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You should be outraged by the murders of 26 Nigerian girls

Last week, the bodies of 26 Nigerian girls, aged between 14 and 18, were found floating in the Mediterranean Sea. Autopsies of the bodies confirmed that they drowned while attempting the dangerous and all too often deadly crossing from Africa into Europe. Theirs is a story that’s all too familiar: rather than being treated as murder at the hands of xenophobic, militaristic, nativist states, the deaths of migrants, Black people, and girls are all too often erased and ignored. Their names unknown, their lives cut short, these girls’ deaths are a deliberate attempt by the state to deter migrants, by any means necessary.

Last week, the bodies of 26 Nigerian girls, aged between 14 and 18, were found floating in the Mediterranean Sea. Autopsies of the bodies confirmed that they drowned while ...

By Barbara Sostaita • 7 years ago

Feminists Failed Aleppo. Here are a few things we can do.

As I write this, thousands of people are being evacuated from Aleppo.*

By Quita Tinsley • 8 years ago

Our Final AWID Forum Report Out: “There will be no future if it’s not feminist.”

During the third plenary of the 13th International AWID Forum, Co-Creating New Futures, Coumba Toure made a powerful statement: “There will be no future if it’s not feminist.”

By Lori Adelman • 8 years ago

Daily feminist cheat sheet

This week, advocates are gathering in Copenhagen, Denmark for the 2016 Women Deliver conference.

By Kim Katrin Milan • 8 years ago

Study: grassroots feminism is the best strategy for combating gendered violence

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

A study commissioned by the World Bank and published in the American Political Science Review — conducted over four decades and in 70 countries — details the context of violence against women.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

A study commissioned by the World Bank and published in the American Political Science Review — conducted over four decades and in 70 countries — ...

By Reina Gattuso • 9 years ago

Quick Hit: Indian Feminists Respond to Porn Ban

Remember that time the Indian central government banned porn and then un-banned porn three days later after a massive online outcry from everyone from feminists to random guys who like to jerk off a lot (actually, these two categories are not mutually exclusive)?

By Nancy Tang • 9 years ago

China, Previous Paradise for Perpetrators, Must Address Domestic Violence Better

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

*Trigger warning: domestic violence and sexual assault*

The first rule of domestic violence in China is don’t talk about domestic violence in China. Victims face “fear and shame” when they speak out within”a culture that denies there is a problem,” as Kim Lee, an American advocate who was married to an abusive Chinese partner, told the New York Times.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

*Trigger warning: domestic violence and sexual assault*

The first rule of domestic violence in China is don’t talk about domestic violence in China. Victims face “fear and ...

By Suzanna Bobadilla • 9 years ago

Quick Hit: Chinese feminist Xiao Meili speaks out

Last week, The New York Times featured an op-ed from Xiao Meili, Chinese feminist, advocate, and friend of the previously detained Chinese “Feminist Five.”