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March 11, 2024
New song titled ‘Mom has a Secret’ features mothers from Russia who are anti-war activists

Russian singer Monetochka (Liza Gyrdymova), who lives in exile after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, released a song in honor of the International

Female leaders rise, challenge male-dominated politics globally

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February 29, 2024

Female leaders rise, challenge male-dominated politics globally

It's often said that adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it. Borrowing from Eleanor Roosevelt's iconic comparison, women, like tea bags, only show their strength when in hot water.

It's often said that adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it. Borrowing from Eleanor Roosevelt's iconic comparison, women, like tea bags, only show their strength when in hot water.

November 11, 2020
The U.N. Security Council defeated a Russian resolution promoting women at peace tables

The U.N. Security Council defeated a Russian resolution Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a U.N.

September 22, 2020
How Belarusian women became a strong presence in anti-Lukashenko protests

Staring down a masked man with a rifle, standing alongside dozens of other women all linking arms in solidarity, Anastasiya Antoniuk was prepared to be taken to jail.

August 14, 2020
Women rally across Belarus as thousands detained in post-election protests

Hundreds of women rallied across the capital of Belarus on Wednesday to protest a brutal police crackdown that has left hundreds injured and thous

August 14, 2020
Belarus: Authorities threatening women political activists ahead of election

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka seeking re-election next month for sixth consecutive term.

August 14, 2020
They might not win, but 3 women are 'giving hope' to Belarus with an unlikely presidential bid

Elections in Belarus are usually a boring, predictable affair.