Women's rights
Father, uncle sentenced to life for honor killing of 14-year-old girl in Pakistan
Anwar-ul-Haq, the girl’s father, told police that gunmen fired on her. However, police found that ul-Haq, a naturalized US citizen, has organized the killing with his brother-in-law.
Taliban continues to brutalize Afghan women, MSF staff member detained by regime
UN says Taliban arrest 30 women for violating hijab rules in Afghanistan
Acid attack on female doctor exposes workplace security lapses in Pakistan
UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression
The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.
Two years after October 7, Israeli women still battle for equality - from the editor
As International Women’s Day approaches, the newest edition highlights women and their place in Israeli society since October 7
Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis
Women are everywhere in Israeli life, but absent where power and protection are decided.
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
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.
Reincarcerated Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to seven years
Narges Mohammadi has been repeatedly imprisoned during her decades-long women's rights campaign and was re-arrested on December 12, 2025, before being sentenced.
Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview
Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence.
'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.
