women's rights
The Shooter’s Wife: Noor Salman, Wife of the Pulse Nightclub Gunman, Is Ready to Speak
In 2018, Noor Salman was prosecuted and then acquitted for helping her husband plan his attack. But the verdict was far from vindicating.
‘The Pain Was Unbearable’: Thousands of Women Subjected to Banned ‘Virginity Tests’
The notorious “two-finger test” was outlawed in Pakistan last year, but an investigation by The Fuller Project and VICE World News showed that doctors are still carrying out the test on rape survivors with impunity.
As Young Talents Flee, Afghanistan Faces A Dying Arts and Culture Scene
With the Taliban in power, artists and musicians are silent, as "blasting Metallica or Iron Maiden would be acts that could get one killed.”
We Spoke to the Women the Taliban Assaulted for Protesting
Videos show protesting Afghan women before they were violently stopped by the Taliban, using their guns and tear gas.
‘Semen Terrorism’ Is a Thing. And It’s Even Worse Than It Sounds.
In South Korea, ejaculating onto a woman's belongings is not considered a sex crime. There are calls to change that.
The Taliban Told the World Women Can Work. But Women Journalists Are Told to Stay Home.
"He’s a man, you’re a woman. Women are not allowed to work anymore," one Taliban fighter allegedly told a journalist.
This TikToker Went to Film at a Park. She Was Assaulted by Hundreds of Men.
“It’s just sport for them. A woman is not someone you see as a human being worthy of respect, care or basic decency; she’s considered a plaything.”
Watch Afghan Women Hold Momentous Protest Under Taliban Rule
The small but daring demonstration occurred as women fear a reversal of hard-earned freedoms, while other protests cropped up nationwide.
‘I Keep Crying’: Young Afghan Women Are Terrified About Life Under Taliban Rule
Young women who have never experienced the Islamic fundamentalist group's regime are especially afraid of what they stand to lose.
Anxious Afghan Women Hide at Home as Taliban-Occupied Kabul Turns Quiet
The streets of Afghanistan's capital were empty a day after the Taliban took over, as universities, schools and shops remained closed.
As Taliban Forces Close In, Women Journalists Fear For Their Lives
“The Taliban will kill us. It’s our responsibility to share women’s voices and reporting from our country. But it’s become really hard to even write.”
South Korean Men Who Jizz on Women’s Things May Soon Be Charged With ‘Semen Terrorism’
Severe flaws in South Korea’s legal system has allowed perverts to evade harsh punishment. That might change.