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Middle East: Is Middle East media turning blind eye to women's plight?

Journalists discuss lack of coverage of gender issues.

Afghanistan: Society Abandons Divorced Women

A tale of abandonment, abduction, sexual assault and violence that reveals the vulnerability of women who leave the traditional Afghan home.

Israel/Palestine: Occupation main cause of violence against women

Occupation and rights violations are the main causes of violence against women, says UN expert following visit to Palestinian territories.

إفتتاح أعمال اللقاء التشاوري العربي بعنوان "نحو إصدار تقرير حول العنف ضد المرأة"

اللقاء التشاوري العربي .. "نحو إصدار تقرير عربي حول العنف ضد المرأة"

Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord: Halte à la violence contre les femmes

Amnesty International lance une campagne mondiale pour mettre fin à la violence contre les femmes.

USA: US Asians domestic abuse woes

While its emergence as an important economic and political sector is lauded by many, the fact that this group is also experiencing an upsurge in cases of domestic violence against women is often ignored.

Uganda: Dowries blamed for Ugandan wife beatings

The Ugandan practice of wedding dowries - known as the bride price - is to blame for much of the country's domestic violence, experts say.

منظمة العفو الدولية تنظم حلقة دراسية حول مناهضة العنف ضد المرأة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا

Jordan: Amnesty International launches a campaign to stop violence against women

Amnesty International called on people in the Middle East and North Africa to support its worldwide campaign to Stop Violence Against Women.