Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriages Women across Afghanistan describe the traumatic impact of disappearing clinics and contraception

'After nine pregnancies and six miscarriages, many under pressure from her husband and in-laws, Parwana has slipped into a permanent state of confusion. "She is lost," says her mother..."They broke her with fear, pregnancies and violence."'
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#Taliban #relifascism

Iran accused of ‘campaign of revenge’ as doctors arrested for treating protesters US state department calls for the release of all detained healthcare workers as at least one arrested surgeon reported to be at risk of execution

'An Iranian surgeon, Alireza Golchini, 52... has been charged with “moharebeh” (waging war against God)'
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'"They beat him up so badly during arrest, they broke his arm, ribs and dragged him out of his home. My family is terrified."'

#Iran #relifascism

Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s secretive rehabilitation ‘prisons’ for disobedient women Girls and young women describe facing flogging and abuse in so-called ‘care homes’ after arguing with their fathers or husbands

'Saudi Arabia’s secretive rehabilitation "prisons" for disobedient women'
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'Girls and young women describe facing flogging and abuse in so-called "care homes" after arguing with their fathers or husbands'

#SaudiArabia #relifascism #islamopatriarchy #islamism

Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank Palestinians and activists forced out of the village of Mughayyir al-Deir say they were harassed, stoned and shot at

'Survivors of an attack by violent Israeli #settlers have described being “hunted” ... by men armed with pistols, rifles and batons, who beat them so badly that all 10 had to be taken to hospital for their injuries.'
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#Israel #WestBank #GushEmunim #relifascism