Feminist revolution in Iran: a compilation of articles
English Iranian woman dies ‘after being beaten by morality police’ over hijab law – The Guardian Iran unrest: Women burn headscarves at anti-hijab protests –
Brazil’s “Infamous Sunday” – Compilation of analysis about the January 8th attacks in Brasilia
As Brazil was stunned by January 8th storming rioters against the buildings of Federal Administration, Congress and Supreme Court, we collected analysis to better understand the roots, circumstances and outcomes of the “infamous Sunday”.
The girl from Santa Catarina: another brutal attack against the right to legal abortion in Brazil
The case of the 11-year-old girl raped and barred by a female judge from having a legal abortion in Santa Catarina had wide repercussions in
Sexual politics in June 2022: regressions and threats to abortion and LGBTQIA+ rights
In early July, we issued the Spanish version of our sexual politics bulletin, published in Portuguese and English in early June. More complete and updated,
Jamil Chade: Letter to an 11-year-old girl
By Jamil Chade* Dear young girl, While your story was the subject of a dramatic debate in Brazil, I tell you that in a room
Sexual Politics from March to May 2022
>>> Read in PDF First Words Since April 2020, SPW newsletters have been tracking and analyzing sexual politics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial: compilation (English and Portuguese)
English The Johnny Depp–Amber Heard Verdict Is Chilling – The New Yorker The Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial was an orgy of misogyny – The Guardian
Ukraine war: 100 days – compilation (English and Portuguese)
English 100 Days of War: Death, Destruction and Loss – NY Times Ukraine round-up: 100 days of war and some Russians refuse to fight –
Ukraine war: women and LGBTQI right’s situation: compilation (English and Portuguese)
English The situation of Ukrainian trans people during the war – Insight ‘Lawful transphobia’ stopping Ukraine’s trans community from fleeing – Euronews ‘Danger everywhere’: War
Sexual Politics in Times of Pandemic – 2021 Retrospective
>>> Download the PDF version here. First Thoughts The last 2020 SPW special hypothesized that during 2021, because of vaccines, Covid-19 would no longer be