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Ethiopia has decided to move troops into the Tigray capital as the fighting continues.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the police were arresting reported repeat-abusers. Now, judges are working with an NGO to remotely issue restraining orders to protect victims alleging abuse during the lockdown.
Lebanese women press for legal protection against domestic violence
Lebanese women are pushing for a serious stance on laws to protect them against domestic violence amid large discontent over an inadequate legal system.
Filipino workers flock to leave crisis-hit Lebanon
The embassy issued a statement linking its offer of a free ticket home to Lebanon's free-falling economy.
Capharnaüm: Tackling child abuse in Lebanon through film
From child labour, to physical and emotional abuse, cruelty, early marriage, statelessness and even racism, Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize ...
Abolish Kafala: Lebanon domestic workers protest 'slave like' conditions
Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon took to the streets on International Domestic Workers' Day to demand the end of the unjust Kafala system and call for recognition of their rights
Protesters lambast Lebanese government for 'passiveness against femicide'
Eight women - including a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide - have been killed as a result of male violence since December.
Woman murdered in Lebanon, in surge of gender-based violence
A woman was murdered by her husband in central Beirut Monday, highlighting the wave of violence against women in the country.
#SheDefends: Honouring the Middle Eastern women fighting for change
There is a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the Middle East, but progress - and sacrifice - has been made by brave women human ...
Scrapping Lebanon's rape law 'not enough': women's rights group
Scrapping the controversial rape law in Lebanon remains a small step towards ending violence against women, KAFA activist Maya Ammar ...
In-depth: Slave labour remains common practice among migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, whose death rate has doubled as a result of suicides ...
In-depth: Slave labour remains common practice among migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, whose death rate has doubled as a result of suicides ...
Domestic workers death rate 'doubles' in Lebanon
Migrant workers in Lebanon are dying at a rate of two every week, Lebanon's intelligence agency says, as rights for domestic employees in the ...
Deportation of activist signals change for Lebanon's migrant workers
In-depth: Approximately 250,000 women live in Lebanon as migrant domestic workers. But activists in migrant communities are uniting against ...
Lebanese activists hold fashion event for foreign domestic workers
Lebanon's NGO Insan holds its fourth fashion show for the country's foreign domestic workers in Beirut, in an attempt to combat often ...
Lebanon's religious courts and prospects of civil laws
Comment: In Lebanon, over 15 personal status laws exist for each of its recognised religions, but how many strive to honour the rights of women and children, questions Mat Nashed.
Lebanon's army of foreign maids organise to fight exploitation
Feature: Long marginalised, exploited and abused, domestic workers in Lebanon have started a trade union to defend their rights.
Dozens reported killed in Saudi bombing of Yemen
Houthi movement says at least 39 people were killed in second night of Saudi-led campaign, as jets attacked military bases and positions around ...
Saudi bombers pound Yemen for second night
Jets attack military bases and positions around capital and near the port city of Aden, as Saudi-led coalition widens its air campaign against ...
Tackling the scourge of domestic violence in Lebanon
International Women's Day: Pressure group Kafa creates new information film to highlight Lebanon's new law on domestic violence.
Longlist announced for international "Arabic Booker" fiction prize
This year, 16 novels from 10 countries have been selected to compete for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction - and the longlist includes ...
Longlist announced for international "Arabic Booker" fiction prize
This year, 16 novels from 10 countries have been selected to compete for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction - and the longlist includes ...
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