The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in a hospital in Tehran after being arrested by the “morality police” for wearing an “improper hijab” has sparked protests in several cities and universities in Iran. What is the significance of these protests? Join us to discuss the growing popular discontent with compulsory hijab laws

Effective Law Enforcement, Access to Shelter, Financial Support Are Critical

The Tajik government takes little action to investigate or prosecute domestic violence cases and is doing far too little to help survivors.

The US government should uphold refugee protections for survivors of domestic violence.

Russian authorities often fail to protect women from domestic violence. Serious gaps in Russia’s laws, the lack of protection orders, and inadequate police and judicial responses leave women who face even severe physical violence with little or no protection.

The authorities in the Brazilian state of Roraima are failing to investigate or prosecute domestic violence cases, leaving women at further risk of abuse.

Police inaction, insufficient shelter space, and ineffective investigation and prosecution often leave domestic violence survivors in Algeria at risk of further mistreatment despite a new law criminalizing spousal abuse.

Adult women from Saudi Arabia must obtain permission from a male guardian to travel abroad, marry, or be released from prison, and may be required to provide guardian consent to work or get health care.

In this video, Moroccan comedian and feminist activist Mounia Magueri plays the role of a domestic violence survivor, an abusive husband, a police officer, and a prosecutor—thus highlighting the problem of domestic violence from different angles.