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Former Tehran Mayor Confesses to Killing His Wife, Prosecutor Says

May 29, 2019MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on Former Tehran Mayor Confesses to Killing His Wife, Prosecutor Says

Mohammad Ali Najafi turned himself over to the police hours after his second wife, Mitra Ostad, 35, was discovered shot dead in a bathtub.

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Former Tehran Mayor Confesses to Killing His Wife, Prosecutor Says

May 29, 2019MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on Former Tehran Mayor Confesses to Killing His Wife, Prosecutor Says

Mohammad Ali Najafi turned himself over to the police hours after his second wife, Mitra Ostad, 35, was discovered shot dead in a bathtub.

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New Zealand’s Next Liberal Milestone: A Budget Guided by ‘Well-Being’

May 22, 2019CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAYComments Off on New Zealand’s Next Liberal Milestone: A Budget Guided by ‘Well-Being’

Under a revised budget policy, all new spending must advance one of five government priorities that promote the welfare of citizens. The political opposition dismisses the move as “slick branding.”

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She Was Forced to Marry in Bangladesh. In Brooklyn, She Made Her Escape.

April 12, 2019ADRIANA CARRANCAComments Off on She Was Forced to Marry in Bangladesh. In Brooklyn, She Made Her Escape.

For Muslim immigrants desperate to flee their abusers, there are almost no safe options. A community in Brooklyn organized to change that.

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Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away

March 8, 2019ILIANA MAGRAComments Off on Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away

For all the progress women have made, they are still a long way from true equality.

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The Police Were Called for Help. They Arrested Her Instead.

February 24, 2019LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on The Police Were Called for Help. They Arrested Her Instead.

Over the past decade, laws in Western Australia have sent thousands of people to prison for unpaid fines. Aboriginal women are particularly vulnerable, and in the worst cases, have been arrested when they called for help.

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The Interpreter: #MeToo Paradox: Movement Topples the Powerful, Not the Ordinary

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019AMANDA TAUBComments Off on The Interpreter: #MeToo Paradox: Movement Topples the Powerful, Not the Ordinary

Óscar Arias Sánchez, the ex-president of Costa Rica, is the latest to be ensnared. But the movement has made little headway curbing abuses by ordinary men.

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Sierra Leone Declares National Emergency Over Rape of Young Girls

February 8, 2019PALKO KARASZ and DIONNE SEARCEYComments Off on Sierra Leone Declares National Emergency Over Rape of Young Girls

President Julius Maada Bio said a majority of the victims were under 15, and announced measures to combat sexual violence.

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After Backpacker’s Killing, New Zealand Looks Again at Violence Against Women

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAYComments Off on After Backpacker’s Killing, New Zealand Looks Again at Violence Against Women

Thousands of people attended vigils to mourn the British tourist, Grace Millane, whose body was found last weekend. “It could have been one of us,” a woman at a vigil said.

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Most Dangerous Place for Women Is the Home, U.N. Report Finds

November 27, 2018KAREN ZRAICKComments Off on Most Dangerous Place for Women Is the Home, U.N. Report Finds

More than half of female homicide victims last year were killed by intimate partners or relatives, says a report on homicides around the world by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.

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