December2025

  • 7 in 10 women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence

    7 in 10 women human rights defenders, activists and journalists report online violence

    Geneva – Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists and journalists has reached a tipping point, often fueling offline attacks, according to a new report released today, produced by the European Commission and UN Women’s ACT to End Violence against Women programme, in partnership with researchers from TheNerve, City St George’s, University of London and the International Center for...
  • Literature Festivals, the Podium, and Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra

    Literature Festivals, the Podium, and Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra

    On 10th November 2025, Pakistan lost the beloved scholar Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra; and Lahore, its greatest lover, as she liked to call herself. Urdu lost a great educationist, Joy of Urdu lost its Chief Patron and Advisor, and I lost a mentor, a guide, and a friend. There...
  • Celebrating a feminist lens on human and environmental degradation

    Celebrating a feminist lens on human and environmental degradation

    ‘In the Black Mountains of Pakistan, the discovery of an unconscious, unknown man is the first snowball in an avalanche of chaos. The head of the village is beset with problems – including the injured stranger – and failing to find his way out. His daughter receives a love...
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