Women's rights
Afghan journalist explains her escape from Taliban after restrictions on women in broadcasting
Censorship, threats, and tightening restrictions made it impossible for journalist Tahmina Usmani to continue working freely or safely in Afghanistan.
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women remain trapped in deepening rights crisis
Taliban celebrate ‘victory day’ five years after seizing power in Afghanistan
Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says
First Lady Michal Herzog slams global women's rights organizations for failure to act
Michal Herzog said that Israeli and Jewish women felt "betrayed by the deafening silence" of human and women's rights organizations around the world, which chose not to respond to or address Oct.7.
Iranian women are 'not afraid' to shed hijab on streets of Tehran report shows
The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.
Kosovo sexual assault awareness activist visits Israel in solidarity with victims of Hamas crimes
"I would have wished to believe that we have come a long way since Kosovo and was devastated to witness this apathy, the ignorance and insensitivity towards these crimes,"
Israeli women-owned start-ups struggle to survive under shadow of war with Hezbollah
Northern Israel’s ‘Galiladies’ program aims to keep businesses afloat as citizens displaced by the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah wait to return home.
There is a lack of women in Israeli ministry leadership - opinion
This trend of removing the few women in the senior public ranks is compounded by the fact that the 37th government removed all female directors-general serving in government ministries.
Iran's Khamenei suggests West destroys women’s dignity in social media post
The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.
Human rights groups’ hypocrisy on Hamas rape - opinion
Respect has been forfeited from self-described human rights advocates when they failed to defend the human right of Jewish women to not be raped.
UK home secretary makes jokes about spiking his wife's drink
James Cleverly is facing calls to resign after making jokes at a Downing Street reception about date rape drugs.
Afghan women struggle for rights under increasing Taliban repression
Since it took over in 2021, the Taliban has claimed that it is merely aligning Afghan society to Islamic values, but women and girls are being left with ever-fewer options.
Why don't women's orgs call to free Israeli women held hostage in Gaza? - opinion
Why aren’t they calling from the rooftops for the release of their Israeli sisters from the jaws of the terrorist group Hamas?
