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29-year-old Cecilia Sala, who has nearly half a million Instagram followers, had traveled from Rome to Iran on Dec. 12 on a valid journalist visa.
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Gisèle Pelicot said she had opened the doors to her trial because she wanted to society to join in the discussions.
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Dominique Pelicot has been sentence to 20 years in prison, but Gisèle's children have said they were "disappointed" with the low sentences.
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While women in Iran already face punishments for not wearing a hijab, the new law would have introduced heavy fines and prison sentences for women “who do not cover their hair, forearms or lower legs”.
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77-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the current Vice President and a prominent figure in Namibian politics since the country gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.
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In the photo, the woman was also seen holding a sign with a slogan that said, “Woman, Life, Freedom”.
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The five group members expressed their dissatisfaction with the agency’s ability to support them, following a series of conflicts between the group and their management.
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Doctors had to surgically remove a tampon wedged at the top of her vagina after the rape.
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The "morality" police said the "hijab removal treatment clinic” would provide women with "scientific and psychological treatment for hijab removal”.
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A loophole in the law had allowed children aged 14 and older to marry as long as they had their parent’s consent.
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The controversial new bill would change the Treaty of Waitangi that promised Māori people rights over their land and culture in return for British governance.
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The proposed law is supported by Iraq’s ruling parties and would effectively legalize child marriage.