Runner Up: 2024 Women’s Journalism Prize

© Mariam Alimi

© Mariam Alimi

The Taleban’s Deadly Toll on Women Midwives and Doctors

Medical personnel struggle to do their jobs - and patients suffer - under increasingly draconian rules.  

14 Jun 24

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Femicide in Uzbekistan

In the absence of official statistics, data analysis reveals shocking extent of gender-related murders.

14 Jun 24

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