Selected News Archive
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The Rape and Murder of Abeer
Sexual Abuse and Rape in Iraq
Women in Iraq
Sexual Abuse and the Military
Women in Iraq
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UN Outraged by Deadly Attack on Girls’ School in Baghdad, UN, 29 January 07
Two United Nations agencies joined forces today to voice outrage at the needless waste of children’s lives after an attack on a Baghdad girls’ school killed five students and injured at least 20 others.
War Zone Midwives Deliver, LA Times, 15 January 07
Baghdad — She had just watched her father and uncle die at a bomber's hands. The baby was coming, but her family was afraid to take her to a hospital, where they might be kidnapped or killed by roving militias.
Iraqi Health Care: Hostage to War, In These Times, 9 January 07
Zainab may be one of the 655,000 Iraqis who would be alive today if the Bush administration hadn’t launched its criminally conceived and executed war.
Iraq's Woes Are Adding Major Risks To Childbirth, Washington Post, 4 January 2007
Noor Ibrahim lay shivering underneath two blankets on a bed at al-Jarrah Hospital. Steps away was a red plastic bassinet. It was empty.
Iraqi Women's Bodies Are Battlefields for War Vendettas, Alternet, 19 December 06
A report from The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) documents the growing practice of public executions of women by Shia Militia. Sunni extremists are no better: no less than 30 women are executed monthly for honor related reasons.
Women Lose Ground in the New Iraq, Washington Post, 16 December 06
Once they were encouraged to study and work; now life is 'just like being in jail'.
UNICEF Says Violence is Eroding Iraqi Women's Rights, Feminist Daily News Wire, 14 December 06
Violence in Iraq is a growing threat to the empowerment of Iraqi women and girls, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a recent statement.
Abduction of Women on the Rise, IPS, 11 December 06
Women across Iraq – including Sunni minister Tavseer Al-Mashadani – face increased risk of abduction by militias and criminal gangs as lawlessness takes over the country.
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