Domestic violence
- Afghanistan, Domestic violence, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan
Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, …
- Divorce, Domestic violence, Global development, India, Life and style, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Too many women choose death over divorce’: the Indian retreats taking the shame out of separation
Divorce is not an end but a beginning, says Rafia Afi, who gets women together to change ideas about toxic mar…
- Cities and development, Delhi, Domestic violence, Gender, Global development, India, Life and style, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women in India don’t want ‘safe zones’ – they want to enjoy public spaces as equals | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea …
- Art and design, Culture, Domestic violence, Global development, India, Photography, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women behind the lens: ‘Through needle and thread, a quiet defiance of patriarchy’
One of a series of photographs taken across India in which women, many of them abuse survivors, use traditiona…
- Culture, Domestic violence, Environment, Global development, India, Media, Radio, Seeds, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
From missing goats to health tips: how a female-run radio station is giving rural India a voice
For nearly two decades, ‘General’ Narsamma and her team at Sangham Radio have honed their craft, learning ever…
- Domestic violence, Global development, Life and style, Pakistan, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
She wanted a divorce so her father hacked her legs with an axe: how Pakistan fails women
Sobia Batool Shah is being protected in hospital after a mob of male relatives attacked her in a harrowing cas…
- Domestic violence, Femicide, Global development, Kazakhstan, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Kazakh court jails former minister for 24 years for brutal murder of wife
Kazakhstan to toughen penalties for domestic violence as killing of Saltanat Nukenova prompts national outcry …
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‘There’s a huge problem’: New Zealand searches for new ways to tackle family violence
Mental health apps focusing on personal history part of a wider push to support men and address high rates of …
- 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…
- 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…
- Communities, Domestic violence, Gangs, Global development, Inequality, Literacy, Pakistan, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Young people
‘House of love’: the calm, creative space changing young lives in Karachi
In Lyari, a slum notorious for violence in Pakistan’s most populous city, Mehr Ghar offers young people a safe…
- Afghanistan, Domestic violence, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
‘We are struggling’: two former officials at Afghan women’s affairs ministry
Gul Bano and Karima’s former offices are in the hands of the Taliban – and they fear for their livesGul Bano* …
- Afghanistan, Domestic violence, Europe, European Union, Global development, Joe Biden, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US news, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘We will start again’: Afghan female MPs fight on from parliament in exile
From Greece the women are advocating for fellow refugees – and those left behind under Taliban ruleIt is a Sat…
- Culture, Dalits, Documentary films, Domestic violence, Education, Film, Global development, Nepal, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story
A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries• I Am Belmaya…
- Divorce, Domestic violence, Global development, India, Law, Life and style, Marriage, Migration, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘He lives freely, I live in fear’: the plight of India’s abandoned wives
Activists highlight the poverty, stigma and abuse faced by women deserted by spouses living abroad Kamala Redd…