During its October 6 review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), ...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On the surface, it might seem like Kazakh officials are responding busily to the most high-profile incident of spousal murder in the country's history. In the capital, Astana, ...

Women in Kazakhstan too often face injury or even death, as in Saltanat’s case, because of the authorities’ failure to uphold their rights and adequately protect them from abuse. The public has done ...

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 2 to December 8. People, including ...

Kazakhstan’s BeWoman Asia 2025 Forum explored the importance of supporting women and its role in building stronger, healthier, and more progressive societies. When women are empowered, they don’t just ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for due process and fairness in the case of Dinara Smailova, a prominent women’s rights advocate in Kazakhstan. HRW expressed concerns that the charges ...

A new research paper titled "Determination of genetic predisposition to early breast cancer in women of Kazakh ethnicity" has been published in Oncotarget. Breast cancer (BC) is the most common type ...

The Altai district court in the East Kazakhstan region said on December 27 that it had handed a deferred five-year prison term two weeks earlier to a 43-year-old woman on a charge of online calls for ...

These three countries are attempting to prioritize the health of their citizens by advocating for better-made underwear. In 2014, three different countries decided to ban a certain piece of clothing ...

The Gilas Pilipinas Women's squad shoots for a winning start against Kazakhstan in the 2026 Asian Games on Thursday at the Aichi International Arena ...

Republic of Ireland boss Carla Ward says she is "obsessed" with leading her side to the World Cup and once again reiterates ...