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Taliban Governor Refuses Afghan Teen's Plea for Divorce and Calls Women 'Deficient in Intellect'

The filmed August 2026 exchange shows how Taliban-era rules make divorce costly and leave abused women with little legal recourse.

Renu Bhatia Resigns After Nurses' Statewide Protests Over Her Remarks

Mangaluru Police Inspector Suspended After Inquiry Flags Inappropriate Conduct

Saeed Roustaee’s Woman and Child Opens in France Under Iran’s Censorship Rules

Peru’s New Interim President Is Summoned to Trial One Day After Taking Office

Mexico to Harmonize 'Violencia Vicaria' Law After Coahuila Case Seen as Misapplied

Nagpur BJP Women’s Wing Seeks FIR Over Anjali Bharti’s Remarks About Amruta Fadnavis

Haji Mastan’s Daughter Appeals to PM Modi, Amit Shah Over Alleged Child Marriage and Abuse

MP Minister Vijay Shah Under Fire Over Video Tying Ladli Behna Aid to CM Felicitation

Pakistani Woman Appeals to PM Modi, Alleges Husband Abandoned Her and Plans Second Marriage

San Francisco Jail Strip-Search Claim Triggers Review as Sheriff Disputes ‘Mass’ Search

IHC Lets 15-Year-Old Live With Husband, Calls for Child-Marriage Reforms

Obscene Posters Targeting Ex-MLA Mewaram Jain Pulled Down in Barmer, Baytu and Balotra

Maharashtra Women’s Commission Seeks SIT Probe into Khewalkar Human Trafficking Allegations

Odisha BJD Women Stage Statewide Protests Demanding BJP MLA’s Arrest

Kalyan-Dombivali Police File Three Chargesheets in 48 Hours in Crimes Against Women

NCW Demands Swift Probe into Death of NCP Leader’s Daughter-in-Law

Congress Intensifies Protests Over Assam CM’s Remarks on Women’s Integrity in Jobs

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Faces Sexual Harassment Investigation

Iran Opens Controversial Clinic for Women Defying Hijab Laws