A digital community once focused on the challenges of parenting became a unique space for political empowerment

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Moroccan feminists are protesting both online and offline to kickstart stalled reforms to abortion rights and more

OPINION: The EU should insist that Poland uphold the right to sexual and reproductive health care

How rights group Women On Web is resisting digital attacks on reproductive rights

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Abortion rights have been extended to unmarried women, but how will this affect women’s lives in reality?

openDemocracy talks to those who’ve fled the front lines, about why many are reluctant to leave

Italians have marched for abortion rights since the far-Right election win, but their real fight began long before

OPINION: The Christian Right has long used ‘religious freedom’ to limit human rights – but there is hope for change

How did Brothers of Italy take power – and how will the party’s election affect women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights?

From witch hunts to overturning Roe v Wade, violence against women is at the heart of our economic operating system

Exclusive: Thousands of patients waiting for surgery, maternity checks and some cancer care will be affected

LGBTIQ+ Italians tell of their fears as a far-Right coalition looks set for victory in the upcoming elections

Exclusive: As maintenance grants fail to keep pace with inflation, students on low incomes struggle to get by

Exclusive: Youth workers have spoken of ‘a failure of society’ as kids take on responsibility for feeding friends

Religious leaders have gutted a progressive sexual offences law, creating a new version that permits child marriage

Many acted like COVID was over once restrictions ended. Let’s not do the same with the latest devastating heatwave

The state is a rather peculiar place – its result may not matter as much as some analysts and pundits are suggesting

Having been ‘decimated’ by cuts, fire services must risk personal safety as climate change worsens heatwaves