Category: News & Current Affairs

Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has announced that the country’s parliament and court were reconsidering the law that mandates women wear the hijab in public.

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has condemned the recent uptick in sexual and gender-based violence observed by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP).

The Iranian prosecutor general has announced the suspension of the country’s morality police as the nation’s demonstrations enter its third month.

In the ongoing series, Document Women highlights noteworthy news related to women and girls across the globe.  This week’s post covers November 25 to December 2

The United States Women’s National Team stands to earn more money from the men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar than it did from having won its own tournaments in 2015 and 2019.

Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has signed into law the Females Persons Inheritance of Property Bill, which expands the inheritance rights of women in the state.

The British performer and composer is known for such chart-toppers as Little Lies, Everywhere, Don’t Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird.

Three students from Akure High School, Ondo State, have been detained by the Ondo State Police Command on charges of gang rape against a 14-year-old female student in Secondary Senior School 1.

On Thursday, when the match between Costa Rica and Germany in Group E takes center stage, French referee Stephanie Frappart will make history as the first female official at a men’s World Cup.

The shooters reportedly broke into her home at around 8 pm on Monday and shot her dead. According to reports, the victim’s spouse was also shot and taken to the hospital.