Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by O’HARA Mary
Specialist black and minority ethnic domestic violence services are already under strain. Without ringfenced funding, they will be forced to close.
Women have, without any shadow of a doubt, been among the hardest hit casualties of austerity. So no one will be shocked that they will be hit (…)
, by BURTENSHAW Ronan, FRANCES Aoife
This International Women’s Day, women in Ireland are striking for abortion rights against a backdrop of horror stories caused by the country’s prohibition.
This International Women’s Day will see women’s strikes in numerous locations across the world, most prominently in Argentina and the (…)
, by DE MOND Nadia
“We are likely witnessing the birth of a new feminist movement on an international level. Of course, this doesn’t mean that we have a feminist movement everywhere. The International Women’s Strike was joined by fifty countries, but participation in the strike was uneven among the various (…)
, by BIELINSKA Katarzyna
In Poland the law on abortion is one of the most restrictive in the European Union, sex education does not exist, and contraception is both expensive and hard to obtain because a medical prescription is often needed.
According to a 1993 law, abortion is allowed only in three cases: when (…)
, by TOWNSEND Mark
Ahead of a crucial report, we report on the battle faced by Britain’s most excluded demographic.
As gender politics go, it was unquestionably a modest step, but in Bradford’s Carlisle business centre the development felt seismic.
For five years Haniya had been striving to secure a job in (…)
, by BAI Mina
On Sunday 28 August, Isra Zariat, writing for the the Norwegian broadcasting website NRK , revealed that Norwegian doctors are conducting ‘virginity tests’ on behalf of concerned Muslim parents. Doctor Therese Kristina Utgård revealed that her website Klara Klok answers questions about the (…)
, by GRZEBALSKA Weronika, PETO Andrea
In the women’s movement in Central Europe, there are few moments to celebrate. Polish women successfully preventing a total ban on abortion from coming into law recently was one of them.
While we may praise the success of Polish women’s “black protest” – where women across the country went on (…)
, by DAVIES Christian
Minister says mass protests ‘taught us humility’ and conservative leadership will withdraw support for controversial move.
Senior politicians from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) have distanced themselves from a controversial proposal to ban abortion, in the wake of a wave of mass (…)
, by DAVIES Christian
Parliamentary committee urges MPs to vote proposal down as minister says wave of protests ‘taught us humility’.
A controversial proposal to ban abortion in Poland appears to have collapsed after senior politicians from the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) backed away from it after a (…)
, by DAVIES Christian, ENGLAND Charlotte
Women wearing black clothes and waving black flags are demonstrating across Poland, boycotting their jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike in protest against a new law that would in effect ban abortion.
Many men also took part in demonstrations on the streets of Warsaw, Gdańsk and (…)
, by GROVE Tilly, Telesur
The turnout for the strike has been huge, with at least sixty percent of women not showing up to work in major cities.
Clad in black from head-to-toe, and waving black flags, thousands of women poured into streets of Warsaw Gdańsk, and across Poland Monday for a second consecutive day to (…)
, by DAVIES Christian
Proposed ban would criminalise all terminations with women punishable by up to five years in prison.
Poland already has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe, with terminations legally permitted only when the life of the foetus is under threat, when there is a grave threat to (…)
, by CONWAY Terry, HOFFMAN Steven
Protest is spreading against Poland’s plans for a new abortion law which would make the procedure almost impossible to obtain legally. On September 30 actions took place in many cities across Poland as well as solidarity actions in some other places.
On Monday October 3 there has been a call (…)
, by FENTON Siobhan
Country’s government considering tightening local laws on terminations.
Women in Poland are to stage an all-out strike to protest the country’s plan to effectively ban abortions.
Female workers across the predominantly Catholic country will take part in the action on Monday, in an effort to (…)
, by BERGFELD Mark, RATAJCZAK Mikołaj, WOLKE Aleksandra
Large protests have taken place in Poland against a proposed ban on abortion in all cases. On Monday (3 October) Polish women are taking part in a nationwide strike to defend their basic reproductive rights. Mark Bergfeld, who researches Polish immigrant workers as part of his PhD, spoke to (…)
, by ALIBHAI-BROWN Yasmin
The new report on joblessness shows the role played by discrimination – but attitudes within our community must change too.
Muslim women are the most economically disadvantaged group in Britain. They are three times more likely than other women to be unemployed or looking for work, and twice (…)
, by CHRISAFIS Angelique, WILLSHER Kim
Female politicians, campaigners and journalists demand change as shocking tales of harassment emerge.
Isabelle Attard, a French MP from Normandy, stood outside the French parliament flanked by dozens of protesting female politicians and feminist campaigners. Armed with placards and (…)
, by FAGAN Veronica
Labour’s Sadiq Khan decisively defeated Zac Goldsmith after the most disgustingly Islamaphobic campaign by the Tories. Khan won 57% against Goldsmith’s 43% to end eight years of Tory rule at City Hall. Voters in London showed their contempt for the Tory dog whistle politics that Cameron himself (…)
, by MAHONY Elizabeth, MAJEWSKA Ewa Alicja
A proposed abortion ban in Poland would subject women to surveillance, criminalization, and even more economic hardship.
For years, Poland has had some of the most repressive abortion laws in Europe. Abortions are restricted to cases of fetal abnormality, risk to the health and life of the (…)
, by Feminist Fightback (Britain)
On 16 April the Feminist Fightback collective led an action which prevented an anti-choice procession from reaching a local abortion clinic. Here the collective reports on the background to the action, tactics and the wider struggle.
Now is a critical time in the struggle for reproductive (…)
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