カテゴリー: Domestic violence
Brutal death of social media star Lhamo has shone spotlight on domestic violence in the countryA Chinese man has been sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of killing his ex-wife while she was livestreaming on social media last year.The int…
Women’s protests led to prohibition in Bihar but can alcohol bans end domestic abuse and harassment?Holding sticks and brooms, the women marched to the liquor shop in the centre of Konar village. It was a rare ambush in the staunchly patriarchal Bihar …
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Victims’s family speak of their heartbreak as brutal killing sparks national debate on lack of progress to end violence against womenThe family of a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly tortured and beheaded by the son of a business tycoon have spoken o…
The attacks in Papua New Guinea may look like a barbaric relic from the past but have to do with poverty, inequality and the normalisation of violence News broke last week about the horrific attack on two women in Port Moresby after they were accused o…
Land dispute in which 21 people died is the latest brutal conflict exacerbated by high-powered weapons, weak governance and erosion of traditional moresAt the height of the killing, women and children hid in the dense forests nearby or took shelter in …
A new women-led initiative in Afghanistan is working to break down the barriers to help both victims and perpetratorsNabila felt her diesel-drenched clothes stick to her skin, her lungs filling with fumes, hot panic rising.It hadn’t been the first time…
Crowdfunder allows Kanwal Ahmed to keep sharing advice on sex, violence… and cookingA social media star has been dubbed Pakistan’s Kickstarter Oprah after her groundbreaking digital talk show in which women talk about taboo issues such as marital rape,…
Song by Tan Weiwei, one of the nation’s favourite performers, appears to reference high-profile instances of violence against womenIn the torrent of comments below the video of Tan Weiwei’s latest single, one summed up the burgeoning anger of Chinese w…
Five alleged sorcery-related deaths – including the hanging of a 13-year-old boy – in a single week in one Papua New Guinea province, has revived a nationwide angst over the persistent crime of alleged witchcraft killings.In the highland villages and t…
New fibre-optic cables to Pacific islands have been cautiously welcomed amid warnings over harassment and violence linked to online platformsFrom the narrow bay of Sydney’s Tamarama Beach, a cable twice as thick as garden hose, carrying optic fibre th…
Older patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reportsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Souzi Bondeko’s grandfather started showing symptoms of Covid-19 and was struggli…
Tool in Yiwu comes after a rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns and quarantine measures The city of Yiwu in eastern China is set to begin a pilot programme that allows residents to check whether their partner has a history of domestic ab…
Head of children’s welfare agency says toll could start to emerge after lockdown created ‘perfect storm’ of stress for struggling familiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs hundreds of thousands of children return to classro…