Iran Jails 2 Women Journalists, Elaheh Mohammadi And Niloufar Hamedi For Reporting On Mahsa Amini's Death
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Age Islam News Bureau
22
October 2023
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Iran Jails 2 Women Journalists, Elaheh Mohammadi And Niloufar Hamedi For
Reporting On Mahsa Amini's Death
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Turkish Champion, Kubra Ozturk Orenli, Says She Was Dropped By Federation After
Pregnancy
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Lahore Police Allowed To Question Fashion Designer Khadija Shah In Another May
9 Case Of Torching Police Vehicles
• Afghan Women Demand Release Of Activists From
Taliban Detention
• Santa Fe-Based Nonprofit Even More Committed To
Bringing Palestinian And Israeli Women Together
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Iran
Jails 2 Women Journalists, Elaheh Mohammadi And Niloufar Hamedi For Reporting
On Mahsa Amini's Death
Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi
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Oct
22, 2023
Iran
Anti-Hijab Protests: Mahsa Amini's death in custody on September 16, 2022 after
her arrest by the morality police in Tehran.
Two
female Iranian journalists arrested for reporting on the death of Masha Amini,
which sparked nationwide protests last year, have been sentenced for up to
seven years in prison, the judiciary said Sunday.
Amini's
death in custody on September 16, 2022 after her arrest by the morality police
in Tehran for an alleged breach of Iran's strict dress rules for women led to mass
protests across the country.
The
journalists Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi were both found guilty of
collaboration with the United States, conspiring against state security and
propaganda against the Islamic republic, the judiciary's Mizan Online website
said.
Mohammadi,
36, was given six years in prison for collaboration with the United States and
Hamedi, 31, was handed a seven-year term for the same offence, said Mizan.
The
two were also given five-year sentences each for the conspiracy charges and one
each for propaganda, the website said, adding the sentences would be served
concurrently.
Mohammadi,
a reporter for Ham Mihan newspaper, and Hamedi, a photographer for Shargh
newspaper, have been held in Tehran's Evin prison since September 2022, with
their trials starting in May.
The
ruling follows the sentencing on Tuesday of Amini's lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, to
one year in prison for propaganda against the state and speaking with foreign
and local media about the case.
Source:
Hindustan Times
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Turkish
Champion, Kubra Ozturk Orenli, Says She Was Dropped By Federation After
Pregnancy
Kübra Öztürk Örenli celebrating with her firstborn
in the Turkish League in 2022. Photo: Nigarhan Gurpinar.
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Oct
21, 2023
Turkish
Women's Champion and WGM Kubra Ozturk Orenli says her federation terminated her
monthly salary and dropped her from the national team once they found out that
she was pregnant.
Ozturk
Orenli gave birth to her second child this summer, but the start of the
pregnancy came with an unexpected battle with her national federation. Just a
month after she discovered she was expecting, a board member from Turkish Chess
Federation called her, not only to congratulate her on the pregnancy but to
inform her that she was no longer a part of their plans.
"They
quickly changed the subject," she tells Chess.com. "They told me
something along the lines of “raise your children first, then we’ll think about
the rest."
OzturkOrenli
is a two-time European youth champion, a runner-up in the World Women's Junior
Chess Championship, and has been one of Turkey's strongest women for a decade,
representing her country in seven Olympiads. She is currently rated 2265,
making her the second-highest-rated woman in a nation where chess has become
increasingly popular in the last two decades.
The
32-year-old intended to continue playing chess at the highest level during her
pregnancy, but instead, she realized that the federation had dropped her from
both the European Woman's Championship and the European Team Championship. In
addition, the Turkish Chess Federation terminated her monthly salary, a
decision made without consulting her.
"When
I heard the news I was shocked and I couldn’t recover for one to two months
after that. I questioned the reason, but I couldn’t figure it out by
myself," she tells Chess.com.
She
says that the decision was made without consulting with her, and less than a
month after the federation learned about her second pregnancy.
"That
first call was about convincing me not to play. It almost felt like they had a
decision and they were behind that decision. Even if I clearly expressed that I
wanted to play, they didn’t hear me."
OzturkOrenli
says she tried for months to get in touch with the President of the Turkish
Chess Federation GulkizTulay through phone calls, messages, and emails.
OzturkOrenli
eventually got to meet GulkizTulay during a tournament. Her requests to take
part in important international events during her pregnancy were repeated but
ignored by the federation, she says.
"During
the meeting, I expressed my desire to participate in the European Championship
for women this year and inquired why I had not received any offers. It was
argued that it would not be suitable for me to go pregnant. I repeated my
request and offered to cover the expenses of my baby and caregiver, and I also
emphasized the importance of this tournament for me, but nothing was
done."
The
newly created Women in Chess Foundation has issued a statement in support of
Ozturk. "Discrimination against pregnant women is not acceptable,"
the statement reads.
The
Turkish Chess Federation did not respond to Chess.com's questions addressing
OzturkOrenli's claims, but on Saturday the federation published a statement in
English "to correct inaccuracies".
None
of our athletes have been 'expelled from the national team' or not sent to
tournaments. Anybody who does not participate to the national team for whatever
team is not necessarily expelled from the national team.
Our
athletes in the national team receive "incentives" with the terms
approved by the TCF General Assembly. Our dear WGM's situation has been handled
in accordance with the regulations and our player has received incentives until
January 2023. She has been informed in our conversations that her 'incentives'
will resume by January 2024.
If
our players feels "an emotional resentment and if there is a misunderstanding",
our federation will take action that is required and some people will not be
allowed to take advantage of this situation.
Source:
Chess.Com
https://www.chess.com/news/view/turkish-champion-says-she-was-dropped-by-federation-after-pregnancy
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Lahore
Police Allowed To QuestionFashion Designer Khadija Shah In Another May 9 CaseOf
Torching Police Vehicles
Wajih
Ahmad Sheikh
October
22, 2023
LAHORE:
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday allowed the police to question
fashion designer Khadija Shah in another case of torching police vehicles near
Rahat Bakery Chowk, Cantonment, during the May 9 riots.
Sarwar
Road police Investigating Officer (IO) Naveed Anjum filed an application
seeking permission to investigate Ms Shah in the jail. He said the Lahore High
Court (LHC) had granted bail to the suspect in two cases related to the attacks
on Jinnah House and Askari Tower.
He
said the suspect was still in jail because the process of furnishing surety
bonds in those two cases had not been completed. He asked the court to allow
him to investigate the suspect in the jail.
A
two-judge bench of the LHC had on Oct 18 granted post-arrest bail to Ms Shah,
who is also a granddaughter of former army chief Asif Nawaz Janjua, in the
cases of attacks on Jinnah House, which also serves as the residence of
Lahore’s corps commander and Askari Tower.
The
bench observed that the suspect was not nominated in both FIRs as one of the
protesters leading the PTI’s protest rally. It said the investigating officer
did not recover any material to connect Ms Shah with putting Jinnah House and
Askari Tower on fire.
It
said the suspect had been behind bars since her arrest on May 25 and her
further incarceration would not serve any useful purpose for the prosecution.
In
another development, the ATC denied the request from Gulberg police for the
judicial remand of PTI social media activist Sanam Javed for an identification
parade in the Askari Tower attack case, and also discharged her.
Judge
Abher Gul observed that a report submitted before the LHC by the CCPO Lahore
confirmed that only two cases had been registered against the suspect.
The
other day, Gulberg police had affected the arrest of Sanam Javed in KotLakhpat
jail after her surety bonds were accepted against bail granted in two cases of
attack on the Jinnah House and the burning police vehicles near Rahat Bakery
Chowk.
Source:
Dawn.Com
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Afghan
women demand release of activists from Taliban detention
October
22, 2023
The
“Women’s Protest Movement for Freedom” considers women and civil activists
imprisoned by the Taliban as part of their “repressive policies.”
These
protesting women gathered at a discreet location in Kabul on Saturday and called
on the international community not to recognize the Taliban officially.
According
to a statement from the “Women’s Protest Movement for Freedom,” they state, “We
demand an end to the oppressive rule of the Taliban. Afghanistan needs
stability and the establishment of a democratic government that respects the
freedom of its people, especially women.”
The
letter emphasizes that freedom is a natural and civil right for every
individual, and practical and urgent actions must be taken to free activists
from Taliban captivity.
Earlier,
France reported that MortazaBehboudi, who had been detained in Afghanistan
since January 7 by the Taliban for 284 days, has been released.
Over
the past two years, the Taliban has frequently resorted to the detention and torture
of civil activists and women actively participating in protests.
These
distressing incidents of detainment and abuse underscore the challenging human
rights situation in regions under the control of the Taliban.
Source:
khaama.Com
https://www.khaama.com/afghan-women-demand-release-of-activists-from-taliban-detention/c
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Santa
Fe-based nonprofit even more committed to bringing Palestinian and Israeli
women together
Cathy
Cook
October
22, 2023
Oct.
21—Santa Fe-based nonprofit Tomorrow's Women has brought together Palestinian
and Israeli girls to forge connections and move toward peace for 20 years,
producing roughly 400 alumnae.
"The
Palestinians have the chance to meet the Israelis in a different context than
the uniform and the checkpoints and everyday life," Lama Abuarqoub,
Palestinian dialogue facilitator for Tomorrow's Women who's from the West Bank,
said Thursday. "And the Israelis also have the opportunity to meet
Palestinians who are not throwing stones, who are not saying hateful things,
who are not angry. Just giving them the chance to have a normal life together
makes them feel that it's possible. If it can be done here in the camp, in the
seminars, then it can happen also in the conflict zone that we share."
For
the young leader program in Santa Fe, every summer a cohort of 16 teenage
girls, eight Israeli and eight Palestinian, have the chance to live together,
participate in dialogue sessions together, do therapeutic art together and
enjoy fun activities together for 21 days. Sometimes those conversations are
painful.
"We
think about our work as 'track two' diplomacy," said Executive Director
Tarrie Burnett, who works out of an office in Santa Fe. "Track one is like
what happened when (President Joe) Biden went to meet with (Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu. We're track two. We're people-to-people
peacebuilding. Even if a peace treaty was signed tomorrow, there would still be
deep animosity on the grounds and civil conflict. And so we're working on
building a strong civil society."
Alumnae
of the nonprofit's foundational programs have gone on to lead marches to end
violence against women, created bi-national preschools to bring together
Israelis and Palestinians before stereotypes can set in, and worked with the
Harvard Negotiation Project, Burnett said.
The
bonds the young women formed in the most recent cohort of young leaders have
been tested by the recent outbreak of war. One girl lost a father, while others
have lost friends or had friends kidnapped, said NoaMa'ayan, Jewish Israeli
co-director.
"They
almost forget all the dialogue and the compassionate ways of listening and
talking. It was too much for them, and I understand," Ma'ayan said.
"And you can see that for the campers who just came out from camp, the
younger, the youngest, it is much more difficult than the more grown-up
(alumnae)."
So
Tomorrow's Women created two separate groups of Israeli and Palestinian girls
to give them space to talk through the difficult experiences they were going
through. The nonprofit uses the same model during the camp experience, letting
the girls talk and vent in separate groups first before coming into dialogue.
"People
get very polarized," Burnett said. "Think about our own major events
here, OK to show empathy to the other side and to remind them of the skills
that they learned with us, and then to give opportunities for them to come back
together."
In
those separate groups, the girls have talked about how they know and love the
other group of girls, Ma'ayan said. In the groups, the girls also are being
taught how to deal with trauma in their bodies.
"Being
in that area, the area in the middle between both sides, listening to both
sides and living with the sadness and the pain of both sides is very
difficult," Abuarqoub said. "At the same time, it's one of the things
that fuels the faith that we have in what we are doing now."
Ma'ayan
hears rockets and fighting from where she lives on the Lebanese border.
"The new normal way of living is to try to recognize from the bombs which
is from there to here and which is from here to there," she said.
"As
a mother, you have to take care of them and you have to keep the balance in
there, and to bring them to their senses again, back to their senses," she
said. She also listens to the frustrations of the teen girls she works with.
"You
have to listen to them, to their frustration, to their sadness, to their
desperate statements about what are we talking about? What future do we
have?"
"And
I could hear in her voice how her heart is torn apart," Abuarqoub said.
"And she was telling me how it is difficult for her to think of my kids
and her kids under the current situation. And on the same day, today also, we
have to go to be with one of my colleagues whose brother along with his wife
and three children were killed last night."
Some
of the Israeli girls who participated in Tomorrow's Women also reached out to
her, sending messages about how it was difficult for them to have conversations
with their Palestinian friends.
"Under
the current circumstances, for Israeli girls to reach out to a Palestinian
facilitator — for me that was something that the credit for that goes to the
program," she said.
"Our
goal is not to influence American politicians or Israeli politicians or
Palestinian politicians. And we're not neutral," Burnett said. "We
very much recognize that there is an occupation going on, and that it's
asymmetrical — that there's one side that has more military might than the
other and that one has more control over the other and that creates an
asymmetrical dynamic. We're not neutral about human rights. We're not neutral
about what a just peace looks like. And we're not neutral about who we believe
should be in charge: young women and women."
While
the 20-year-old nonprofit has paused in-person programs before in times of
conflict — the last time was in 2021 — this moment is above and beyond what it
has seen before, Burnett said.
"This
is going to change the field of peacebuilding forever. I hope it changes it for
the good. But it's certainly going to change the landscape," Burnett said.
"We
had permits for the girls from the West Bank," Ma'ayan said. "It was
so nice to see them together, hugging, you know, when they finally met each
other after a few months that they didn't."
When
the donor who supported the event saw the hugging, they told Ma'ayan that they
understood what the donations were for.
Source:
News.Yahoo.Com
https://news.yahoo.com/santa-fe-based-nonprofit-even-030200584.html
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