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“Women need to fight with all their might” – Interview with Pakistani human rights activist Jalila Haider
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A Shia Hazara from Pakistanʹs Baluchistan, human rights activist Jalila Haider has made the persecution of minorities her focus. In interview with Saima Hyder Zaidi, she also takes a stand against patriarchal mind-sets and the objectification of women.
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07.11.2018 | 9:36
Iran’s Nasrin Sotoudeh — from human rights lawyer to hunger striker
“I see no other option but to start a hunger strike from August 23. It is the only way I can express my protest against the continued pressure on my family and friends,” wrote jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in a note posted on her husband’s Facebook page.
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28.08.2018 | 14:51
Barbara Lochbihler, Evin prison, Farhad Meisami, Hassan Rouhani, Human rights, hunger strike, Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Shirin Ebadi, women's rights
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