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Articles with tag "Women"

Prominent Russian Muslim Cleric Gets Into Hot Water Over 'Wife-Beating Guidance'

A video in which an Imam appears to instruct believers on the proper ways to beat one’s wife has sparked controversy far beyond Russia’s Muslim community...

Explainer: Does Russia Plan to Ban Islamic Veiling?

Spiritual authorities in at least three Russian regions have issued Islamic law rulings that ban the niqab following last month’s deadly church and synagogue...
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A Russian Region Plans to Pay Female Students to Give Birth – But Deny Payments for Stillbirth

Experts warn that the policy is an insufficient and short-sighted tool given the country’s lack of protections and ideal economic conditions for new...
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Women Relatives of Mobilized Soldiers Stage Sit-In at Russian Defense Ministry

“We’ve brought sleeping bags and everything we need to wait for when we’ll finally be heard,” one woman could be heard telling a police officer...
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Russia’s Dagestan Temporarily Bans Niqabs After Deadly Attacks

A senior Muslim cleric said the ban was issued after officials warned of an “existing threat to the security of the population.”
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Branded ‘Foreign Agents,’ Wives and Mothers of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Face Uncertain Future

Political differences and increased law enforcement pressure have fractured the group, putting its future potential to enact change into doubt.
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Mobilized Soldiers' Relatives Call for Russian Officials' Sons to Replace Their Loved Ones

“We demand to replace our men with other quite specific men: the children and husbands of those who tell our citizens from the screens that war is good...
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Chechen Woman Fleeing Family’s ‘Death Threats’ Leaves Russia, Official Says

Liya Zaurbekova, who initially fled to Moscow earlier this week, said her family in Chechnya physically and psychologically abused her.
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opinion Zarina Akhmatova

How the Shocking Killing of an Ex-Minister’s Wife Is Forcing Change in Kazakhstan

Passing new legislation against domestic violence is a crucial step in tackling Kazakhstan’s patriarchal society head-on.
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Sakha Rights Official Calls on Russia To Criminalize Domestic Abuse

Sardana Guryeva’s comments were likely inspired by the high-profile trial of an ex-official in Kazakhstan accused of brutally murdering his wife.
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For Veiled Muslim Women in Russia, Prejudice and Harassment Are Part of Everyday Life

Last month's Moscow concert hall massacre has reportedly led to a rise in attacks on Muslim women in central Russia.
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Russia Opens Criminal Probe Into Disappearance of Young Chechen Woman

Seda Suleimanova fled Chechnya in October 2022 after relatives threatened to kill her for refusing an arranged marriage.
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Putin’s Victory ‘Spit in the Face,’ Wives of Mobilized Soldiers Say

“The election results didn’t come as a surprise to us. But 87% is outright falsification, a blatant spit in our face,” the group of wives said.
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opinion Juliane Fürst

Soldiers’ Mothers Have Long Been a Thorn in the Kremlin’s Side

In November 2022, President Vladimir Putin assembled a carefully screened group of mothers of conscripts and soldiers in the Kremlin. The scene of harmonious...
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In Photos: Russian Women Receive Flowers from Soldiers, Masked Officers on Women's Day

Like much of Russian society, celebrations of International Women's Day have inevitably been influenced by the war in Ukraine.
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Get Pregnant, Men Have It Worse: Russian Officials React to Women’s Day

Russian public figures advised women on how to behave in the bedroom and told men to donate to the war effort instead of buying traditional flowers.
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Putin Says Childbirth Is Women’s ‘Greatest Gift’ and ‘Purpose’ in Women’s Day Message

The statement marks a doubling down on Putin's efforts to encourage Russian women to have more children among flagging birthrates.
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Women’s Rights in Wartime Russia

Sasha Talaver joins us to discuss the evolution of women's rights in Russia and the role of women in Russia's anti-war resistance.
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Young Chechen Woman Likely Murdered in 'Honor Killing,' Rights Activists Say

Seda Suleimanova fled Chechnya after relatives threatened to kill her for refusing an arranged marriage. She was then forcibly returned home.
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White Scarves and Flowers: Wives and Mothers of Mobilized Soldiers Take Resentment to the Kremlin

In one of Putin's biggest domestic political challenges, women relatives of men who were mobilized for the war in Ukraine are demanding their return.
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