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Afghanistan

'We are prepared to die,' say Afghan women protesting Taliban in Kabul

Women's protests in Kabul are continuing despite the Taliban's pledges to be an inclusive and moderate force.

Afghanistan

Afghan women protest in Kabul as Taliban say country is 'safe'

Protesters in Kabul told Euronews that they were "afraid" but felt they needed to fight for their rights. Meanwhile, the Taliban said the country was safe.

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Afghan women demand rights during protest in Taliban-held Kabul

A group of Afghan women protested in the streets of Kabul ahead of the Taliban's announcement of a new government.

USA

US Supreme Court refuses to stop Texas law banning most abortions

The law marks the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the United States since the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalised abortion across the country in 1973.

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Afghanistan

Watch: Afghan exile says women left behind are 'so afraid' of Taliban

“When I call them, they speak in a slow whisper, a sense of despair,” said an Afghan exile, referring to women and girls left behind.

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Women in Istanbul rally for Afghan women

Turkish women rally in front of the Afghan consulate in Istanbul, chanting "You will never walk alone" in support of Afghan women, after the Taliban seized control of Afganistan.

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.

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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.

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

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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.