Another woman in Iran faces execution for defending human rights. Women's rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in a sham retrial solely for her peaceful activism. She has been subjected to torture and inhumane treatment and now… pic.twitter.com/O7k67MBZgN — Dr. Nina Ansary (@drninaansary) February 14, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js "…and…

This BBC report is such a depressing read – 'I quit running after being followed home by men'. A young woman in Wales speaks out about the sexual harassment she's had to endure out running: Ms Browne, 24, from Cardiff, said she was 11 when a man slowed his car down to tell her she…

From the Telegraph: A police force reissued a mugshot of a convicted Islamic State (IS) terrorist after she complained she was not wearing a niqab in it. Farishta Jami, 36, was found guilty of terrorism offences on Thursday for planning to fly to Afghanistan to join IS. West Midlands Police initially released an image showing…

"I was told 'You should have been gassed with your ancestors, Jew. Free Palestine and kill Israel.’” A young student testifies at a Toronto District School Board meeting about the antisemitism he has faced without any intervention from his teachers, the principal, or the… pic.twitter.com/dsv8cOra8l — Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) February 14, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Arthur Siegel, May 1943.  "Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. The canteen building at night." "Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. The shipways at evening."[Photos: Shorpy/Arthur Siegel for the Office of War Information] In April of 1941, the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard employed around 350, a number that grew exponentially as war production increased. By 1942, 11,000 people worked at the…

Here we go again: A transgender paedophile who was snared by police officers while trying to meet up with a young boy has been jailed for four years. Bex McCullgh, from Backwell, North Somerset, was arrested on arrival at the scene in Bristol, where officers were waiting. At Bristol Crown Court, the 25-year-old – who…

Interesting to see Putin's favourite thinker pontificating on Islam and Israel. From MEMRI TV: Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin said that he was disgusted by the Islamic response to Israel’s war against Hamas and Hizbullah. “Where is Islamic solidarity? Where is the Islamic world?”, he asked, saying that only “a small population of brave Houthis” demonstrated…

The Unison women's conference motion that "“trans women are women and trans men are men” has been passed without any opposition: "Not one delegate spoke against" <Turns off replies> https://t.co/85jEovZXXi — Vulvamort 🟩⬜🟪 (@HairyLeggdHarpy) February 13, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The state of the union. No one dared raise their hands to oppose. Not so much a…

The Telegraph: An “unethical” NHS puberty blocker trial has been threatened with legal action by campaigners. Lawyers acting for Keira Bell, a former patient of the Tavistock Clinic, which was shut down amid controversy over its gender identity treatment for children, say the planned trial is “unethical and unlawful”. Ms Bell, a biological woman who…

Good lord. John Bolton. And very well said. It is unconscionable to allow Russia to assault Ukraine’s sovereignty, recruit enemies like North Korea to aid in their fight, and then sell out the Ukrainians by conceding the loss of their territory and NATO security guarantees or membership. By making these and others… — John Bolton…