Women and doctors challenge taboos on dangers of HPV in Egypt
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Panji Gumilang: Islamic preacher arrested for blasphemy in world’s largest Muslim-majority country
CNN — A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked…
Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
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Saridewi Djamani: Singapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
CNN — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades in what…
Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women not to irritate their husbands
Tokyo CNN — There’s nothing a new mother likes more than being told how to please her husband – right? A Japanese city learned the hard way this week how…
Spain election: Far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights and may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election
CNN — Spain’s far-right Vox party looks set to continue its meteoric rise in Sunday’s general election, and it aims to use its growing influence to roll back decades of…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
CNN — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend their repressive rule over women, who are already largely confined to…
Why Japan is changing its rape laws and raising the age of consent from 13
Tokyo, Japan CNN — When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. “I was already confused and scared,” she…
A third of young men in Germany think violence against women is ‘acceptable,’ study finds
CNN — A third of young men in Germany find it acceptable to use violence against women, according to a new survey which has caused outrage among gender equality campaigners.…
Five years after Ireland’s historic abortion referendum, access to care is still ‘patchy’
CNN — In 2018, the Irish public voted overwhelmingly to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, overturning one of the strictest abortion bans in the European Union. There were scenes of…