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UPDATE: Bahrain: The main case against Ghada Jamsheer has been dismissed

WLUML has learned that the main case against women's rights activist Ghada Jamsheer has been dropped on the grounds that it was illegally brought against her by the Public Prosecution.

Egypte: Reporters sans frontières demande des mesures de protection pour les femmes journalistes agressées

"Nous sommes outrés du traitement infligé à des journalistes agressées le 25 mai dernier, a déclaré Reporters sans frontières.

حتلنة حول نداء الشبكة للتحرك العاجل من أجل مساندة ودعم السيدة غادة جمشير

UPDATE: Bahrain: The main case against Ghada Jamsheer has been dismissed

Koweit: La nouvelle ministre koweïtienne dame le pion aux députés islamistes

"Une femme est installée aux premiers rangs", se réjouit le quotidien koweïtien Al-Raï Al-Aam.

Pakistan: Pakistan's moderates are beaten in public

'Teach the bitch a lesson. Strip her in public." As one of the police officers told me, these were the orders issued by their bosses.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's first woman governor

Afghanistan's former women's minister is settling into her new job as the country's first female governor.

Bahreïn: Apportez votre soutien à Ghada Jamsheer et aux défenseurs des droits humains et droits des femmes

Femmes sous lois musulmanes (WLUML) a reçu une requête urgente du Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) qui demande de soutenir la militante des droits des femmes Ghada Jamsheer.

Kuwait: Women appointed to Kuwait council

The government of Kuwait has named two women as members of its municipal council, for the first time in the history of the Gulf emirate.

Kuwait: Kuwait names first woman minister

Kuwait has appointed its first female cabinet minister, a month after parliament agreed to let women vote and stand for office.