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LGBTQ couples pose for a picture as a part of celebration of a marriage equality bill at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand.

LGBTQ couples pose for a picture as a part of celebration of a marriage equality bill at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand legalizes marriage for all

Thailand legalizes marriage for all

In Thailand, a new law comes into effect that grants heterosexual and LGBTQ+ couples the same marriage rights.

Afghan women walk alongside a road.

Afghan women walk alongside a road.

Afghanistan: Women become 'invisible' under Taliban

Afghanistan: Women become 'invisible' under Taliban

Since 2021, Taliban leaders have issued numerous decrees preventing women and girls from taking part in public life.

Poverty-stricken Pakistani parents send children to work. A boy is seen here working with metal tools.

Poverty-stricken Pakistani parents send children to work. A boy is seen here working with metal tools.

Pakistan struggles with education emergency

Pakistan struggles with education emergency

Pakistan has one of the world's highest rates of children out of school — over a third don't attend classes.

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A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black coat, standing in a park, looking contemplative

A woman with shoulder-length hair in a black coat, standing in a park, looking contemplative

Turkey sees dramatic rise in femicides

With deadly violence against women and girls on the rise, Turkish aid groups say offenders must face harsher punishment.

Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Unrealistic targets and power imbalances lead to daily, often unnoticed, struggles for many female workers.

A man works behind a computer inside a recording studio as one woman talks to another woman in front of a green screen

A man works behind a computer inside a recording studio as one woman talks to another woman in front of a green screen

Exiled journalist produces TV for women in Afghanistan

For many Afghan women Begum TV is the only link to the outside world, as the Taliban clamps down on women's rights.