For the first time in its history, a Kazakh documentary has premiered at the Berlinale’s Forum section — one of the world’s ...

Each year, the 16 Days of Activism campaign runs from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. In 2025, the UN's global ...

(Berlin, June 24, 2025) – A woman from western Kazakhstan who experienced two decades of severe domestic abuse by her former husband is to be retried for allegedly conspiring to murder him, Human ...

Women in Kazakhstan too often face injury or even death, as in Saltanat’s case, because of the authorities’ failure to uphold their rights and adequately protect them from abuse. The public has done ...

A high-profile trial in Kazakhstan is highlighting the entrenched problem of domestic violence in the country. The court proceedings against former Minister of Economy Kuandyk Bishimbayev are being ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On the surface, it might seem like Kazakh officials are responding busily to the most high-profile incident of spousal murder in the country's history. In the capital, Astana, ...

Three women who took part in an anti-government protest are under house arrest on suspicion of belonging to an extremist organisation, police said Sunday, a week ahead of elections in the ...

The Altai district court in the East Kazakhstan region said on December 27 that it had handed a deferred five-year prison term two weeks earlier to a 43-year-old woman on a charge of online calls for ...

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 2 to December 8. People, including ...

Pune-based Arya Rothe, 36, director-producer, self-taught editor, and co-founder of NoCut Film Collective, is known for her International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) award-winning feature ...

These three countries are attempting to prioritize the health of their citizens by advocating for better-made underwear. In 2014, three different countries decided to ban a certain piece of clothing ...