Global Roundup: Sierra Leone Women in Politics, Kazakhstan GBV Docudrama, Indonesian Women Migrant Workers, Trans Woman Saving Trans Lives, First Woman & LGBTQ Archery Brand
Global Roundup: Sierra Leone Women in Politics, Kazakhstan GBV Docudrama, Indonesian Women Migrant Workers, Trans Woman Saving Trans Lives, First Woman & LGBTQ Archery Brand
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Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain Photograph: Freetown city council As Sierra Leone gears up for polls in June, women in politics speak out about refusing to be silenced despite the abuse and intimidation they face. The Unity party, registered by Femi Claudius Cole in 2017, failed to win any seats in the 2018 general election. But Cole persevered, travelling around the country offering medical treatment with a surgeon, giving interviews and building up a social media following. In 2021 she co-founded the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties, an opposition alliance. In July 2022, when women organising a rally to protest at the soaring cost of living asked for her backing, she agreed, allowing them to make placards in her office. They planned to dress in black and hold a prayer service. But the day before the rally, armed police surrounded Cole’s house and she was accused of inciting the protests and detained for four nights. They also confiscated her passport, which has yet to be returned.
Global Roundup: Sierra Leone Women in Politics, Kazakhstan GBV Docudrama, Indonesian Women Migrant Workers, Trans Woman Saving Trans Lives, First Woman & LGBTQ Archery Brand
Global Roundup: Sierra Leone Women in…
Global Roundup: Sierra Leone Women in Politics, Kazakhstan GBV Docudrama, Indonesian Women Migrant Workers, Trans Woman Saving Trans Lives, First Woman & LGBTQ Archery Brand
Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain Photograph: Freetown city council As Sierra Leone gears up for polls in June, women in politics speak out about refusing to be silenced despite the abuse and intimidation they face. The Unity party, registered by Femi Claudius Cole in 2017, failed to win any seats in the 2018 general election. But Cole persevered, travelling around the country offering medical treatment with a surgeon, giving interviews and building up a social media following. In 2021 she co-founded the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties, an opposition alliance. In July 2022, when women organising a rally to protest at the soaring cost of living asked for her backing, she agreed, allowing them to make placards in her office. They planned to dress in black and hold a prayer service. But the day before the rally, armed police surrounded Cole’s house and she was accused of inciting the protests and detained for four nights. They also confiscated her passport, which has yet to be returned.