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This June 19, 2009 poem by an unnamed woman shows the center of feeling for Iranian women during the weeks of protests and violent government crackdowns on the streets of Tehran.

During Iran election protests a 19 yr old woman "i" reporter for CNN shares her first-hand experience as she was on the streets of Tehran during the election protests there. Women in Iran have played a key role in exposing ongoing human rights violations by the gov of Iran. A 2:22 min June 21, 2009 video.

...Through compelling footage and stories of women peacekeepers in action across the globe, to interviews with key UN officials, this video helps us better understand the profound impact women can have in maintaining peace and security. An 8:04 min UN TV production May 2009.

Rural Women's Day, Mozambican women farmers, march to demand their rights to land. They receive support from one of the country's most prominent citizens, Graca Michel (who married Nelson Mandela on his 80th birthday). The women danced and marched for about 4.5 km before meeting Ms. Machel, Virgilia Matabele, Minister for Women and Social Development & the Minister for Industry & Commerce, Antonio Fernando. A 2:56 ActionAid HungerFree video production Oct 2008.

CNN anchor Betty Nguyen interview with former Headline News anchor Rudi Bakhtiar, who was niece of last Prime Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

DRC hero and women's advocate, journalist Chouchou Namegabe Nabintu, from South Kivu Province is empowering women in the Congo by educating the world on the issues of rape. War in the DRC in part is a fight over minerals that are used in manufacturing cellphones. Women rape survivors in the Congo are the clear victims of this fight.

A must see. Gain insight into Islamic debate and culture on the issues of marriage....

Hunger is driving North Koreans to escape to China, crossing a river frontier at the mercy of traffickers. Once in China they are forced to live secret lives, the women often sold into forced marriages or prostitution. A 2:10 min BBC April 6, 2009 news release.

This interview includes undercover footage that was filmed by Defenders USA operatives at a local truck stop. These clips reveal how truckers purchase "Lot Lizards"- a demeaning term used to describe prostituted girls. 3:41 min production by www.thedefendersusa.org | Reported by KOIN local 6 News Feb 2009

A South African Woman describes how climate change is affecting her and her community. To learn more about Oxfam's climate change campaign, visit http://www.oxfamamerica.org

Isatou Ceesay has organized more than 80 Gambian women to crochet coin purses and other things out of strips of plastic from recycled plastic bags. She introduces the project in this short interview. A Gambia Women's Recycling Group video production 2007.

Clandestine cemeteries in Guatemala are still being uncovered and countless human rights violations are left unpunished. Waves of violence continue to plague the country, affecting women in particular. A 3:44 min Nobel Women's Initiative video 2009

Dear Rizwi Jamil -

What you are describing in the experience of Gudiya is called "sexual assault" in the US. This is rape. If Gudiya was in the US and was willing to make a legal claim she could charge the boy who forced himself w/rape. These cases are very hard in any country and are especially hard on the girl/woman involved. We would suggest that if Gudiya is willing to receive help that she find an agency that can help near her location. Poverty forces so many to make choices that are harmful to women -- Gudiya's case is one of these. We hope you find a way to help her.

All support to you in your quest,

Women News Network - WNN

Child trafficking in Kenya by cartels is an ongoing problem. Children bought or stolen in Kenya are held in townhomes veiled as schools before they are ferried to Burundi, southern Africa and Europe. Some children are also being trafficked for their organs. The majority of trafficked respondents have said that traffickers use promises of jobs with good salaries to persuade them. Rose Wangui reports Feb 11, 2009. Video 1:31 min

(May 8, 2009) Women across Pakistan are galvanized to act by the threat of harsh Taliban-style Islamic law, recently instituted in Pakistan's Northwest Provinces. A May 8, 2009 5:21 min Global Pulse news video.

Acts of heroism by women around the globe are part of the true history of Mother's Day. Mother's Day came from a call to mothers everywhere to stand up against the suffering of war... an appeal made by Julia Ward Howe in 1870. In 1914, US Pres Woodrow Wilson signed this day into official US remembrance to honor all mothers everywhere. Mother's day is global, celebrated today in many nations.

When Jackie Redd was 14, she was forced to join the NPFL (National Patriotic Front of Liberia), a rebel group. She was raped and forced to be the wife of three men for 11 years, until she escaped in 2001.
Jackie is now speaking out. She is trying to start a support center called the One Help One Center for War Affected Women to provide care and training for women who are trying to recover from the war. She has also been working with Amnesty International and is the subject of a documentary about war-affect

HungerFREE India has mobilized thousands of Dalit women to fight for land rights and it is now a movement. Since 2007, 7,000 acres of land has been secured for 5,000 women and the fight is ongoing. Find out more about the campaign: http://tinyurl.com/dbhtgp

Bangladeshi journalist activist, Rupa, takes us on a journey to see the inner world of women who have suffered from acid attacks in Bangladesh. The Acid Survivors Foundation is doing great work helping women get their life back. A 2:30 min excerpt from Catherine Hebert's award winning 2005 documentary "The Face I Once Had." To order: http://www.mangofilms.ca