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Pyari Hessa (#07) in action for Jamshedpur FT. Credit: Jamshedpur FC by Diwash Gahatraj (Delhi) Friday February 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office DELHI, Feb 20 (IPS) – Pyari Hessa, 26, combines long shifts as a deputy traffic controller at a steel company in Jamshedpur with evening football training on the same grounds where professionals train. A […]
Women’s rights have been steadily eroding in Afghanistan since 2021. Credit: UN Women | The recent power outage has shown how important the internet has become for Afghan women and how when that connection is lost, hope fades and isolation ensues. Opinion by UN Women (New York) Wednesday October 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office NEW YORK, […]
Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (Tokyo) Friday October 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – The cinema hall of Tokyo’s Toda Peace Memorial Hall fell silent as the Kazakh filmmaker and human rights activist Aigerim Seitenova stepped forward in a black T-shirt and green skirt to introduce her 31-minute documentary, “Jara – Radioactive Patriarchy: […]
More women must play a role in shaping peace agreements, safety reforms and recovery plans after the conflict, told the Secretary-General António Guterres of the UN to the Security Council. Credit: UN News: UN News Opinion By Sima Bahous (United Nations)) Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Inter Press Service United Nations, October 7 (IPS) – We […]
Because Joey Dijkstra, who came out like a gender-diverse person in Albany, West-Australia, was a daunting prospect. “I grew up in a conservative, Christian community where gender diversity was demonized,” they say. “To say that the exploration made who I was and came out scary, an understatement is. “People still have a lot of misconceptions […]
