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Women's Views on News (Newsportal)

Location

United Kingdom

Statement:
WomensViewsOnNews.org is the women’s daily online news and current affairs service, operating on a ‘not for profit’ basis.

The site provides up to date news on all the major national and international stories of the day, in much the same way as any newspaper or online news service, but the stories we feature here are always about women. It also includes feature articles and opinion pieces from time to time, but the focus is on news.

What is our vision?

Our vision is building a world where all women’s voices and experiences are heard by all.

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gender_by (Blog)

Location

Belarus

Info:
Belarusian LJ-community-blog with at the moment 179 members who all can publish articles on the blog which has an emphasis on discrimination, equality, women's rights, stereotypes, feminist news, education, relationship, body politics, violence and power, etc. the blog's moderator (petra_leleka = Jeanna Krömer (Yamaykina)) is also editor of the Belarusian e-zine Amphi

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George - la revue de celles qui dépassent les bornes (Magazine)

Location

Lausanne
Switzerland
46° 31' 11.8632" N, 6° 38' 0.9492" E

Info:
Swiss (Suisse romande) feminist cultural magazine published by the association Woming since 8. March 2010; George wants to provide an alternative to traditional women's magazines; emphasis on culture, arts, film, music, popular culture but also on sexism / discrimination / equality, body politics, intersex, etc.

Statement:
George n°0 est sortie le 8 mars 2010, à l’occasion de la 100e journée des femmes.

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feminism_ua - Фемінізм_уа (LJ-community blog)

Location

Kiev
Ukraine
50° 27' 0.36" N, 30° 31' 24.24" E

Info:
Ukrainian LJ-community blog with at the moment over 500 members (moderator: maryxmas); the blog covers a wide range of topics with an emphasis on feminist news, women's/human rights and equality, reproductive rights, feminism/gender studies/queer issues, culture, violence and power: "This community is for discussions on feminism, gender studies, and the struggle for equal rights for women and men. " Also provides lots of links to Ukrainian, Russian and international feminist blogs and LJ-communities.

Statement:

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InterAlia (Blog)

Location

Budapest
Hungary
47° 29' 54.2616" N, 19° 2' 26.7288" E

Info:
"The Inter Alia Foundation works to promote social and legal equality between men and women, gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender, and the elimination of racial discrimination; [it wants to] inform the public about the effects of discrimination and the rights of the affected groups." blog's emphasis on lgbtq, gender politics, equality, women's rights, discrimination, human rights, anti racism, homophobia, lgbt parents and rainbow families, media, violence etc.

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Feminárium (former: Egy feminista blog) (Blog, 2005-2008)

Location

Hungary

Info:
this blog was started by feministablogger as "Egy feminista blog" (A feminist blog) in 2005; in 2006 it became Feminárium, now made by two bloggers (feministablogger and Vérfarkasnö; later a third blogger Gid posted too); emphasis on feminist news, lgbtq, policy, situation of women/women's rights in Hungary, equality, violence, gender and media, feminist blogosphere; health, events, readings/literature, etc. in their last entry in 2008 they announce that they will continue to publish on interalia.org

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Feminisn'ts - Я не феминистка, но… (Feminisn'ts - I'm not a feminist, but…) (Blog)

Location

Russia

Info:
blog of the Russian journalist and feminist Natasha Bitten who is also a co-founder and very active in the feminist collecitve Za feminizm!
blogs emphasis on discrimination, sexism, women's rights and human rights especially in Russia, Eastern Europe and former Soviet States, equality, violence against women, history/theory of feminism, feminist news, international news on the situation of women, women artists, culture, etc.

Statement:

Путеводитель по феминизму для "плохих" девочек

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feminisite (E-zine)

Location

Istanbul
Turkey
41° 0' 18.972" N, 28° 58' 37.056" E

Info:
Turkish ezine published by the women's organisation Feminist Kadın Çevresi (FKÇ, "Women's Circle") in Istanbul; emphasis on culture (literature, music, arts, theater, cinema, dance), feminist politics, theory and activism, feminist news from Turkey and world wide, anit-militarism, violence, women's rights/human rights, lgbtq, ecofeminism, etc.

Statement:
90’lı yılların başından beri İstanbul’daki kadın hareketi içinde faaliyet gösteren Feminist Kadın Çevresi (FKÇ) kültür-sanat alanında çalışma yürüten feminist kadınlardan oluşan bir kadın inisiyatifidir.

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