women’s rights
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Sept 9 (Reuters) – Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged…
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
Middle East
September 5, 2021
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and…
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding…
Will the Taliban restrict internet access in Afghanistan?
Middle East
August 31, 2021
Will the Taliban restrict internet access in Afghanistan?
“The Taliban have started to turn the internet on and off in some parts of Kabul,” said Habib Khan Totakhil, an Afghan journalist…
COVID infections among imprisoned women spark alarm in Iran
Middle East
July 16, 2021
COVID infections among imprisoned women spark alarm in Iran
Dozens of Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran, are currently designated as “red zones” as they battle a spike in COVID-19…
Egypt’s National Council of Women head comments on clothing discrimination cases
Egypt
June 27, 2021
Egypt’s National Council of Women head comments on clothing discrimination cases
The head of Egypt’s National Council for Women Maya Morsi on Saturday stepped into outrage over two recent cases of…
Maya Morsi receives UNFPA Deputy Executive Director on his 1st official visit to Egypt
Egypt
June 15, 2021
Maya Morsi receives UNFPA Deputy Executive Director on his 1st official visit to Egypt
President of the National Council for Women (NCW) in Egypt, Maya Morsi, received at the council headquarters Ib Petersen, Assistant…
Female judges to take seats in Public Prosecution, State Council in October
Egypt
June 3, 2021
Female judges to take seats in Public Prosecution, State Council in October
The Supreme Judicial Council has decided that it will appoint female judges within Egypt’s State Council and Public Prosecution, beginning…
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activist was summoned by security officials on Sunday…
Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim
Middle East
May 7, 2021
Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and billions of dollars spent on…