Western Media Finds Morality in Iran, Ignores Gaza
When Iran arrests marathon organizers for allowing women to run without veils, France 24 is quick to publish, highlighting the injustice. This comes after months of these same outlets downplaying, or outright ignoring, the systematic targeting of Palestinian women and children in Gaza, where human rights violations extend far beyond dress codes to the very right to exist. The outrage feels...
selective. One might wonder if the concern for women's freedom only extends to geographies where the US or its allies are not the primary aggressors. While Iranian women face draconian laws, Palestinian women, according to UN Women, are being killed at an unprecedented rate, with two mothers killed every hour, and 9,000 having been killed by early April 2024. But where are the urgent headlines
from France 24 about that?