While the protest garnered widespread support on social media, the women involved were also targeted with a range of criticism and hate speech.

While the protest garnered widespread support on social media, the women involved were also targeted with a range of criticism and hate speech.

Afghan women and girls are seeking education opportunities outside of Afghanistan – but for many, numerous obstacles stand in their way.

Verifiable videos circulated online showing the Taliban using a water cannon and gunfire into the air to disperse protesters.

Verifiable videos circulated online showing the Taliban using a water cannon and gunfire into the air to disperse protesters.

A series of violent events in Sagaing

Over five years ago, in December 2017, I published a piece in Coda Story entitled “How Disinformation Became a New Threat to Women.” It...

Interviews with women in the sector reveal that some organisations have replaced their female directors with men to allow operations to continue, while one president of a women-focused NGO says she is using her personal savings to keep office doors open.

While one of the protesters was reportedly released the next day, women's rights protester Narges Sadat is thought to still be in detention.

Myanmar Witness launched a mixed-methods study into politically-motivated, online abuse targeting women in and from Myanmar and the impact on their lives.

From breaking barriers and challenging taboos, to facing widespread restrictions, Afghan Witness looks at the experience of Afghanistan’s female journalists since the Taliban’s takeover.

Pro-Taliban social media activists accused female NGO workers of espionage and spreading immorality.