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Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…

Morocco is rolling back press freedoms

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MOROCCO

They were charged with engaging in premarital sex and getting an abortion. The case has become a national and even an international cause, with human rights organisations…

Ireland is likely to liberalise abortion laws

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IRELAND

A repeal vote would pave the way to legalise abortion in Ireland, which has one of the most restrictive abortion frameworks in Europe.

Online violence against women will grow in Iraq

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IRAQ

Gendered online intimidation and violence in Iraq is often politically motivated, aimed at silencing dissenting voices and encouraging women to retreat from public life. State…

Ageing will drive social care demands in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…

Hungary’s Orban will probably survive Bicske scandal

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HUNGARY

Fidesz has suffered three high-profile political casualties following the presidential pardon for Endre Konya, who tried to cover up for a child abuser: President Katalin Novak…

Saudi demographics may ultimately drive discontent

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SAUDI ARABIA

This means the leadership must manage a significant social change, catalysed by an engaged and 'globalised' youth segment. At the same time, the economy has to accommodate…

Women will fight high barriers to political life

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INTERNATIONAL

They also serve in national parliaments (24.6%) and congresses (24.3%), as well as in state, city and local political positions. However, women candidates and politicians have not…

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

#MeToo will sustain demands for US corporate diversity

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US

That turned the eleven-year-old MeToo movement into a central pillar of a broader drive in the United States to address gender, race and social inequality. Since then, the…