Reproductive rights

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Žene u crnom ("Women in Black") is a feminist antimilitarist peace organization founded 1991 and based in Belgrade to promote activities (protests, performances, campaigns) against militarism, war, sexism, nationalism, fascism etc. 4 issues (#1, #2, #3-4) of the magazine Žene protiv rata ("Women against War") were published in 1994/95; the organization has also published nine compilations of Žene za mir ("Women for Peace") between 1993-2002 presenting women's testimonies on war and women's resistance to war, primarily in the area of the former Yugoslavia as well as throughout the world. In 2012 another issue of Žene za mir was published and can get downloaded as pdf-file from their website

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Croatian magazine published by the Centre for women's studies in Zagreb since 1998 (two issues/year); every issue is based on a specific topic: emphasis on art/culture/book reviews/feminist art in Central and Eastern Europe, body politics, feminist theology, feminist theory and gender studies, ecofeminism, violence and power, sexuality/pornography, media, identity, ethics, politics etc.

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Polish feminist e-zine/online portal about women's sexuality; emphasis on sex and sexuality, female sexuality, women's body, menstruation, masturbation, contraception, sexism, stereotypes, lgbtq, pregnancy and motherhood, reproductive rights, sexual violence, women's health, book reviews/culture, etc.

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Woman Plus…/Женщина Плюс… was a bilingual magazine by the Russian NGO East-West: ZiHP published between 1994 and 2004; all articles can be read on the website! Emphasis on feminist news, situation of women in Russia and worldwide, equality, women's rights, feminist theory/history, feminist activism, women's movement, violence, women and war, health/body/reproductive rights, culture, stereotypes/sexism, but the magazine also contained a ressource page "Internet for Women" with lot of links from Women's organisations, groups, etc.; East-West: ZiHP also published the web portal OWL - Open Women Line

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OWL - Open Women Line was an information portal on the subject of “Woman and Society” run by the NGO Eat-West: ZhIP (a documentation / library / research / information / education center) providing feminist international as well as Russian news, but also further documents on women's rights, etc.; emphasis on feminist news (with an emphasis on Eastern-Europe, former Soviet states, Russia, but also international news), Women's rights, equality, health, reproductive rights, violence/women and war etc.; the NGO also published the print magazine "Woman Plus" (1994-2004)

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blog of an Ukrainian anarcha-feminist collective; emphasis on feminist theory, activism, protest, discrimination, stereotypes, lgbtq, homophobia, anarcha-feminism, women's rights, equality, anti-capitalism, violence, sexism (in media, advertising, everyday life, but also in anarchist/activist movements), body politics (abortion, reproductive rights), feminist comics/flyers/stickers/visual material, DIY, arts, etc. They work a lot with feminist/lgbtq/anti-homophobia visual material/comics, distributing it in the DIY section of their blog. In 2010 they have published a special issue print zine dealing with the problem of power structures, domination, sexism and violence in activism and especially in the anarchist movement, but also including a section about feminist self-defense.

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blog of the SROM collective based in Lodz (Poland) and fighting for reproductive rights and against the restrictive abortion laws in Poland; emphasis on abortion, reproductive rights, body politics, women's rights, activism/own activities, etc. Their last activity on the blog dates back in 2010

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Ravnopravka is a Russian blog (since 2010) and a website/blog (since 2011) run by the Moscow feminist group (founded in 2008) that both funtion as a discussion platform to exchange (feminist) ideas and texts; emphasis on feminism, feminist theory/ideas, feminist activism and feminist/Women's movement in Russia and Russian speaking countries, networking, women's/human rights and equality, reproductive rights, violence, LGBT and queer issues, motherhood, relationship, power, politics etc.

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Siren is a new Irish feminist women's magazine launched on the 8th March 2012 to celebrate International Women's Day and made by a group of students from The Trinity College, Dublin. Emphasis on gender equality, LGBT and queer issues, art/culture/music, fashion and popular culture, politics, reproductive rights, etc.

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