The failure of international institutions to hold the Taliban accountable for the brutal repression of women creates a climate of tolerance for daily crimes by the patriarchal regime, writes Shujria Rahimi
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International Women's Day statement by Sudan’s Women in the Diaspora for Ending the War, Sudan Civilian and Humanitarian Emergencies Room London
On International Women’s Day 2025 Liberation stands in solidarity with women across the world fighting for peace, social justice and democracy.
The founder leader of the National Federation of Indian Women and pioneering legislator is revered today for her immense contribution to the women’s movement
Salam Ali writes on a pioneer of the Iraqi women’s movement and a prominent figure in the patriotic struggle for freedom, independence, democracy and social progress in Iraq for more than half a century. She was a co-founder and the first president of Iraqi Women’s League, the first woman minister in Iraq's modern history, and the first woman cabinet minister in the Arab world.
Sylvia’s decision to take up the cause of a little-known (in England) African country was much appreciated by Black activists in Africa, the West Indies, Britain, and America - and can only be understood in the context of her anti-racism and anti-imperialism, writes Mary Davis
Liz Payne celebrates the ‘Mother’ of Viet Nam whose remarkable life has been inextricably bound with the struggle for the peace and freedom of her country
At Liberation meeting in parliament women speakers called for solidarity with struggles for equality, freedom and justice
Women’s rights activist Shukria Rahimi issues a rallying plea not to let Afghanistan and the plight of its people under the Taliban slide into obscurity and be forgotten