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UN Warns of Worsening Malnutrition Among Children in North Darfur
UNICEF has warned of escalating malnutrition among children in North Darfur, Sudan, noting that a recent survey found over half of the children assessed in Um Baru locality suffer from severe malnutrition.
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Health Is a Privilege, Not a Right, for Low-Income Women in Iran
Women in Iran face healthcare inequality marked by poor services, systemic discrimination, and weak legal support, where health is treated as a privilege, not a right, demanding urgent policy reform for justice.
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Afin Jumaa: Systematic Violations Threaten the Future of Women and Children in Syria
Violations against women, children, and refugees in Syria continue to escalate, making the exposure of these abuses and support for victims essential to building a state based on justice and dignity.
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Syrian Women’s Hopes for Peace Renewed with the Arrival of 2026
Women in the al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods of the Syrian city of Aleppo, as well as women in Deir ez-Zor Canton in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, expressed their hope that 2026 will bring security and peace.
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Protests Continue in Iran Amid Security Crackdown and Mass Arrests
Iran has seen four days of escalating protests with economic and political demands, marked by security deployments, tear gas, arrests including students, and human rights warnings of repression and detention.
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Annual Report: Famine in Darfur and Gaza and Escalating Violations Against Children
UNICEF confirmed that in 2025 millions of children worldwide face threats from hunger, war, and epidemics, amid worsening humanitarian conditions, famine in Darfur and Gaza, and rising violations of children’s rights.
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Women’s Participation in Politics Is a Necessity to Break Male Dominance
The political and social reality in the Kurdistan Region does not provide sufficient support for women’s movements and activities aimed at empowering women and advancing their role—particularly in the political sphere.
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Hopes Glowing in the Heart of Ashes… Gaza’s Women Welcome 2026 with New Visions
After two years of bombardment, killing, displacement, and societal collapse, Gaza’s women look toward 2026 with cautious hope for safety, dignity, and the restoration of human rights and humane living.
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Weather Depressions in Gaza Worsen the Suffering of the Displaced
Strong winds have flooded and uprooted the tents of displaced people in the Gaza Strip, affecting more than 250,000 individuals living in shelters amid cold conditions and severe shortages of heating supplies.
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Kongra Star Coordination Condemns Events on the Coast and Calls for Breaking the Silence
The Coordination of Kongra Star condemned the attacks targeting areas along the Syrian coast, stressing that the assaults on peaceful protests in the cities of Latakia, Tartous, Jableh, and Homs constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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2025: Women Between Violence, Poverty, and “Year of the Family” Policies.
In 2025, crises deepened women’s suffering, intensified barriers to equality and peace, yet women persisted, defending bodies, labor, and identities, demanding justice, freedom, and confronting sexual violence through democratic pathways.
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A Poet Who Combines Poetry and Prose to Document Kurdish Women’s Experiences
Christine Ozbey, a Kurdish writer and poet, combines poetry and prose to document Kurdish women’s experiences, emphasizing writing in her mother tongue to preserve identity and give women a voice.
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Postpartum Depression… When Motherhood Turns into a Silent Psychological Battle
What public discourse often overlooks is that some women, after childbirth, endure one of life’s hardest psychological battles, navigating drastic hormonal shifts, social pressure, and expectations, while facing overwhelming emotions.
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Practical Medical Training for Female Graduates in Kabul Between Ban and Health Crisis
Dozens of Afghan women doctors have completed practical training in Kabul, but restrictions on women's education and their exclusion from medical institutions have disrupted their careers, further exacerbating the country's severe health crisis
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Women-Only Buese in Sana’a Spark Widespread Debate Over Restrictions on Freedoms
Amid criticism that it represnts an extension of previous measures aimed at a restricting women’s movement and limiting their freedoms,Houthi-affiliated authorities in Sana’a have announced a new study to allocate women-only public transportation buses.
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UN Warning: Gaza's Children and Women Face Acute Malnutrition
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, confirming that more than 100,000 children are at risk of acute malnutrition by next April.
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Amid Political Pressure… Tunisian Women Discuss the Path of the Feminist Movement and Its Current Challenges
A meeting by the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women highlighted the evolution and legacy of Tunisia’s independent feminist movement amid democratic regression and increasing restrictions on civic space.
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Women in North and East Syria: Decision-Making Partners Driving Transformation
Women in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria are undergoing an unprecedented transformation, becoming influential actors in political, social, and economic life after decades of marginalization
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Italian activist: Women’s liberation key to peace, Öcalan’s freedom responsibility
Italian women’s rights activist Laura Coagliolo said the “power first, then women” mindset is flawed, stressing that empowering and organizing women, and amplifying their voices, is essential for genuine, lasting peace.
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Civilian casualties are escalating in Syria, with children and women being the most affected.
Syrian regions are witnessing rising civilian casualties amid ongoing violence and insecurity. In December, reports by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented deaths of 16 children and 14 women.