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China

Bra protest in Hong Kong

Men and women wearing and brandishing bras protested in Hong Kong after a woman was jailed for assaulting a policeman with her breasts The woman had

04/08/2015

Cinema

'Mustang' runs free in Turkey

Finely-observed study of emancipated youth under pressure in Turkey

03/07/2015

Iran

Iranian volleyball match played despite a ban for female fans

Twelve thousand men watched the Iranian volleyball team beat the US in the world league series in Tehran on Friday night. But very few women were in

20/06/2015

My Europe Series

Closing the gender gap in Europe: a losing battle?

Can Europe mend the gap between men and women when it comes to pay, pensions and leadership positions?

18/06/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan appoints first female Supreme Court judge

The President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani has made good on his election promise and appointed Anisa Rassouli to be his country’s first female Supreme

16/06/2015

Argentina

Argentina: thousands of protesters call for end to 'femicide'

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Buenos Aires to call for tougher measures to end “femicide” – the killing of a woman by a man

04/06/2015

Indonesia

Indonesia urged to stop two-finger virginity tests for military

14/05/2015

China

China releases women's rights activists, with conditions attached

In an unexpected move, China has released five women’s rights activists, who had been detained for more than a month on charges of “picking quarrels

14/04/2015

World News

Nigeria's new president vows to make every effort to free schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram

Nigeria’s newly elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, is vowing to make every effort to free hundreds of girls abducted by Boko Haram militants.

14/04/2015

Nigeria

Prayers for the abducted Chibok school girls - still missing after one year

Campaigners calling for the rescue of over 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, have held a prayer session in the capital Abuja to mark the one

13/04/2015

Cinema

"The Trial of Viviane Amsalem": an Israeli woman's battle to get a divorce

Israeli filmmakers, siblings Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz, describe the difficulties faced by women in Israeli society with simplicity and intelligence.

03/04/2015

Afghanistan

Afghans demand justice for Farkhunda

Hundreds of Afghans have gathered in Kabul to protest against the brutal murder of a woman accused of burning the Qu’ran. Farkhunda, a religious

23/03/2015

Norway

Woman miscarries after boyfriend secretly gives her abortion pills

13/03/2015

Israel

Orthodox Jewish women's party B'Zchutan joins Israel election race

Less than a week before the Israeli election, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox women’s party has entered the race, challenging traditional beliefs about the

11/03/2015

Brazil

Brazil sets tough new prison sentences for killing of women

10/03/2015

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Thousands march in Morocco on International Women's Day

09/03/2015

Turkey

Jailing sex offenders is not sufficient, says Turkish law professor

As campaigners mark International Women’s Day, euronews has been discussing violence against women and punishments for perpetrators with Ahmet Caner

08/03/2015

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International Women's Day in the Philippines

08/03/2015

World News

International Women's Day shines spotlight on female rights

International Women’s Day is being marked around the world with various events and demonstrations. The aim is to raise awareness of discrimination

08/03/2015

Sport

Breaking New Ground

While many Afghans are scandalised to see a woman in sports kit speeding past on a racing bike, the country’s female cyclists are currently training

07/03/2015