The new religious code issued late last month bans women from raising their voices, reciting the Quran in public, and looking ...

In plenty of states, however, pregnant women are being denied life-saving care because doctors fear they might go to jail due ...

where she practiced—had passed “trigger laws” meant to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade were overturned. When this happened, in June 2022, some of the bans proved so draconian that doctors feared ...

The plight of Afghanistan’s women in 2024 provides a grim coda to the saga of the U.S.’s role in the country since 2001. It’s ...

Anti-choice activists argue that if Amber Nicole Thurman had submitted to forced childbirth, she'd still be alive ...

Censorship done at arm's length is still censorship.

The reintroduction of “draconian” laws has led to a spate of chilling violence and murder in a troubled region of the world. In recent months, LGBTQ communities across Africa have faced increased ...

A list of repressive laws, including the Cyber Security Act, has been prepared in Bangladesh, and these laws will soon be ...

As the Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, Afghan women say that whatever hopes they once harbored for an easing of ...

In recent months, LGBTQ communities across Africa have faced increased violent attacks and heightened discrimination due to the reintroduction of draconian anti-gay laws. Despite significant ...