Women's rights
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
Critics have warned of the bill's democratic implications, including those involving women's rights, which may deepen the rift between the haredi and secular communities.
Nobel Committee calls on Iran to free imprisoned Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi
Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years
Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview
'This is our Berlin Wall,' Iranian activist Masih Alinejad tells 'Post' of protests - interview
Alinejad described a grim ritual familiar to Iranians living abroad: zooming in on photographs of the dead, searching for the faces of family members. "This is deliberate cruelty," she said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Olympic committee moves toward blanket ban on transgender women athletes
The ban is set to come into effect in early 2026, The Times reported.
