Thousands protest against strict abortion law in Poland | Women’s Rights News
Women’s rights advocates called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis. Thousands of…
Judge clears way for E Jean Carroll defamation suit against Trump | Courts News
Carroll says Trump ‘doubled down’ on defamatory statements after a grand jury concluded he had abused her. A United States federal judge has said that…
Sprinter Tori Bowie died from childbirth complications: Autopsy | Health News
Olympic medallist and former 100-metre world champion showed signs of undergoing labour when discovered dead on May 2. US Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died…
As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws | Women’s Rights News
Women’s rights groups, politicians and medics are calling on the British government to reform abortion laws after a woman was jailed for taking pills to…
JPMorgan to pay $290m to settle with Epstein victims | Business and Economy News
Agreement would compensate victims who say JPMorgan ignored warnings about Epstein’s abuse and kept him as a client. JPMorgan Chase has agreed in principle to…
As US aims to bring back manufacturing, supporting women is key | Business and Economy
Alicia Black’s four-year-old daughter, Rain, chats with her, trying to speak over the phone conversation her mother is also having. Black keeps up the two…
‘Sweetest feeling’: Iran’s female ice hockey team defies the odds | Ice Hockey News
“Nobody was expecting such a great outcome, so everyone was quite shocked and surprised,” Azam Sanaei told Al Jazeera, in what can only be described…
The activists confronting period taboos in Pakistan | Women
Thul, Pakistan – In November last year, I met Razia* at a rice mill in Thul, a little over an hour from Jacobabad city in…
US doctor reprimanded, fined for talking about child’s abortion | Health News
A doctor who drew national attention in the United States for revealing she had performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim was reprimanded and…
In a changed Indonesia, some fear a ‘backlash’ against freedoms | Politics News
Medan, Indonesia – On the morning of May 21, 1998, Indonesia’s then-leader Soeharto stood in the Presidential Palace and addressed the nation. For weeks, protesters…
US doctor who treated 10-year-old rape victim faces hearing | Health News
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board in the midwestern United States has opened a disciplinary hearing against a doctor after she spoke out about offering abortion…
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence | Human Trafficking News
Hanoi, Vietnam – When she arrived at her destination in Myanmar’s northern Shan state, expecting to start a new job, Diep* a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman,…
Lebanese feminists protest after woman harassed over swimsuit | Women’s Rights News
It was supposed to be a leisurely Sunday in May like many others for Mayssa Hanouni Yaafouri. But her regular jaunt at Saida Public Beach…
‘This is the culture’: The Indian wrestlers fighting sexual abuse | Sexual Assault News
New Delhi, India – Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat joins her palms together and mimics holding her niece as a newborn as she recounts the “trigger…
Turkey’s opposition opens up to the hijab | Elections News
Istanbul, Turkey – For Turkish women wearing the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, life in the public sphere was once impossible. Beginning in the 1980s, after…
Women face political barriers ahead of Turkey elections | Elections News
Istanbul, Turkey – A nondescript apartment in Istanbul’s business district is the nerve centre of a drive to propel more women into Turkish politics. But…
US panel advises breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40 | Health News
Lowering age for biennial screenings could result in more lives being saved, US health task force says. Women should begin getting mammogram screenings for breast…
Indian farmers break down barricades to join protesting wrestlers | Protests News
Dozens of farmers join the athletes in calling for the arrest of the sport’s federation chief, accused of sexual harassment. Dozens of Indian farmers have…
What is the future for UN and aid organisations in Afghanistan? | Humanitarian Crises
Video Duration 28 minutes 07 seconds 28:07 The United Nations is assessing the future of its mission in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from…
‘Crisis’: Calls grow to stem violence against Indigenous women | Indigenous Rights News
Calls are once again ringing out in Canada and the United States for action to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls, a persistent problem…