Israel’s 100 days of relentless war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
Today marks 100 days since Israel started its assault on Gaza. In that time, the death toll among Palestinians living in Gaza has risen to…
As a feminist, what I wish for in 2024 is criminal justice reform | Women’s Rights
If I could have one wish for the new year, it would be for Britain’s criminal justice system to be reformed in a way that…
UN ‘concerned’ Taliban detaining Afghan women for dress code violations | Women’s Rights News
Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the UN preoccupation with Afghan women is unwarranted. The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is “deeply concerned” about Taliban…
Photos: The female marines Japan is training for war | Women
Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB), the country’s first marine unit since World War II, is tasked to lead assaults from the sea in a…
For feminists, silence on Gaza is no longer an option | Women’s Rights
Like many around the world, I am emotionally drained. I spend most of my waking hours scanning the news, reading about one tragedy after the…
I teach in secret, defying the Taliban ban and fighting despair | Women’s Rights
I have sent the link and I am waiting for my students to join the Zoom session. I am teaching them English. I receive a…
‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth | In Pictures News
Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate…
Top India wrestler to return honour in protest against sport body’s new chief | Women’s Rights News
Bajrang Punia says he will return state award to protest election of new president backed by predecessor accused of sexual assault. A top Indian male…
Cambodia’s female tuk-tuk drivers fight prejudice on road to equality | Gender Equity
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists…
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN report
Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a new UN report.Key points:The report says women are…
‘We barely make ends meet’: In Italy, some women are postponing motherhood | Women
Giada, a 30-year-old writer, lives in central Italy with her boyfriend, a shop assistant also in his thirties. After several unpaid internships, she finally secured…
The top 10 moments that shaped women’s football in 2023 | Football News
It was the year that saw Australia and New Zealand host the biggest and most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup, which culminated with Spain’s crowning moment…
US Supreme Court to decide on access to abortion pill in major case | Women’s Rights News
The Biden administration aims to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been approved by the FDA. The US Supreme Court has agreed…
Iran’s Mohammadi slams ‘tyrannical’ regime in Nobel Prize speech from jail | Women’s Rights News
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has denounced a “tyrannical and anti-women religious” government in Iran in an acceptance speech read by her children…
Iran’s Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to begin new hunger strike: Family | Women’s Rights News
Mohammadi to go on hunger strike ‘in solidarity’ with Iran’s Baha’i religious minority as her prize is awarded in Norway. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges…
Texas Supreme Court halts order allowing emergency abortion | Women’s Rights News
Case seen as major test since constitutional right to abortion in the United States was overturned last year. The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily halted…
Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain | Football News
The Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship’s decision to break free from the English Football Association and run independently from the next season will give…
Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan’s conflict grinds on | Sexual Assault
Cairo, Egypt – While sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased notably in Sudan during the fighting that has torn the country apart since April,…
Sport Weekly: Emma Hayes to set new landmark in women’s football with USNWT | Football News
This week Al Jazeera looks at the new USWNT boss, the ‘beauty’ of mixed martial arts, and India’s Cricket World Cup final disaster. Welcome to…
Voters in US state of Ohio to weigh in on abortion rights | Women’s Rights News
Abortion rights have remained fiercely contested since a Supreme Court ruling allowed states to ban the practice. Residents of Ohio are voting in statewide elections…