Turkmenistan: Car and Beauty Bans Further Erode Women’s Rights
Fresh prohibitions have crushed hopes that newly appointed 40-year-old president Serdar Berdymukhamedov would pursue a more enlightened path.
9 May 22
Women's rights
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Gagauzia
How a girl’s dream to become a police officer raised the bar of gender equality in a conservative region.
24 Mar 22
Tajikistan: Women Mountain Guides Scale New Peaks
An almost unheard job for a woman in the conservative Central Asian country.
8 Mar 22
Kyrgyzstan’s Feminist Theatre
Bishkek centre provides rare platform to explore social issues from new perspectives.
8 Mar 22
Kazakstan: Fighting to March
Attempts to hold an annual rally has become a highly symbolic tradition for the feminist movement.
8 Mar 22
Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
8 Mar 22
Moldova Ratifies Istanbul Convention Amid Disinformation and Opposition
Conservative parties obstructed its adoption for supposedly eroding “traditional family values”.
14 Dec 21
Armenia: App Tackles Domestic Violence, One Tap at a Time
An all-women team turned to mobile phone technology to provide a free and easy-to-use tool.
13 Dec 21
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
10 Sep 21
Azerbaijan: “Half-Hearted” State Policy Blamed for Gender Violence
Officials accuse campaigners of politicising the issue to suit their own agenda.
2 Sep 21
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