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Articles with tag "Women"

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Russian Women Rally Behind Feminist ‘Political Prisoner’

Yulia Tsvetkova’s pornography case for body-positive drawings is sparking resistance across the country and beyond.
'prisoner of conscience'

LGBT Activist Charged With Pornography for Body-Positive Vagina Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years in jail for the images on her social media page dedicated to body positivity.
bride-for-sale

Kadyrov Donates Millions to Help Chechen Grooms ‘Buy’ 200 Brides

Each groom would each receive $635 to get married according to traditional Islamic practices.
calling for action

Russian Activists Urge Probe Over Young Girl's Genital Cutting

Activists say that the practice is rife in the conservative majority-Muslim Northern Caucasus.
EROTIC ISOLATION

‘Kinky Russia’ Throws Zoom Orgies to Overcome Coronavirus Quarantine

Russia’s sex party organizers are using video calling for more than work meetings.
new accusations

Sexual Harassment Claims Plague Liberal Radio Station Chief: BBC Russia

A new BBC Russia profile contains two allegations against the Ekho Moskvy editor-in-chief.
domestic conflict

Don’t Nag Your Husbands During Coronavirus Lockdown, Church Official Tells Russian Women

“Promise this to God: if I criticize [my husband], then ... I won’t eat chocolate or surf the internet all day.”
abortion access

Moscow Halts Abortions During Coronavirus Outbreak: Activists

The restrictions put more than 100,000 pregnant women at risk of unwanted pregnancies or botched abortions, activists warn.
safety net

Russia Seeks Protections for Domestic Abuse Victims During Coronavirus Lockdown

“Hiding your head in the sand means harming people,” the proposal's co-author said.
opinion Zalina Marshenkulova

Russia Celebrates Misogyny, Not Equality on Women's Day

In Russia, a woman is necessary only to serve or to decorate something — or to receive threats if she ventures beyond these boundaries.
Girl Power

Women’s Day: 5 Russian Women You Haven’t Heard of But Should Have

In honor of the holiday, we bring you five lesser-known Russian women whose legacies continue to inspire.
WOMEN’S DAY

Russian Women Are Ready to Reclaim Once-Forbidden Jobs

Women are training for professions that have been closed to them for decades.
CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY

2 Out of 3 Russians Opposed to Female President – Poll

Both male and female respondents were opposed to a woman in the top job.
rising crime

Russia Reports Dramatic Rise in Rape Cases

Russian authorities opened 72% more rape cases in January 2020 than they did in January 2019.
booming business

Wildberries Founder Becomes Russia’s Richest Woman

Tatyana Bakalchuk surpasses businesswoman Yelena Baturina, who had been at the top of the list since 2004.
one man's wife...

Russian Priest Under Fire for Calling Common-Law Wives ‘Prostitutes’

“They don’t want to say ‘I’m a free prostitute,’ so they say ‘I’m in a civil marriage’,” Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov said.
aquatic equality

Swimming Pool in Russia’s North Caucasus Must Overturn Ban on Women

Court rules the pool's decision to ban women was illegal and a violation of human rights, but not discrimination.
unfiltered opinion

Police Probe Russian TV Host’s Pro-Abortion Instagram Post

Popular television host Alyona Vodonayeva sparked controversy for urging low-income Russians not to give birth to “slaves to this state.”
no girls allowed

'Men Only': Largest Pool in Russia's North Caucasus Bans Women

The spa in Russia’s republic of Dagestan did not say what prompted the abrupt rule change.
glass ceiling

Russia’s Gender Equality Rating Drops – WEF Report

Russia's poor ratings for economic and political equality hurt its ranking on the Global Gender Gap Index.
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