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Afghanistan

'They shot my wife': Afghan man recounts how his family tried to flee

Euronews spoke with several Afghan citizens in Kabul this week as well as Taliban fighters.

Cry Like A Boy

Photo gallery: Burundi's women's status is being rethought

In Burundi, a country affected by gender inequalities, many women are victims of violence, particularly sexual violence. How are these inequalities evolving in Burundi today? Is there an improvement?

Afghanistan

‘I cry with my heart’: Women journalists fear for future under Taliban

"We lost everything we achieved in these 20 years in a blink of an eye," a female journalist in Kabul told Euronews.

Turkey

Turkey officially withdraws from international treaty protecting women

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March.

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My Europe Series

Why some Czechs are up in arms ova plans to drop feminised surnames

Why some Czechs are up in arms ova plans to drop feminised surnames

Italy

Multi-ethnic food truck helps migrant women start new life in Bologna

They fled war and poverty, now they're bringing a taste of home to Italy: Meet the female refugees carving out a new career in the kitchen.

Malta

Proposal to decriminalise abortion in Malta sparks debate

A proposal to decriminalise abortion in Malta has stirred up a debate in the country with the EU's strictest abortion laws.

World

French Minister, Elisabeth Moreno, calls for greater equality post-covid

"Violence kills, it physically kills people, it kills dreams, it kills ambitions" - French Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, Elisabeth Moreno, gives her insight on equality, domestic violence, the pandemic and LGBT+ rights.

My Europe Series

100 days since Poland banned abortion, Polish women are fighting back

Polish women are fighting back against Poland's abortion ban. But they need the EU to help them, activists say

Cry Like A Boy

Where black women stand in feminism and patriarchy | View

"As the writer Gatra Kilomba says, the black woman is the other of the other, that is, the white woman." #CryLikeaBoy

Saudi Arabia

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul awarded 2020 Vaclav Havel prize

Loujain al-Hathloul received the Council of Europe's Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The activist had pushed to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.

United Kingdom

Irishwoman Blackmore becomes first female jockey to win Grand National

Rachael Blackmore has smashed through one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the gruelling Grand National horse race.

Australia

Australian PM 'disgusted' over parliament sex scandal, vows to act

A whistleblower said that government staff used the parliament's prayer room to have sex, and that sex workers had been brought into the building.

Turkey

Protests in Turkey after Erdogan ditches treaty protecting women

President Erdogan's announcement of Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention has been brought outrage across Europe.

Turkey

Erdogan pulls Turkey out of treaty protecting women from violence

Women's rights groups have called for protests after the Turkish president issued a decree annulling the country’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention.

United Kingdom

Police and mourners clash at London vigil to remember Sarah Everard

The Home Secretary has demanded a "full report" of what happened after footage posted online showed police pushing and detaining people.

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Activists demand Ukraine does more to combat violence against women

During the pandemic, cases of domestic violence in Ukraine increased by almost half.

World News

Protests and celebrations take place for International Women’s Day

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the United Nations Development Programme is calling for governments to implement temporary basic income for women to prevent rising poverty and widening gender inequalities.

Poland

EU criticises Poland abortion ban as it reminds it to 'respect rights'

The EU's equality commissioner has urged member states to "respect fundamental rights" during a hearing about Poland's new abortion law.

Real Economy

Will publishing salaries help gender equality in Europe's workplaces?

In partnership with The European Commission

There's still a pay gap between men and women in Europe. So what's being done to create better parity? Real Economy takes a look at how The European Pillar of Social Rights and its pay transparency directive are influencing EU social policies on gender.