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Strike in Pakistan : Protest of Soaring Prices, Utility Bills

Strike in Pakistan : Protest of Soaring Prices, Utility Bills

In protest of rising energy and fuel prices, thousands of Pakistani business owners  closed their doors on Saturday, igniting widespread unrest ahead of the country's elections. Pakistan's economy has been crippled for years by mismanagement

UN expert on human rights in North Korea to visit Seoul

UN expert on human rights in North Korea to visit Seoul

Elizabeth Salmon, the UN Human Rights Office's special rapporteur on North Korea, will conduct her second official visit to the South from September 4 to 12. During her visit, the expert will meet South Korean

Indian woman paraded naked by husband: Blow to women’s rights

Indian woman paraded naked by husband: Blow to women’s rights

In a shocking and horrific incident in India, a 21-year-old pregnant woman was stripped naked and paraded in a village in Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan by her husband.  The incident came into light after a

Women Needs Safe Sports Environment: Rubiales Kiss Controversy

Women Needs Safe Sports Environment: Rubiales Kiss Controversy

Gianni Infantino, the President of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), finally broke his silence on Luis Rubiales' kiss controversy. He said that Luis Rubiales acted "spoiled" on the night of the FIFA Women's World

Danielle McGahey is first transgender woman to play internationally

Danielle McGahey is first transgender woman to play internationally

Danielle McGahey, a Canadian cricketer, sets a record by becoming the first transgender woman to play cricket internationally. Danielle McGahey has been named in Canada's squad for the Women's T20 Americas Qualifier, a part of

Alarm raised over cruel attacks on women activists in Mexico

Alarm raised over cruel attacks on women activists in Mexico

A group of UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday expressed outrage over fatal attacks on women activists searching for forcibly disappeared family members and loved ones, urging the Government of Mexico to probe and

Woman Journalist in Iran re-arrested for not wearing hijab

Woman Journalist in Iran re-arrested for not wearing hijab

Nazila Maroufian, a female journalist from the Islamic Republic of Iran who interviewed Mahsa Amini's father, was re-arrested on 30 August for not wearing the hijab (headscarf) in public. According to a report by the

Workplace flexibility is a top factor for female surgeons in Australia

Workplace flexibility is a top factor for female surgeons in Australia

Female surgeons in Australia give preference to workplace flexibility in order to move outside the big cities, according to new research.  Only one in five general surgeons in Australia is a woman, however, they prefer

Kyrgyzstan: Effort to shut down independent media outlet

Kyrgyzstan: Effort to shut down independent media outlet

In the most recent in a string of attacks on freedom of media and freedom of expression under the rule of President Sadyr Japarov, prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have filed a lawsuit to seek the shutdown

Libya refugee crisis: Women dead at migration detention center

Libya refugee crisis: Women dead at migration detention center

A video of a room inside the Abu Salim detention center in Tripoli, the capital and largest city of Libya, has gone viral on social media. A woman can be seen lying dead on the