women's rights

Taliban enforces burqa for female journalists: ‘We are the last ones resisting’

Afghanistan: Since the return of the burqa, women are slowly disappearing from the streets

New law in Iran limits screening tests during pregnancy

Afghan women rip down banners when Taliban refuse to talk about education

Iranian women again barred from football stadium, met with teargas

Iranian town removes statue of woman for un-Islamic dress

Taliban releases four women’s rights activists but fear persists

Iraqis show support for teenage girl attacked with acid for refusing marriage proposal

The viral TikTok hand gesture that saved a girl from kidnapping

Chinese members of the #MeToo movement battle censorship to show support for tennis star Peng Shuai

'Never again': The death of a pregnant woman reignites pro-choice movement in Poland

South Korea: Activists harassed and targeted by 'anti-feminist' groups

The Afghan women rebelling against the Taliban's strict dress code

'Do not touch my clothes': Afghan women rebel against Taliban strict dress code

‘I don’t dare to go out anymore’: Women in Kabul live in fear after Taliban return

Daughter of Chechen official who fled abuse forced to return home

Taliban tribunal gives woman 40 lashes for talking to a man on the phone

Iranian publishers remove images of girls from math textbook, parents add them back

Tunis-based rights groups sound alarm over police violence against women

Iranian women attend football match: 'It was a dream come true'

Rare video of underage marriage in Iran: the 'bride' is aged 11

Video of brutal murder highlights Turkey’s femicide crisis

Young Guinean activists want to end FGM during summer break

Women's rights activists in Algeria threatened with acid attacks