Spaces of Violence and Resistance: Women’s Rights in the Digital World
27/05/2021
In a May 2021 report, EuroMed Rights mapped the diversity of online violence situations faced by women in the MENA region. The report shows for instance that 60% of Turkish women have been victim of at least one form of online violence. In Jordan, 80,8% of respondents have experienced at least one form of cyber sexual harassment, while in Egypt 41.6% of participants to a study declared having experienced cyber violence in 2019. Finally, one third of Palestinian women revealed having been subject to sexual violence and harassment online. With the recent surge in violence, Palestinian women’s voices have been suppressed online through censorship and the ban of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. Along with other Palestinians, they were shedding light upon the systemic oppression and discrimination, and alleged war crimes, Palestinians are subject to by the Israeli authorities.





