Womens rights

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Georgian Women Condemn "Sexist" Game Show
Nana Kurashvili
11 Apr 12
Portrayal of women in popular culture reinforces discriminatory attitudes.
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Afghanistan: Shia Clerics Ban Marriage Payments
Gol Ahmad Ehsan
11 Apr 12
Some women in Helmand say decision will reduce respect for them.
Kyrgyz wrestlers in action. (Photo: Sport AKIpress)
Kyrgyz Sportsmen for Hire
Timur Toktonaliev
Anastasia Akimova
5 Apr 12
Poor funding for sports drives many to seek careers in security and sometimes in crime.
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Women in Nangarhar say they need equal access to legal protections. (Photo: Malalai Abdali/Internews Network)
Lack of Female Lawyers in Eastern Afghanistan
Hijratullah Ekhtyar
5 Apr 12
When women are prosecuted, they are unlikely to tell male lawyers key facts that could count as extenuating circumstances.
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Domestic Violence in North Tajikistan
Kamar Ahror
26 Mar 12
Русский
Islamic Clothing Vanishes From Tashkent Markets
News Briefing Central Asia
14 Mar 12
Islam – or rather the regime’s interpretation of it – is likely to figure large in any new constitution. Afghan women face many restrictions in public life. (Photo: J McDowell/Flickr) Women in Nangarhar say they need equal access to legal protections. (Photo: Malalai Abdali/Internews Network) Raheleh Zamani (left) was hanged in January 2008 after being convicted of murdering her husband. Judges ignored evidence that she had endured years of battering at her husband's hands. (Photo: iranhr.net) Georgian president Mikhael Saakashvili is confident the farming sector can be revived. (Photo: Olesya Vartanyan) Supporters of mutta say it protects vulnerable women from exploitation by offering them a flexible marriage contract, backed by a religious authority. (Photo: Sirwan Aziz/Metrography)
Women played an active part in the rally on Cairo's Tahrir Square. (Photo: Daniella Peled) A wedding in Tajikistan. (Photo: IWPR) Tinatin Khidasheli of the opposition Republican Party. (Photo: Maia Avaliani) Suraya Qahramanova and one of her children. (Photo: Gulnaz Qanbarli) Women have played a signifcant role in the Egyptian revolution but are now slowly being sidelined. (Photo: Daniella Peled) The conflict in Iraq created tens of thousands of widows, some of whom accept polygamous marriages as an answer to their problems. (Photo: Metrography)