Politics
US Senate confirms Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/25/us-senate-confirms-kristi-noem-as-homeland-security-secretary
Afghan women’s group hails court’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/afghan-womens-group-hails-courts-move-arrest-taliban-118055051
‘My child will be stateless’: Pregnant women sue Trump administration over the end of birthright citizenship
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/birthright-citizenship-lawsuit-pregnant-women/
‘Cosy boys’ club’: anger over low proportion of women in Irish cabinet
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/24/boys-club-women-irish-cabinet-gender-micheal-martin
Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities
https://www.politico.eu/article/donld-trump-launches-savage-attack-on-bishop-mariann-budde-who-asked-for-mercy-for-minorities-lgbtq-immigrants/
‘A living hell’: Sudanese women face rape and abuse in Libya
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3w16k0n7wo.amp
Women are at risk under Syria’s new government, and the international community must push for women’s rights
https://theconversation.com/women-are-at-risk-under-syrias-new-government-and-the-international-community-must-push-for-womens-rights-246753
‘The end of women and children’s rights’: outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/22/women-children-rights-iraqi-law-allows-child-marriage
New Mexico: Here’s what the largest female legislative majority in US history can accomplish
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/new-mexico-heres-what-the-largest-female-legislative-majority-in-us-history-can-accomplish/
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/funding-cuts-afghanistan-biggest-threat-helping-women-aid-117856887
Trump decrees end of diversity programs, LGBTQ protections
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250120-trump-to-end-diversity-programs-define-two-genders-official
