Women's rights

The Peril of Taking Taxis in Raqqa

Simply venturing out onto the streets has become an ordeal for women in Islamic State-controlled city.

5 Jun 15

Despite security worries, a young women insists on going to university.

5 Jun 15

A women fleeing an airstrike is confronted by an Islamic State militant.

2 Jun 15

Prostitution abroad and "labour enslavement" at home are the commonest forms.

21 May 15

A trip to the shops turns into an ordeal in an Islamic State stronghold.

12 May 15

President denounces "alien" forms of clothing and his police follow up by issuing warnings to women wearing hijab.

8 May 15

Legal system has been slow to enforce payment orders on wayward ex-husbands.

6 May 15

A 100-metre walk home under mortar fire brings a strange sort of indifference.

24 Apr 15

Woman detained for “crime” of sitting next to male bus driver.

22 Apr 15

In the midst of crisis, authorities seem to be prioritising unnecessary, bad laws.

17 Apr 15

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