women's rights
Man Who Beheaded His 17-Year-Old Wife Jailed For Just 8 Years in Iran
Sajjad Heydarnawa, who was filmed carrying the decapitated head of his wife, Mona, has been given a lighter punishment than many anti-government protesters.
We Met an All-Women Flogging Squad in Indonesia
Aceh, Indonesia’s only province with Sharia police, now has female floggers. “If the perpetrator is a woman, then the flogger should be a woman too.”
Japan Changes Archaic Law Assigning Men Paternity Over Ex-Wife’s Child After Divorce
Revisions to the 19th-century code also mean that pregnant women are now allowed to remarry within 100 days of a divorce.
Conspiracy Theorists Have Come for US Couple Denied Abortion in Europe
Andrea Prudente and Jay Weeldreyer face hate and false accusations that they were part of a paid plot to undermine Malta’s abortion laws, the strictest in Europe.
Why Did the Taliban Welcome This Woman to Afghanistan With Big Smiles?
Analysts say Pakistan made a power move by sending a female minister to talk shop with the all-men government of Afghanistan.
Women in Australia Could Soon Get Menstrual and Menopause Leave From Work
“It’s time our workplace legislation was redrafted to finally and properly acknowledge that half the population are women.”
‘Deeply Worrying’: UK Anti-Abortion Groups Turn Focus to Students
Groups are hiring new staff and amping up efforts on social media to try and reach a new generation online.
Signal Is Asking People Around the World to Help Iranians Access the Encrypted App
The encrypted chat app published “easy” detailed instructions to help anyone set up a proxy server to help Iranians.
Young Iranians Are Fighting Back Against Iran’s Morality Police For the First Time
Iranian authorities blame the “enemies of Islam” for nationwide demonstrations but the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody has galvanised a generation.
Woman Dies After Being Arrested By Cops Under Iran’s Strict Hijab Law
Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died after being rounded up by morality police in Tehran and “re-educated” for not complying with the modesty law.
She Trained to Be a Geisha, Until Her Boss Tried to Sell Her Virginity
A former apprentice geisha has shocked Japan with allegations of sexual assault and coercion.
Some Girls Were Allowed to Return to School in Afghanistan – for 3 Days
Dozens of girls protested after their brief return to education was cut short by local Taliban leaders.