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Latest backlashes

Find more about the latest contestations of gender equality in countries across the Euro-Mediterranean region below.

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Tunisia
31 Jul 2024
Police harassment of LGBTIQ+ CSO
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities
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Algeria
8 Jul 2024
Algeria: Authorities arrest two journalists for publishing video showing women protesting
Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions)
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Turkey
2 Jul 2024
Turkey: Police detain 15 protesters at Pride rally in Istanbul
Anti-gender Political homophobia Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Freedom of assembly and association Law Enforcement Authorities
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Syria
30 Jun 2024
Syria: Rare report highlights gendered discrimination in regime detention and torture system
War crimes Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Surveillance Heads of State/Government Officials Law Enforcement Authorities
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Jordan
21 Jun 2024
Jordan: Hiba Abu Taha, woman journalist sentenced to one year under cybercrime law
Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Court's ruling Occupation/settler colonialism Law Enforcement Authorities
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France
10 Jun 2024
France: Pro-Palestinian women activists face online harassment and police violence
Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Law Enforcement Authorities Enactment of violence (offline/online)
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Tunisia
3 Jun 2024
Tunisia: Arrests of Women Migrant and Black Rights Defenders in Escalation of Repressive Crackdown on Migrants and Civil Society Organisations
Freedom of assembly and association Citizenship and Political participation Law Enforcement Authorities Access to justice and right to a fair trial
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Egypt
29 May 2024
Egypt : Authorities arrest 16 women with allegedly exert sexual violence, following protest in solidarity with Palestinian and Sudanese women
Freedom of assembly and association Freedom from violence Law Enforcement Authorities
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Tunisia
10 May 2024
Tunisia: Escalating attacks against Women Human Rights Defenders
Anti-feminism Heads of State/Government Officials Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Citizenship and Political participation Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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Egypt
1 May 2024
Egypt : Authorities arrest 16 women protesting in solidarity with Palestinian and Sudanese women
Law Enforcement Authorities Anti-feminism Freedom of assembly and association Protest
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Algeria
5 Apr 2024
Algeria: Detention of activist Jamila Ben Touis on terrorism charges
Law Enforcement Authorities Judicial harassment (incl. Arbitrary Arrests, Bans, and Detentions) Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion Anti-feminism
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Turkey
11 Mar 2024
Turkey: Government bans International Women Day’s march and tear-gasses peaceful protesters
Anti-feminism Law Enforcement Authorities Protest Freedom of assembly and association Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion
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