- Women are being offered “virginity tests” at 21 UK medical clinics, an investigation by BBC Newsbeat and 100 Women has found. Critics say the intrusive tests are unscientific, abusive, and a violation of women’s rights.
- International human rights organizations fear that detained Syrian journalist and activist Nour al-Shalo is in danger of being executed.
- Sudanese authorities say they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation.
- An online survey reveals three out of 10 women were victims of domestic abuse during Greece’s first COVID-19 lockdown.