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July 2020

‘We started the movement’: Black women activists in Athens talk about leadership, memory and justice | City News

2020-07-13
By: Jacquelyn J. Marks
On: July 13, 2020
In: Women activists

It was 2015 when Mokah Jasmine Johnson decided to enter the world of activism. The use of a racial slur in the name of a drink from a downtown Athens bar was the last straw. She was fed up with the racism in her town and she intended to takeRead More →

Middle Eastern female activists face online bullying and sexual harassment

2020-07-09
By: Jacquelyn J. Marks
On: July 9, 2020
In: Women activists

Nawara was forced to wear the headscarf when she was 11 years old. Two years ago, she finally decided to take it down and post a new photo of herself on Facebook, and that was the starting point for the defamation assault. “I thought I was no longer in theRead More →

UN human rights investigator calls on Saudi Arabia to release activists

2020-07-09
By: Jacquelyn J. Marks
On: July 9, 2020
In: Women activists

GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN Human Rights Council investigator on Thursday urged member states to pressure Saudi Arabia to release the activists ahead of the G20 nations summit that Riyadh will host in November. FILE PHOTO: Agnes Callamard, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, holds a jointRead More →

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