June 23, 2009 War on Women News - RealCourage.org

(U.S.) DC: Women Speak Out on "The Stoning Soraya M." Film, Oppression of Women by Islamic Supremacists
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/dc-women-speak-out/
-- CNN I-Report
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-280734

(Afghanistan) "Honor-Killing in Afghanistan: Father Kills His Daughter and Her Lover"
-- "A father brutally murdered his daughter and a young boy for having love affairs in Samangan
province, Northern Afghanistan. He stabbed them many times with a knife."
-- "The girl was named Shakila and was 18 years old and the boy named Ghulam Sakhi was 22.
This savage incident took place at 3 in the morning in Haji Umar Village of Aibak city (centre of Samangan)."
-- "This year (solar year) 24 cases of violence have been recorded in the Women's Affair"
-- "According to the AIHRC in 2008 more than 2000 cases of violence had been recorded in the country
including cases of murder, suicide, self-immolation and rape."
http://www.rawa.org/temp/runews/2009/06/21/honor-killing-in-afghanistan-father-kills-his-daughter-and-her-lover.html
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/06/afghanistan-honor-killing/

(Pakistan) Sindh: 'Violence against women on rise as perpetrators go scot-free'
-- "Incidents of honour killing in Sindh have risen during the second quarter of the year (April up to date),
while it has been observed that such incidents usually occur during the months of June and July in large
number as compared to the rest of the year."
-- "This was disclosed by the members of the Aurat Foundation’s (AF) watch group in a consultative
meeting held on Tuesday to review the situation of ‘Violence Against Women’ under its policy and
data-monitoring project. The participants pointed out that the fundamental rights of the women in the
country were violated in the name of modesty and honour."
-- "The meeting revealed that women faced violence in every third household of the country in the
lower, middle and upper class families, but most incidents go unreported at all levels."
-- "Similarly, in poor households, domestic violence is not even considered as violence"
-- "AF Regional Coordinator Lala Hassan explained that women face physical, sexual, psychological
and emotional violence - ranging from more covert acts (abusive language and coercion in marriage)
to the most explicit forms (including physical torture, marital rape, custodial violence, honour killings,
burning of women, acid throwing, genital mutilation, incest, gang-rape, public stripping, forced prostitution etc.)"
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=184664

(Iran) How Neda Soltani became the face of Iran's struggle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/22/neda-soltani-death-iran
-- Iranian authorities scramble to negate Neda Soltan 'martyrdom'
-- Iranian woman Neda Salehi Agha Soltan shot in the chest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6561253.ece
-- Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian woman killed in Tehran protests, told friend 'it's just one bullet'
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/06/23/2009-06-23__neda_aghasoltan.html
-- Iran bans prayers for 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5603057/Iran-bans-prayers-for-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
-- Iranian regime targets family of 'Angel of Freedom' Neda Agha Soltan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5614391/Iranian-regime-targets-family-of-Angel-of-Freedom-Neda-Agha-Soltan.html
-- Neda Salehi Agha Soltan’s story touches everyone except Iran’s rulers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6565497.ece

(Iran) Defiant women 'the new face of Iran'
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html

(Iran) Report: "Stoning to be omitted from Iran penal laws"
-- With "The Stoning of Soraya M." scheduled to be released Friday June 26, Iranian
government press seeks PR spin on history of stoning by quoting Majlis judiciary commission Ali Shahrokhi
-- Shahrokhi says stoning may be "omitted" from "Iran's penal laws" in future if Majlis
and Guardian council approve
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=98845&sectionid=351020101

(Pakistan) "Bomb blast destroys girl's school east of Peshawar city"
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/pakistan.taliban.girls.school/?iref=mpstoryview

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