Tracy Lee

Tracy Lee is a freelance international journalist and MintPress reporter that specializes in human interest stories. A former United Nations Correspondent for several years based for Xinhua News Agency, Lee covered the Security Council, General Assembly and all of its peacekeeping operations from UN Headquarters. She provided extensive reporting on a number of events, such as the Syrian civil war, Palestinian bid for UN membership and sanctions against Iran. Lee’s in depth human interest stories ranged from the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake to children caught in crossfire during the Libyan civil war. Recently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lee was on the ground covering the violent clashes between protesters and police during the massive protests that took off across the country. Other past stories which appeared on Huffington Post include the historic Pope Francis visit as well as a profile piece on an American who became a favela funk star in the favelas.

Silenced By Afghan Culture, Scarred By Their Families

For women in Afghanistan, there aren’t many places to turn for protection from a violent husband or mother-in-law — even the law doesn’t shield them from their tormentors.

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Afghanistan Women On The Inside

Mina, a 32-year-old Afghan activist, is haunted by her memories of a young woman who was beaten and periodically hung by her head for bearing daughters, not sons. The women had a clandestine meeting in a rural village in the northwest Afghan province of Parwan in 2009, and Mina still remembers the dark spots of all of the scars covering the face

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Interview: Undaunted, Undeterred, Afghan Activist Eludes Assassination, Fights On

“It really is a big problem just to be alive,» said 35-year-old Afghan activist Malalai Joya.

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NEW YORK -- “Seven times, I faced death with my eyes. In fact, we have this kind of saying that ‘death kissed me and went far away back from me,’” said 35-year-old Afghan activist Malalai Joya. She goes by Joya—a name used since the early days of the Taliban—and has survived seven assassination attempts. She knows her days are numbered but does

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