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Media narratives have shifted from “reporting about victims to reporting on criminals,” says the Bosnian Media Center. buff.ly/3ACDcfx

"We should confront the fact that our shirts embroidered with 'FEMINISM' may have been crafted by an underpaid woman who deals with relentless sexual harassment and violence." Read our own Courtney Vice in Women's Media Center. womensmediacenter.com/women-under-si…

“The U.S., by carefully leveraging its partnerships with Muslim-majority countries, may still be able to make a crucial difference to the lives of Afghan women and girls.” buff.ly/3sWQSzg

“With the fall of Kabul and the Taliban in control of most of the country now, how women’s rights will be defined is in the hands of the Taliban and their interpretation of Sharia law. This may provide surprising wiggle room for future negotiations.” buff.ly/3sWQSzg

Backlash Over New Mobile Health Initiative Exposes Digital Gender Divide in Pakistan buff.ly/3k8GC44 via WMC's Women Under Siege

227 environmental activists were murdered last year, says Global Witness. Mike Davis says “larger companies… need to face up to their complicity in these killings.” Activist Margarita Campuzano says the violence has gone on “for decades” in Mexico: “We have a lot of impunity.”

Police chiefs to review all sexual misconduct allegations against officers theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/o…

“A woman in pain who is denied an epidural because she has no money — that’s systemic violence.” buff.ly/3tHxqqV via WMC Women Under Siege

“They make it look as if we are the bad guys, saying feminists are this and that. It was nothing like the news or the tabloids portray.” buff.ly/36os8IU via WMC Women Under Siege

“Right from birth to death, a girl in this country is discriminated because they are seen as a burden” buff.ly/3uTD7mz via WMC Women Under Siege

“It’s not like there is something special [here that I] won’t be able to get at any other salon, but my experience here is enriching. In the end, we are all children of God and I want them to flourish.” buff.ly/3Mvq8i4 via WMC Women Under Siege

“I’ve been documenting stories of women in eastern Ukraine for the past eight months. It is one of the most difficult assignments for a journalist to document such suffering,” writes Sara Cincurova for WMC Women Under Siege buff.ly/3k6yrV3

"The topic of rape in wartime is underreported in general. The officers who ordered the rape of Ukrainian women and children are unlikely to be found and brought to justice." kyivpost.com/ukraine-politi…

“The release of this groundbreaking healthcare manual is timely for people in the United States, who are bracing for the end of Roe v. Wade and ensuing crackdowns on #abortion access.” buff.ly/3s0M0tQ via Global Justice Center via WMC Women Under Siege

People who bitched about wearing a mask for a few hours on a plane during a pandemic insisting that surviving nine months of an unwanted pregnancy is no biggie.

Cute hot take on women coming from a man who's the subject of a FBI sex trafficking probe.

Yumna Since launching in 1996, 12 Al Jazeera journalists have been killed in the line of duty. 🔗: aje.io/jpu9ug

Iran, ranked 150 out of 156 on last year's Global Gender Gap Index, was officially admitted into the UN’s top women's rights body in March. Many young Iranian women worry about what this move means. Here’s my latest for Women Under Siege womensmediacenter.com/women-under-si…

"Turning a blind eye to this war of annihilation will have consequences the world cannot afford. Each time the global community opts for appeasement, Russia escalates."

This is a photo of Viktoria Andrusha, 25, a teacher. She is one of many Ukrainian civilians forcibly disappeared by Russia since it began its latest invasion of #Ukraine in February. This 🧵 is her story...