The boyfriend came and killed members of their family, he told my uncle that he would kill him too if they can’t marry...she would join the group anyway, just to be with him.

In universities, data is handled by qualified students, who have taken exams qualifying them to measure radiation. Here, it's done by mothers working part-time!

When I went into labour, I couldn't see anything because I was lying on my back. No one briefed me on what they were about to do to my body.

There are hardly any gays in Iraq...I matched with this one guy on Grindr, but he was over 200km away in neighbouring Iran!

What’s the difference between a Japanese soldier raping a Korean or Filipina woman? If the Japanese government could do something for the women in Korea, why can’t they do the same for us?

It was certainly a challenge for me to balance being on the House floor for votes and having to feed my infant son.

When we made physical copies of our first album in 2006, we were arrested whilst selling it on the streets of Tehran.

Everyone has the right to party and have fun. But sexual assault isn't something committed by refugees alone.

I saw two men being executed in front me in Guantánamo. From then on, I couldn't be silent about it anymore.

Calling attention to women not to become pregnant has caused outrage...The virus doesn’t just affect pregnant women, men should also be told to protect themselves.