West Asia is known to be a volatile region. The volatility is not limited to politics and economics, rights of one gender are taking a slow death. From Mahasa Amini in Iran, Tiba al-Al in Iraq, to Alaa Salah in Sudan - women of West Asia are speaking up. And with them, people are pouring out on the streets, unifying against far-right governments. The road might be long, but it's a hopeful one!

WION Fineprint: How are women standing up to far-right govts?

Women protesters in Iran are reportedly being shot in their faces, genitals. Medics in Iran say men and women have shotgun wounds in different parts of their bodies. Molly Gambhir tells you.

Gravitas | Report: Women protesters are being shot in their face, genitals in Iran

While Afghanistan nears Taliban's first anniversary of takeover, Taliban cracked down on women protesters. Taliban has been accused of taking away women rights in the south Asian nation.

Kabul: Women led protests in front of Education Ministry

The Taliban fired warning shots to disperse a protest demanding jobs and education for women. What happened to their promise of equal opportunities and rights? Taliban 1.0 or 2.0, Afghan women continue to suffer. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Taliban open fire at women's protest

Will an uprising in Gwadar ignite a civil war in Balochistan? For 18 days now, thousands of people have been protesting in Gwadar. They are pushing back against the oppression of Pakistan & the colonisation of China. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Will an uprising in Gwadar ignite a civil war in Balochistan?

On Monday, thousands of women hit the streets in Gwadar to demand basic rights. For several weeks now, people in Gwadar have been holding protest rallies. But their demands are falling on deaf ears. Palki Sharma tells you how Pakistan and China are exploiting Gwadar

Gravitas: How Pakistan and China are exploiting Gwadar

For the 17th straight day, thousands of people are protesting in Pakistan's Gwadar against the lack of basic facilities. The movement is directly related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Pakistan: Protests continue for 17th straight day in Gwadar against CPEC

A large number of women along with their children have taken to the streets in Gwadar, the coastal city of Balochistan which is known as the centre of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), for the rights of the people of Gwadar and other areas of Makran.

Pakistan: Women take to the streets in Gwadar for basic rights

The Taliban have reinstated the virtue and vice ministry. It was the most feared and hated ministry during the Taliban's last regime. Its forces would beat women in public, stone them. Palki Sharma tells you all about it.

Gravitas: Afghanistan's virtue and vice ministry

Women across Mexico took to the streets on International Women's Day to protest the crisis of violence they face on a daily basis. Gender violence in Mexico has become a major issue in recent years.

Mexico: Protests against violence towards women on International Women's Day

Women charged police lines and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in Mexico City on Monday during protests demanding the legalization of abortion in the majority Roman Catholic country.

Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police

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