Iranian female football fan self-immolated after denied access to game

Tehran bars women from watching football matches in stadiums and the government has failed to address this aspect of gender inequality.

A disorderly Brexit as a means of remaking Britain

The British right sees an opportunity in the chaos of Brexit to remake Britain in its image, just as Margeret Thatcher once did.

Museum of women: How Zambia inherited patriarchy from colonialism

The impact of British colonialism and religious interventions have erased the history of women in Zambia. But a new museum is working to fill these historical gaps.

Why are Turkey's Kurdish families camping outside HDP headquarters?

The protesting parents say the HDP helps the PKK terrorist organisation recruit their sons and daughters, using brainwashing tactics. And they want their kids back.

Witnesses and medical evidence rebut Indian account of Kashmir teen’s death

Indian officials insisted Asrar Ahmad Khan was killed by a stone, but medical records show he was struck by a tear gas canister and then shot in the face with pellets.

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa spur reprisals across Africa

The roots of this violence and anti-immigrant sentiments run deep and a mélange of factors collide, dissolve and divide, often crisscrossing social, economic and political lines.

Fresh death in custody reveals dark side of India's policing in Kashmir

The death of a young Kashmiri man occurred in police custody at a time when the government of India has imposed restrictions and a communication blackout in the region since August 5.

India's Kashmir lockdown produces scores of silent and hidden victims

The communication blackout and severe restrictions imposed by the Indian authorities over the disputed Jammu and Kashmir have deprived people of critical medical care in far off towns and villages.

American exceptionalism: Does it include talking to terror groups?

While the US government's ‘war on terror’ ripped several countries apart, Washington has made exceptions to several violent groups, which includes the Taliban, the YPG and others.

Q&A with Kashmiri politician, Shehla Rashid, charged with sedition in India

In late August TRT World spoke to Shehla Rashid, a pro-India politician with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement, who has criticised India's revocation of Kashmir's autonomous status. Today, New Delhi police filed multiple cases against her.

Morsi's family beset by tragedy and tormented by Sisi and his allies

The pro-Sisi judiciary in Egypt continues to pursue the family members of the former president Mohammed Morsi.

Nigeria's kidnapping cartels thrive in the absence of governance

Caught between the Boko Haram insurgency and deadly farmer-herder conflicts, kidnapping and banditry are gaining a foothold in Nigeria’s northern areas.