Egypt orders arrests after Instagram account exposes gang rape

Egyptian authorities have ordered for more arrests as rare debate about sex crimes fuels a growing #MeToo movement

Zimbabwe makes it illegal for schools to expel pregnant girls

Women’s rights campaigners say new law will help ensure girls have equal rights to an education

With record wins, LGBT+ candidates celebrate 'rainbow wave' in U.S. election

More than 880 openly LGBT+ candidates have appeared or will appear on ballots across the country, nearly double that of 2018

Gardening in Katrina's wake: growing food helps rebuild New Orleans

On the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one women is hoping to inspire other New Orleans residents to grow vegetables and flowers

Paperwork not patrols: Southeast Asian policewomen face career obstacles

The number of policewomen in leadership roles is low, with few deployed to operational roles - such as patrolling - often vital for career progression

Coronavirus and stigma among priorities for India's new transgender council

Trans people are often rejected by families and denied jobs, education and healthcare

In the world's largest refugee camp, a female cleric tackles coronavirus myths

In Cox's Bazar, home to the world's largest refugee camp, Ashmida Begum fights the COVID-19 myths that have spread among Rohingya refugees

Malawi traditional leader orders chiefs to dissolve lockdown child marriages

Theresa Kachindamoto said an increase in the illegal practice as well as teen pregnancies during the pandemic had spurred her renewed push to save child brides

Silent trains to masks: U.S. cities fight to revive public transport

A drop in public transport ridership puts urban liveability at stake, researchers and advocates say

'Impossible Orchestra' holds virtual performance to battle Mexico's domestic violence

The video, featuring classical artists from 14 countries, was filmed and edited during lockdown to raise funds for abused women and children

How India's Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone

Bengaluru's experience shows the extent of the challenge faced by large cities, and how rapidly an outbreak can snowball out of control

OPINION - The eradication of polio in Africa holds lessons on beating COVID-19

This hard-won public health milestone shows how communities hold the keys to ending diseases such as the new coronavirus

OPINION: If not now, when do we grow fossil-fuel-free cities?

As governments try to rescue their pandemic-hit economies, they need to keep a clean energy shift at the forefront

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