Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations | Crime
Kolkata, India: Tapas Pal has been making clay idols of various gods and goddesses for the past two decades at Kumartuli, a traditional potters’ hub…
Alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, hip-hop culture will also be on trial | Music
Earlier this month, the world was shocked by the arrest of one of the most successful music moguls in the history of rap, Sean “Diddy”…
Recognising domestic violence as a cause of death: One mother’s long fight | Mental Health
Contains references to self-harm, sexual violence, domestic abuse and suicide. A talented hairdresser with a knack for convincing people to get dressed up in fancy…
Transgender woman stabbed to death in Georgia amid LGBTQ bill controversy | LGBTQ News
Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender model, is killed in Georgia, raising concerns over LGBTQ rights and safety.A Georgian transgender model and prominent public figure has been…
‘We are guilty’: Politician blames gov’t and community for Ugandan Olympian | Women
NewsFeedThousands have attended the funeral for Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was killed by her ex-partner in Kenya. She was buried with full…
Painting from prison: Egypt’s iconic activist, Inji Efflatoun | Women’s Rights
Inji Efflatoun – artist, feminist and communist in mid-20th-century Egypt, was jailed for her political activism.An artist, communist, feminist and a champion of the poorest…
‘A win for all of us’: HK domestic helpers welcome rare rape conviction | Crime News
Hong Kong, China – A 36-year-old foreign domestic worker in Hong Kong was on her way to throw out the rubbish when her Swedish employer…
A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights
Kandabari, India – On a sunny morning in Kandabari village in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a group of students is learning to…
‘I wish I was listened to’: NSW to respond to landmark birth trauma inquiry | Women News
Sydney, Australia – Sam Hall, an Aboriginal woman from Ormiston in southeast Queensland, was 40 weeks pregnant when she felt her baby’s movements slow. She…
UK to conduct review on tackling ‘extremist ideologies’, including misogyny | Women’s Rights News
Misogyny, ‘Islamism’ and far-right ‘extremism’ among trends to be analysed, Home Office says.UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a review of the United Kingdom’s…
Some doctors still on strike, protests spread after Indian medic’s murder | Sexual Assault News
Thousands march in streets of Kolkata as authorities struggle to contain demonstrations calling for justice.Some Indian junior doctors have remained off the job as they…
Indian medics stage nationwide strike over doctor’s rape and murder | In Pictures News
Indian doctors observed a nationwide strike, escalating protests after the “barbaric” rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue…
Nationwide strike by Indian doctors over Kolkata medic’s rape, murder | Protests News
Hospitals hit by 24-hour shutdown as protests demanding protection for health workers and condemning violence swell.Hundreds of thousands of Indian health workers and their supporters…
‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan | Women’s Rights
Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on…
Indian doctors call nationwide strike over rape and murder of Kolkata medic | Protests News
Hospitals to suspend non-essential services and medical procedures on Saturday as public fury over brutal attack grows.Indian doctors have called for a nationwide shutdown of…
Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN | Education News
As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’, UN says.Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “deliberately…
Protests escalate in India over rape and murder of doctor | Protests News
Thousands of women and men marched across several Indian cities as protests against the rape and murder of a doctor escalated. Holding candles and posters…
What happened in the Kolkata rape case that triggered doctors’ protests? | Sexual Assault News
Activists and doctors across India are planning to march on Wednesday evening to demand justice for a female doctor, who was raped and murdered while…
The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk | US Election 2024
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic…
‘They rape us before we can cross’: Women, girls fleeing violence in Mali | Armed Groups
Ayourou, Niger – It was just a few minutes before 7 o’clock on a Friday evening in early June when Kani* and 10 others fleeing…