Violence against women and girls
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China sentences man who attacked women at restaurant to 24 years
Assault by Chen Jizhi and his friends on 10 June has sparked a national debate over gender-based violenceThe m…
- India, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
India: two teenage sisters raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh
Six men charged over deadly attack on girls, aged 15 and 17, of Dalit casteTwo sisters in Uttar Pradesh have b…
- Dalits, India, Media, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
Jailed Indian journalist gets bail almost two years after arrest
Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan arrested while covering gang-rape and killing of Dalit woman in Uttar Prades…
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China charges 28 people over restaurant attack on group of women
Incident in Tangshan sparked outrage over gender-based violence when video went viralChinese authorities said …
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Protests in India over release of 11 men jailed for gang rape
Demonstrators demand Gujarat government revoke decision on men convicted over rape of Muslim woman Bilkis Bano…
- India, Narendra Modi, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
Muslim woman raped by Hindu mob shocked by release of 11 jailed men
Gujarat frees men serving life sentences for rape, and for murder of three-year-old daughter and other relativ…
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Woman at centre of China #MeToo case vows not to give up after appeal rejected
Zhou Xiaoxuan, who alleges TV host groped her, hopes case proves ‘difficulty of being a woman’ in ChinaThe wom…
- Global development, Health, India, Islam, Politics, Prince Charles, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, Violence against women and girls, Women, Women's health, World news
Bohra imam’s visit puts British girls at risk of mutilation, warn FGM campaigners
Dawoodi Bohra leader Mufaddal Saifuddin, who is in the UK to preach, is an advocate of the abusive practice wh…
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Chinese man executed for murder of former wife during live stream
Tang Lu was found guilty of killing social media star Lhamo by setting fire to her online in September 2020A C…
- Afghanistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
UN urged to impose travel ban on Taliban leadership over oppression of women
Campaigners say curtailing of women’s rights in Afghanistan means Trump-era waiver must be removedHuman rights…
- Asia Pacific, China, Domestic violence, Internet, Online abuse, Society, Technology, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
‘This is another pandemic’: a female survivor of domestic abuse in China speaks out
Chinese cyberspace is filled with videos showing violence against women and activists say only real social cha…
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Chinese police arrest eight after group of women attacked at restaurant
Footage shows man striking and dragging woman outside after she pushes him awayEight people have been arrested…
- Global development, Law, Nepal, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
Nepali woman’s account of rape prompts wave of protest over laws
Calls grow for repeal of statute of limitations and widening of definition of rape after former model makes al…
- Domestic violence, Global development, Human rights, Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Tycoon’s son sentenced to death in Pakistan in high-profile rape and murder case
Zahir Jaffer tortured and beheaded Noor Mukadam, in July last year, in case that sparked outrage over violence…
- Afghanistan, Boxing, Society, South and Central Asia, Sport, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, World news
‘I am losing my skills’: female boxer who was on Afghan national team
Along with her sister, Mariam was forced to stop practising her sport when the Taliban came to power *Mariam a…