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Narges Mohammadi Says War Has Deepened the Price of Iran’s Repression
In a new interview, the jailed-and-released Nobel laureate links Iran’s internal repression to the human cost of regional conflict. Her warning matters because women-led resistance is being tested by both state violence and war.
Gaza’s Return to Class Begins in Tents and Damaged Buildings
Hundreds of thousands of Gaza students are returning to in-person lessons for the first time in nearly three years. For girls, reopening classrooms can restore routine and protection, but destroyed schools, displacement and supply shortages sharply limit what “return” means.
A Pregnant Woman’s Death Shows How Gaza’s Ceasefire Is Failing Civilians
Iman Shalouf and her unborn child died after she was shot inside her family’s tent in southern Gaza, according to Palestinian reporting. The case underlines that a ceasefire has little protective meaning when civilians, hospitals and water systems remain exposed to lethal harm.
Sudanese Women in Egypt Describe the Price of Survival Without Protection
Refugee women and girls who escaped Sudan’s war say poverty, insecure legal status and shrinking aid are exposing them to sexual exploitation in Egypt. Their testimony shifts attention from border crossings to the conditions that determine whether refuge is actually safe.
An Iranian Wedding Became a Test of Whether Civilian Harm Will Be Accounted For
Women and children waiting for a wedding celebration in southern Iran were caught in a deadly strike now under US review. Their testimony and the physical evidence make civilian protection—and a transparent investigation—the story, not a footnote to military claims.
Three Lebanese Generations Describe a War That Never Stays in the Past
UN Women’s new oral-history feature follows a grandmother, mother and girl living through repeated conflict in Lebanon. Their accounts show how war changes education, care and expectations long after a strike ends.
Three Lebanese Generations Describe a War That Never Stays in the Past
UN Women’s new oral-history feature follows a grandmother, mother and girl living through repeated conflict in Lebanon. Their accounts show how war changes education, care and expectations long after a strike ends.
Syria’s Kurdish Women Fighters Want a Future They Helped Win
The YPJ became an international symbol in the campaign against Islamic State. Its members are now asking Syria’s new authorities for an organised security role, making their status a test of whether women’s wartime authority survives political transition.
Jordan Has More Than 30 Women’s Employment Initiatives—But Few Directly Change Participation
Jordan is developing a unified mechanism to coordinate programmes intended to bring more women into paid work. Mapping found substantial activity but weak connections between many initiatives and the national participation target.
One Year On, Iraqi Women Warn Personal-Status Code Is Reshaping Family Rights
An Iraqi lawyer says the Ja’fari Personal Status Code may weaken women’s influence over marriage, divorce and custody decisions. The first anniversary demands evidence about how courts are applying it.