HUMAN RIGHTS

Right groups are warning that two bills, if signed into law, will limit women's freedom in Iran.

Stockholm announced it was not to renew a military cooperation agreement with Riyadh.

Vitaly Milonov takes time off from castigating homosexuals to attack 'erotic' hair salon in remote Siberian town.

The female cycling team pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable for women in Afghanistan.

Ethiopia uses foreign spyware to target national journalists abroad, warns Human Rights Watch.

Swedish MP Soraya Post has described the exhibition as "disgusting"

Evidence suggests drive to get more women in the boardroom is a baseless folly.

Fear, repression and injustice cast a dark shadow over the first-ever European Games in Baku.

Haaretz investigation shows torture cases have risen since murder of three Jewish teens last year.

Label on shirts of Super League team Pusamania Borneo criticised for being sexist.

US president at the Selma Memorial says: "We know the march is not yet over."

Actress Emma Watson, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador is hosting a live Q&A.

A march led by descendants of Emmeline Pankhurst, the suffragette leader took place in London to mark International Women's Day.

Four people handed death penalty for killing an albino amid a recent wave of killings.

Contrasting fortunes of Esra Yakar and Emrah Cakan show warped priorities of Turkish government.

IBTimes UK spoke with Anita Nzeh, founder of iEcoAfrica, on obstacles to African women's empowerment

Afghan women are denied basic rights as government and insurgents' laws restrict their freedom.

Pro-Islamic State Twitter suspensions have slowed the rate of accounts returning, but is it enough?

UNHCR created campaign to end statelessness in 10 years.

Witnesses report 68 people killed in militant raid of Njaba village.

Kubra Khademi was insulted by local men in Kabul as she protested against sexual harassment.

Pro-IS media group al-Nusra al-Maqdisiya attacked Dorsey and Dick Costello, and we can learn a lot from their campaign.

European Games in Baku offers the ideal platform for athletes and organisers to highlight abuses.

Blood Bricks campaign strives to force UK firms to meet their obligations under Human Rights Law.

The UN ruled that gay and lesbian employees should have full access to marital benefits.

Vladimir Putin has created a Russian monster, and he can no longer control it.

Isis' crushing victories over Iraqi army allowed Kurdish Peshmerga to make its reputation.

IBtimes UK speaks with Italian NGO Tampep about migrant sex workers in Italy.

Antonio Guterres, the UN refugee chief, calls for international action to help the 3.8m victims of the bloody Syrian civil war.