women's rights
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.
Video of Women Being Beaten at Saudi Arabian Orphanage Sparks Outrage
The incident was reportedly sparked by young women going on hunger strike over living conditions at the institution.
Saudi Arabia Jails Woman For 34 Years For Using Twitter
Salma al-Shehab, a PhD student who normally lives in Leeds, northern England, was handed what rights groups say is the longest sentence ever to be given to an activist in Saudi Arabia.
‘They Can’t Overcome This’: Why The Taliban Can’t Agree On Anything
A year after they seized power, the Taliban is plagued by internal arguments about what an Islamic government in Afghanistan should look like, and girls’ education is the biggest casualty.
Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls
With girls banned from secondary school and beyond under the Taliban, teachers and activists are taking education into their own hands.