Israeli occupation forces have arrested more than 10,000 Palestinian women of various backgrounds and ages since 1967. 720 Palestinian women were arrested during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, 102 of them are still detained to this date
Read more{jcomments on} Emirati naval officer faces charges over claims he kept maid in slave-like conditions By Joanne Bladd An Emirati naval officer accused of luring a Filipino servant to the US and keeping her in virtual slavery has asked a federal... Read more
Iqbal Tamimi First published November 7, 2008 Palestinian prisoner Mohannad Odeh from the town of Aroorah north of Ramallah in the West bank, filed a complaint to the lawyer of the Mandela Organization. His complaint might seem strange in... Read more
Information on the GEO consultation with women on future gender structures after the demise of women’s national commission after 41 years
Read moreU.S. President Barack Obama’s speech on Mideast and North Africa policy on May 19, 2011 came as a total disappointment. It was the usual recycling of USA PR policies with a little bit of tweaking and tailoring, to accommodate the latest... Read more
Caabu, The Council for Arab-British Understanding, has expressed its horror at the aggressive and lethal tactics of the Syrian security forces against demonstrators across Syria
Read moreThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Libyan authorities of withholding information about the killing of photojournalist Anton Hammerl who was shot dead by Libyan troops on 5 April. Libyan authorities maintained... Read more
The Drum, the national centre for Black British culture and arts, dedicated to developing and promoting the contemporary art and culture of British African, Asian and Caribbean communities is celebrating the centenary of the birth of the... Read more