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Nina Teggarty is a British journalist who specializes in stories about women and children. She has worked for Channel 4 News, CNN and the ABC. In the U.K., she has covered issues such as female genital mutilation, domestic violence and adoption breakdowns. For several years, she also worked in southeast Asia where she investigated the surrogacy business in Thailand, international adoption in Cambodia and the plight of Filipina migrant workers. www.ninateggarty.com
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Most of the women jailed in Kyrgyzstan for murder are survivors of long-term domestic violence. A new law offers hope that more women will see their abusers brought to justice long before they are pushed to the breaking point.
In Armenia, a strong preference for raising boys has led some parents to abort female fetuses, which means many more boys than girls are being born. But new legislation and campaigns promoting the value of having girls are helping counter this illegal practice.
Most Kosovar men who travel to Syria and Iraq to fight with ISIS are accompanied by their wives. For our series “Women and Jihad,” we talk to counterterrorism experts who believe these women could be the key to challenging violent extremism.
In Vietnam, the arrest of famous blogger “Mother Mushroom” has highlighted the growing number of female bloggers and human rights activists challenging the communist regime.
In Cambodia, the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal hears from survivors of forced marriage, but critics say the court should also cover other acts of gender-based violence.
A proposal to further tighten the already stringent restrictions on abortion has ignited the women’s rights movement in Poland and created deep divisions within the country.
According to women’s rights groups, the conflict in east Ukraine has triggered a rise in gender-based violence. In a country where sexual abuse is rarely reported, the Facebook campaign #Iamnotscaredtospeak gives silent victims a voice.
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