Women's Rights

Four young girls dressed in matching outfits hold Taliban flags on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)

Middle East

Taliban Celebrate Five Years in Power Amid Rights and Recognition Concerns

Opponents (right) and proponents (left) of the amended personal status law in Baghdad. (Photos: AFP)

Iraq

Amended Iraqi Personal Status Law Victimizes Children, Ignites Fierce Opposition

President Masoud Barzani delivering his speech at the Conference in Erbil. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

‘At Times Even Greater’: President Barzani Highlights Pivotal Role of Kurdish Women

President Barzani and the Secretariate of Kurdistan Women Union (KWU). (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

President Barzani reaffirms his support to Kurdistan Women Union

A girl holds a placard as activists demonstrate against female child marriages, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraq

Iraq's Personal Status 'Law' or a new 'Low': Global Outcry Intensifies

Prime Minister Barzani during his visit to the General Directorate for Combatting Violence Against Women in Erbil, Feb. 10, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

KRG voices support of women rights, ending gender-based violence in Kurdistan

Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. (Photo: Archive)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM: Women have played crucial role in Kurdish struggle

Prominent Kurdish women’s rights activist dies from coronavirus in Erbil

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Prominent Kurdish women’s rights activist dies from coronavirus in Erbil

Female YPJ fighter in Syria allegedly murdered by relatives in ‘honor’ killing

middle east

Female YPJ fighter in Syria allegedly murdered by relatives in ‘honor’ killing

Yezidi Nobel laureate calls on NATO members to end support for groups committing violence against women in Syria

middle east

Yezidi Nobel laureate calls on NATO members to end support for groups committing violence against women in Syria

UN calls for law to protect Iraqis against domestic violence

middle east

UN calls for law to protect Iraqis against domestic violence

FGM eliminated in Kurdistan’s Garmiyan region: Women's rights group

middle east

FGM eliminated in Kurdistan’s Garmiyan region: Women's rights group

Public prosecutor in Iran slams FIFA demand on women attending men’s matches

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Public prosecutor in Iran slams FIFA demand on women attending men’s matches

Man shoots wife dead outside Erbil court after divorce session

kurdistan

Man shoots wife dead outside Erbil court after divorce session

IN PICTURES: 100 Women Gallery arrives in Akre after Erbil launch

kurdistan

IN PICTURES: 100 Women Gallery arrives in Akre after Erbil launch

Kurdish female MPs denounce blackmail attempt on fellow lawmaker

kurdistan

Kurdish female MPs denounce blackmail attempt on fellow lawmaker