Beating back Bukele’s war on “gender ideology”
Women and the LGBTQIA+ community have become the faces of resistance against the far-right Salvadoran government.
US right seeks to gut childcare programs while pushing to increase birthrates and return to traditional family structures
Republican politicians are pushing policies to allow parents to stay at home instead of entering the workforce. What does this mean for the position of women in society?
Belgian women’s rights platform Zelle resolves to continue struggle for equality and against discrimination
The Belgian progressive women’s rights group, Zelle, vowed to continue the struggle against femicide, harassment against women, and other forms discrimination and oppression
Poland’s Law and Justice party launches hyper-nationalist campaign in hopes to win third term
The conservative government in Poland has courted widespread criticism for subjugating the judiciary and attacking abortion rights. It is also facing growing public discontent over its over-stretched support for the war in Ukraine at the expense of Polish citizens
Thousands of women march in Delhi to protest Modi government’s anti-women, anti-poor policies
On October 5, 10,000 women from over 25 states across India gathered in Delhi to denounce the rise of sectarian politics and worsening socio-economic conditions
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationally in landmark ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the national level
Protests break out across India against BJP government’s inaction in Manipur State
Protests have broken out across India against the failure of the BJP governments at the Center and the State of Manipur to provide justice to those affected by the horrific religious and ethnic violence
Polish women intensify protests demanding repeal of ban on abortions
The country-wide demonstrations took place following the death of a woman due to pregnancy-related complications. Her family has alleged that they were not told that her life was in danger
International Women’s Day 2023: Struggle for dignity and equality for all
This International Working Women’s Day, we take a look at the mobilizations and struggles women are taking part in across the world in their fight for equality, democracy, and dignity.
Foreign devils on road to Afghanistan
Looking ahead, the real danger is that, having failed to get the Taliban to bend while also unable to build an anti-Taliban resistance movement or incite the Central Asian states to decouple from Moscow and Beijing, the US and its allies may now be left with the only remaining option, which is to create anarchical conditions in Afghanistan where there are no winners
Thousands of women march for a better future across Pakistan
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, thousands of women carried out massive rallies across major cities demanding better wages, security, and the repeal of the sedition and criminal defamation laws that are being used to silence dissent and target marginalized communities
Iraqis protest “honor killing,” demand laws against domestic violence
One out of every five Iraqi women has reportedly been subjected to domestic violence. However, lawmakers have failed to enact laws against such crimes citing possible impact on the “Iraqi social fabric”






