Women's rights

Nobel Committee calls on Iran to free imprisoned Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi

Mohammadi, 53, who has been imprisoned repeatedly in her three-decade campaign for women's rights, was last week sentenced to a new prison term of 7-1/2 years, a group supporting her said on Sunday.

NARGES MOHAMMADI sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.
Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran on January 23, 2025.

Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years

MURSAL SAYAS,  an Afghan women’s rights activist, journalist, and the CEO of Women Beyond Borders.

Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview

 American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad poses for a portrait in New York City, U.S., September 14, 2024.

'This is our Berlin Wall,' Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells 'Post' of protests - interview


Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested

Police said the initial investigation indicates the killing stemmed from a family dispute.

Police arrive to arrest suspect on murder charge for Pardes Hana

CNN's 'Handmaid's Tale': How Israeli women were 'ranked' below Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman - opinion

A war-safety score for Israel was dressed up as a women’s-rights verdict to launder authoritarian influence.

Female IDF combat soldiers.

Why Taraneh Alidoosti frightens the Iranian regime - opinion

Alidoosti was not arrested for violence, incitement, or organizing. Her offense was ethical clarity, a refusal to remain silent as women and protesters were beaten, imprisoned, and killed.

IRANIAN ACTRESS Taraneh Alidoosti.

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.

From left: Ahlam Daniel, retired judge Dvora Berliner, journalist Vered Pelman, Taisia Zamolowski, Orit Sulitzeanu, 'N', Hila Tzur, and Hanania Rotem.

Iran spares child bride from death penalty after she pays off family of dead abuser

Goli Koukhan paid the family of her dead abusive husband 10bn tomans in a diyah (blood money) payment to avoid being put to death by the Islamic regime.

 MEMBERS OF the Iranian diaspora in Europe take part in a rally in Brussels last September, marking the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, following her three-decade campaign for women's rights and the abolition of the death penalty in Iran.

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women's rights and freedom.

The kindness that kills: Wokeness, guilt, and Islamic radicalism - opinion

When we normalize systems in which women can be disappeared, we are not showing cultural sensitivity. We are rehearsing our own surrender.

PEOPLE WALK on a street in Tehran, Iran in November 2025.

Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women

Over the past year, 32 women from both Jewish and Arab backgrounds were victims of femicide.

 Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Olympic committee moves toward blanket ban on transgender women athletes

The ban is set to come into effect in early 2026, The Times reported.

Laurel Hubbard of Team New Zealand competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 87kg+ Group A on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Professional advancement in Halacha: Why women should be allowed to take official exams - opinion

Women have been studying Halacha for many years, and they simply long for the chance to take official exams.

‘SINCE THE war began, the questions have become even harder and more traumatic. I do my best to answer and to provide the questioner, male or female, with halachic guidance through these painful moments,’ says the writer.