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• Saudis reduce maid’s stoning death sentence: Sri Lanka
  24 December 2015, by siawi3

  Sri Lankan lawmakers urged the government earlier this month to ban sending housemaids to Saudi Arabia if the death by stoning sentence was carried out. De Silva said the government did not want to restrict anyone seeking employment abroad. Foreign employment minister Thalatha Athukorala said many Sri Lankans employed in Gulf states got into trouble as they were unaware of local laws as well as cultural and religious practices.

• Resolutions on No-Platforming of Richard Dawkins, Ismail Mohamed and CEMB in Pride
  3 August 2017, by siawi3

  The International Conference on Freedom of Conscience and Expression, the largest gathering of ex-Muslims in history, was held during 22-24 July 2017 in London issued resolutions against the no-platforming of Richard Dawkins by KPFA radio station, in defence of Ismail Mohamed who was prevented from leaving Egypt to speak at the conference by the Egyptian government, and on CEMB’s presence in Pride in London.

• Women’s Boat to Gaza: 55 MPs of the European Parliament send a letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
  20 September 2016, by siawi3

  Led by MEP Martina Anderson, 55 members of the European Parliament sent a letter to Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, requesting that the EU act to ensure “safe passage of the Flotilla to Gaza.†The letter also demands that pressure be placed on Israel to end the illegal blockade and insist that Israel comply with international law as a step towards restarting the Middle East Process.

• Pakistan: For frogs in the well, the world is a big hole
  30 March 2014, by siawi3

  A well is a perfect place for frogs, especially when they are born there and have no idea about a bigger world out of the dark hole. It is a comfort zone to live a short life, reproduce and die. What a peaceful life and painless death they live! I wish I was a frog of the well, but then a little kiss of knowledge broke that dream.
  Now when I am sitting on the edge, I feel fear as a real misery of life. The world without this fear and control is a beautiful place to live, experience and explore. As long as we do not dare to jump in the bucket and desire to see the world, we are just miserable frogs of the well who may believe that the world is just a dark hole.

• Pakistan: Girls-on-bikes reclaiming public space.
  24 May 2016, by siawi3

  Girls at Dhabas organized a simultaneous all-women bicycle rally in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan.

• Indonesia growing fundamentalism: Motorcycle taxis contrevene the “law on proxi”
  3 December 2018, by siawi3

  Motorcycle taxis may be one of the most convenient modes of public transportation, however, the close proximity of the driver to the female passenger has concerned some, especially since it is hard to find women drivers.

• Iran: Dr. Homa Hoodfar released, en route to London via Oman.
  26 September 2016, by siawi3

  Peoples’ mobilisation was crucial in freeing Homa.

• Pakistan: Women on Wheels has first graduation ceremony in Sindh
  25 January 2020, by siawi3

  The aim is to have 10,000 women riding their bikes in Sindh by Women’s Day on March 8. “Women on Wheels is not just a trend, it is a way to see women enter practical life by getting jobs.” Females riding motorbikes on the road is a powerful statement. “Having more women riding bikes on the road can change mindsets and perception. It can change the entire narrative. Female representation is important for the country to grow. Mobility can give lots of women independence,”

• Pakistan: Sindh restricts Tara­weeh prayers in mosques to 3-5 people after doctors’ warning
  23 April 2020, by siawi3

  Doctors at a press conference on Wednesday had cautioned that frontline healthcare workers will be helpless against the rapid spread of Covid-19 if large gatherings including congregational prayers are not stopped. Doctors from the Pakistan Medical Association in Punjab expressed similar concerns earlier on Thursday.

• RETREATING FROM LIBERTIES
  30 September 2020, by siawi3

  From free speech to civil liberties, much of the left has in recent years retreated from issues that once helped define it. This has given a free pass to the libertarian right both to don the mantle of freedom and to distort its meaning. The left needs urgently to rediscover its old passion for liberty.

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