JAKARTA, Indonesia/ The Miss Universe Organization has cut its ties with its Indonesian franchisee and will cancel an upcoming pageant in Malaysia after contestants complained to police, accusing local organizers…
ANKARA/Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in several Turkish cities including Istanbul and Ankara against a move to close one of the country’s most respected women’s rights groups. “It is…
The head of the UN agency that champions gender equality on Tuesday urged the international community to continue pressing for change in Afghanistan, accusing the Taliban of imposing “the most…
INDONISIA/ Doctors on the Indonesian island of Central Sulawesi are putting into practice training they have received from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to identify and act upon cases of…
MOROCCO/ Earlier this month, Morocco’s national women’s football team, the Atlas Lionesses, made history by qualifying for the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup, after beating Colombia and knocking…
Euronews Culture speaks to Kaouther Ben Hania director of the Palme d’Or-nominated film entitled ‘Four Daughters’ has got Cannes talking… and thinking. At the Cannes Film Festival, Tunisian film director…
Thailand – Last month’s historic election in Thailand saw the progressive Move Forward Party claim the most seats in parliament and looks set to usher in a new generation of young…
Taiwan/ More than 30 people, mainly women, have come forward in Taiwan over the past month to share stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault on social media inspired by…
Taahirah Safarzadeh, Simin Daneshvar, Mastoreh Kurdestani, and Taj al-Sultana; are all female poets and writers who took up writing and literature in the Qajar, Pahlavi, and Islamic Republic Era. They…
SUDAN/UN agencies demand an end to sexual attacks against women and girls in the war-hit country and call for independent investigations. Top United Nations officials have expressed shock at increasing sexual…
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