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A statement by the WHRDIC on the killing of Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi woman human rights defender Full statement: bit.ly/4cZf0u1

Today, Yanar Mohammed – one of the most formidable feminist leaders of her generation – was assassinated in her home in Baghdad in what appears to have been a targeted militia attack. Read MADRE's statement: madre.org/media-item/yan… @MADREspeaks

Speakers: Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of @amnesty Emilie De Wolf, Advocacy Co-coordinator, @IM_Defensoras Amel Hadjadj, Journal féministe algérien, Alliance féministe francophone Tatiana Mukaniré, SEMA network, Democratic Republic of Congo Register:bit.ly/3OdYoEC

Conflict as a Path to Collective Resilience Acknowledging that conflict is an inevitable and natural dynamic in our movements, the WHRDIC has introduced a new #Conflict_Resolution_Policy 👉 Read the details on our website. 🌐 whrdic.org/our-work/solid…

The WHRDIC operates through a participatory model that reinforces transparency, trust-building, and collective leadership. 👉 Read the details on our website. 🌐 whrdic.org/our-work/solid…

📙 Our renewed governance and membership policies are living, collective agreements among our members, rooted in our shared purpose as a transnational feminist Coalition. 👉 Read the full article on our website whrdic.org/our-work/solid…

In 2025, the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition undertook a significant renewal of its governance structure and membership policy. This shift forms part of a broader transformative process aligned with the Coalition’s new Strategic Framework for 2025–2030.

Strengthening Feminist Solidarity and Collective Power: WHRD-IC’s #Renewed Governance and Membership Policy Read the full article on our website 👇👇👇 whrdic.org/our-work/solid…

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Femena is honored to receive the #SESWomenOfTheYear2025 Award from @EsitlikVeAdalet. This recognition belongs to Afghan women resisting systematic erasure through courage & collective feminist action. We remain committed to amplifying their voices.#Power2AfghanWomen @rawadari_org

We welcome the acquittal of peasant organiser #AmandaEchanis and demand accountability for the violations of her rights. Amanda was acquitted on Jan 14, 2026 after spending more than five years in detention over trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives.

This year marks a powerful milestone for the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition — 20 years of collective action, unwavering solidarity, and feminist resistance across the globe 👇👇👇 whrdic.org/our-work/solid…

On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, WHRDIC relaunched the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign. We featured the profiles of 30 women human rights defenders imprisoned for their human rights work and activism Our demand is to set all WHRDs free

We thank everyone who participated in the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. We featured the profiles of 30 imprisoned women human rights defenders #SpreadingTheEcho More here 👉t.ly/jMZed

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In September 2024​ Nourah bint Saeed Al-Qahtani was sentenced to 35 years in prison on the basis of the Anti-Cybercrime Law and the Anti-Terrorism Law. #FreeNourah #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho More here 👉t.ly/jMZed

On July 13, 2024, Fabiola Tercero was arrested. After 16 months of being disappeared, on November 11, 2025, she was presented to the pro-government media #FreeFabiola #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho #SetThemFree More here 👉t.ly/jMZed

Nasim Gholami Simiyari was arrested in 2023. She was formally charged with “propaganda against the regime,” and "armed rebellion", and was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison #FreeNasim #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho More here 👉t.ly/jMZed

On 22 March 2025, Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Beebow Baloch were arrested during a peaceful sit-in protesting police violence. In September 2025, both leaders were transferred to judicial custody #FreeMahrang #FreeBeebow #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho More here 👉t.ly/jMZed