Despite the noise, the bombs, the clouds of dust. Despite the endless counting of blessings and breaths. Despite the war, the peace continues…

Fing surreal: This is Iranian actor Pezhman Jamshidi who was arrested last week for rape, spent just a few days in jail, then fled to Turkey. How ironic is that? In Iran, female actresses who remove a hijab go to jail, lose their job and can’t even leave Iran but a man accused

Reports of RSF executions in Darfur’s El Fasher piles agony upon agony, horror upon horror, death upon death. The impotence of the UN and the scandalous failure of the international community to implement the duty to protect is a shocking indictment of the world in which we now

BREAKING: Over 460 people were reportedly killed at a hospital in western Darfur that was taken by Sudanese paramilitary forces, the WHO chief says. apnews.com/article/sudan-…

She is about to be executed for holding a sign supporting women.

A new Taliban ban has forbidden women from working in the carpet weaving industry, leaving many widows and sole breadwinners unemployed. Despite earlier restrictions on office work, some women had relied on these labor-intensive jobs—until now.💔😡 Please stand with Afghan women

Our warnings of mass atrocities were ignored. Now they are happening in Darfur. UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita has condemned the reported massacre at El Fasher Maternity Hospital, where “at least 460 patients and their families were reportedly killed, after the seizure of

Please join us on Sunday 09 November for a moment of remembrance. Gather at the Cross of Sacrifice from 10.45 am.

🔥 Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson drops a bombshell stat. In 20 countries without assisted suicide, palliative care funding rose by 25%, BUT in the Benelux states where there is AS, it has only risen by 7.9% in the same period. Legalising assisted suicide weakens REAL care.

Yesterday, we attended the Public Declaration of Abandonment of Harmful Practices in the Sonaco sector of Guinea-Bissau. It was an incredibly moving and powerful day. 🤎 In a region where over 90 per cent of girls are mutilated, 19 dedicated villages delivered a monumental

There is a proposal to create a new eastern entrance to this historic cemetery, which would be detrimental. I would urge anyone who has an interest in the #Glasgow #Necropolis to read this open letter from the Friends group and take action glasgownecropolis.org/wp-content/upl… #31DaysOfGraves

Appaling levels of barbarity and cruelty- the women and girls of #Sudan and their communities are left to confront this apocalyptic reality. We cannot allow this to become the new normal for women and girls worldwide and for how wars are conducted.

Should we be concerned about this? A civilian politician is parading in front of people bound and prostrate announcing that they should be executed. Geneva Convention anyone?

Wisna is a teacher in Afghanistan and comes to my online poetry group. I was talking about how much I enjoy my bicycle and Wisna explained she had always wanted to ride one.

'Evening Muses' by Natalia Drepina, contemporary photographer #WomensArt

"If you don’t use your voice, nobody will hear you." Judy Murray on investing in women’s sport, visibility, and creating pathways for girls in tennis. Listen to Part 2 on The Sit-Down 🎧 pod.link/1784636846

Government consultation on bereavement leave now open gov.uk/government/con…

Each year, 600 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Point G hospital in Mali.    🎥 Dr Chantal Gamba Félicité, our medical coordinator, explains why women’s cancer remains a major health challenge in the country.

Billy is a lovely 2 and a half year old Collie X he is looking for a new home. Great with kids, cats and other dogs. All his details are on our website here help2rehome.com Can you please share to help him on his way? 🙏🏼

SOE women displayed remarkable courage, with three earning the George Cross and two the George Medal. Like their male counterparts, they risked—and some lost—their lives in harrowing SOE operations. We honour their memory.