Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
10 Sep 21
Middle East
Belarus: Migrants Stuck in Limbo
Cold, hungry, and trapped, Afghans and Iraqis are amongst those caught between countries.
27 Aug 21
Can Final Mladic Verdict Give Hope for Justice in Syria?
Campaigners note lessons and warnings as the UN tribunal ends its work.
28 Jun 21
Turkey: Has Sea Snot Killed the Marmara?
Huge overgrowth of marine mucilage threatens to suffocate Turkish coastline near Istanbul.
16 Jun 21
Fears Over Turkey’s Looming Exit from Istanbul Convention
Erdogan accused of courting “conservative cults” with controversial move.
14 May 21
The Campaign to Silence Turkish Journalists
Prosecutions, house arrest and travel bans among multiple threats deployed by the state.
1 May 21
Iraq: Justice for Survivors as Activists Overturn Taboos
“They think being a good woman means you must be silent.”
8 Mar 21
Can Women Speak Out in Lebanon?
The country’s social, legal and political systems are all built along patriarchal lines.
8 Mar 21
Syria: Shame and Silence
The regime knew what it was doing when it added sexual violence to its arsenal of weapons.
8 Mar 21
Syria: The Burning Man
From reporting on war in Aleppo to protests in the streets of Paris.
9 Feb 21
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