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Minister says women visiting the lakes of Band-e-Amir have not been wearing their hijabs properlyThe Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, adding to a long list of restrictions aimed at shrinking wome…
Read MoreTwo years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limited, which can be vital in garnering support from the worldWestern officials like me watched in despair two years ago on this day when the Tal…
Read MoreTwo years since the Taliban seized power, thousands of female fugitives still live in fear and poverty, with a target on their backsThousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeoverShima Forugh* was in 10th grade at school…
Read MoreCampaigners say efforts to stamp out custom of banishing girls and women during menstruation have been set back by CovidA 16-year-old girl from Nepal has died as a result of the illegal practice of chhaupadi, where menstruating women are forced to stay…
Read MoreThousands of children born to victims of rape during Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971 were adopted by foreign families. Now, many want to discover their rootsThe Bangladeshi children who say they were wrongly taken for adoptionJane Radika was s…
Read MoreAs we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists retaking power, this denial of education must be addressed Two years of ever-intensifying repression since the Taliban seized power in August 2021 have not dimmed the resilience of girls and w…
Read MoreThousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldHundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of UK aid cuts in 20…
Read MoreDespite reforms, campaigners say Mumbai killing proves lack of progress in protecting students since 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rapeThe list of complaints made by female students living at the women’s hostel in the south of Mumbai is depressingly long and go…
Read MoreMy father was so upset at having a girl he refused to visit me in hospital. He later changed his mind, but such attitudes keep women uneducated and limited to housework and care dutiesMy father didn’t come to the hospital when I was born. I discovered …
Read MoreFor generations, mothers in Tamil Nadu have taught their daughters the dangerous trade. But while their work has brought them financial independence, few are mourning its passingWith sacks tied around their saris and well-used goggles as their only equ…
Read MorePrevented by Bangladeshi authorities from working, refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camp are dependent on food aid, which is being cut again and again. We cannot carry on like thisFor a Rohingya refugee, food rations are everything. We are not allowed to wo…
Read MoreAfter a decade of delays and threats, Amena was the last of seven rape survivors resolved to fight. The verdict has been welcomed by Muslims facing increasing discrimination in IndiaOn a hot and quiet afternoon, a woman lies on a wooden charpoy under a…
Read MoreUN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each yearThe number of child marriages is declining worldwide, but at too slow a pace for any hope of eliminating the practice this centur…
Read MoreUeno’s books are hugely popular in China, where a crackdown on large-scale organising has stifled a nascent feminist movementTo find evidence that China’s feminist movement is gaining momentum – despite strict government censorship and repression – che…
Read MoreOfficials say it will leave in May if Taliban cannot be persuaded to let local women work for organisationThe UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work f…
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