RAW in WAR: Reach All Women in WAR

29/06/2026

Awful:

Human rights campaigner Mahrang Baloch denied inciting protesters before the official's death.

28/04/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/lebanese-journalist-amal-khalil-killed-israeli-strike.html

Mourners paid respects to Amal Khalil, who remained trapped under rubble for hours before emergency medics recovered her body.

28/04/2026

Investigate the murder of woman human rights defender Yanar Mohamed!
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/04/iraq-un-experts-demand-investigation-murder-woman-human-rights-Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders

GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the murder of Iraqi human rights defender Yanar Mohamed in March by unknown perpetrators and urged the government to act swiftly to ensure accountability.“The Government of Iraq must ensure the protection of women human rights defenders against violence and t...

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

We are devastated by the killing of our beloved friend, Iraqi feminist leader Yanar Mohammed, co-founder of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), who was shot outside her home in Baghdad on Monday.

In 2003, she founded the first women’s shelter in Iraq to protect women from trafficking, honor killings, and systemic abuse becoming the target of death threats over her activism. Despite constant threats to her life, she continued to establish shelters across the country, offering protection and hope to women with nowhere else to turn. Through OWFI, she built a feminist resistance movement in Iraq — challenging military occupation, imperialism, religious militias, patriarchal violence in all its forms.

“Yanar was a warrior for women’s freedom. She understood that imperialism, patriarchy, war, occupation, and fundamentalism all feed violence against women. She risked everything to protect women in Iraq. She built shelters when it was dangerous to even speak about women’s rights. We will continue her fight.”
– V (formerly Eve Ensler)

With Yanar’s assassination, we have lost a courageous and visionary leader. Her killing is a painful reminder of the grave dangers faced by women human rights defenders around the world at a time when women’s rights are increasingly under threat. Yanar never stopped fighting for women’s rights, dignity, and freedom. We honor her and her life’s work.

Read more about Yanar: vday.link/yanarmohammed

05/03/2026