In a fresh blow to women's rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban has reportedly banned women from pursuing medical training, ...

On Nov. 28, 2024, six state parties referred the “Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” to the International ...

This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and ...

Women training as midwives and nurses in Afghanistan have told the BBC they were ordered not to return to classes in the morning - effectively closing off their last route to further education in the ...

Getting footage from the ground was a challenge for the director of Bread & Roses. The documentary, which profiles three women who engage in protests, is now streaming on Apple TV+.

Getting footage from the ground was essential for filmmaker Sahra Mani, the director of Bread & Roses. Her documentary, which ...

The Taliban are rewriting school and university curricula in line with their deeply conservative version of Islam. They have ...

Across the world, more than 60 million women and girls who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence.  While gender-based violence remains one of the most pervasive ...

Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg, and Mexico have referred the case of women’s rights violations in Afghanistan ...

From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws ...

From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws ...