women’s rights

Two years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’
Middle East

Two years on from Taliban takeover, Afghan women are being ‘erased from everything’

CNN  —  When Zahra thinks back to her life before the summer of 2021, it seems like another reality. As…
Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public
Middle East

Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public

CNN  —  Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new…
Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says
Middle East

Iran’s repression of protesters and women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity,’ UN report says

CNN  —  Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations,…
Gendi: Women empowerment file witnessed ‘unprecedented boom’ over past nine years
Egypt

Gendi: Women empowerment file witnessed ‘unprecedented boom’ over past nine years

The women empowerment file has witnessed an unprecedented boom over the past nine years, said Minister of State for Emigration…
Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says
Middle East

Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has gone on hunger strike, her family says

CNN  —  Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike on Monday in protest over what…
Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve
World

Five deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  The murder of five women within 10 days in Australia, allegedly by men they knew, has…
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