liberia. Here Armenian activist Lara Aharonian shares her personal memories of the trip.

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Peacebuilders condemn violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2012-01-12

28 November last year, elections for the presidency and for the parliament were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then 20 people have been killed in conflicts related to the elections and the extensive electoral rigging. Over 40 international peace organisations now demands an end to the violence and international support to women's organisations and civil society in the country.

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"The Gun on the Kitchen Table" hosts a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: Isha L'Isha.

Guns in homes a lethal threat to women

2012-01-10

In the last eight years 24 people, 12 of them women, in Israel, have been killed in their homes by guns handled by security guards. A study made by the organisation Isha L´Isha shows that employees of security companies take their guns with them home at the end of the working day, thereby exposing their families to great risks. To reduce the number of weapons in the Israeli society, and to save lives, Isha L´Isha has launched the campaign ”The Gun on the Kitchen Table”.

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Workout-session at Amez center in Halabja, Iraq. Photo: The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation/Annika Flensburg.

Freedom for women in Halabja

2012-01-09

Music’s pumping, a techno mix. Sunbeams are coloured pink by the red curtains. Arms reaching up in the air, to the side, downwards. It’s workout-time at the women’s center in Halabja, a small town in the Kurdish regions of northern Iraq.

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Liza Hido, head of Baghdad Women’s Association, who works with increasing women's participation in political decision-making in Iraq. Photo: Kvinna Kvinna/Annika Flensburg

After the occupation: Fear of a divided Iraq

2011-12-30

After almost nine years, US soldiers are now leaving Iraq. But many fear that the hardships have just begun.
- Harassments, threats and fear of retaliations has made everyone afraid. The grip on the civil society is being tightened. Earlier this year prime minister Malaki accused activists from civil society for being terrorists,

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Manifestation in central Jerevan, Armenien, organized by Coalition To Stop Violence Against Women to honour the memory of Zaruhi Petrosyan. Photo: Sara Hurtig.

Murder led to campaign against violence in the home

2011-12-21

More than a year has passed since 20 year old Zaruhi Petrosyan was beaten to death by her husband and mother-in-law in the town of Masis in Armenia. The violent act led to the founding of the Coalition To Stop Violence Against Women – a gathering of Armenian organizations who want to shed light on the ongoing violence against women in Armenian homes and put pressure on the government and the legal system in the country.

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