Leading up to Pakistan's parliamentary elections on May the 11th, the UK Guardian paper published a story under the headline, "Pakistan Women Face Battle for the Right to Vote" that discussed how letters have been circulated in regions of the country warning men not to allow their wives, sisters and daughters out to polling stations. Around the same time, the Associated Press produced an article regarding how in the small…

On April 20th 2013, the anti-terrorist court in Islamabad declared that the former dictator and ex-army Chief Pervez Musharraf is to be held on judicial remand for 14 days, after which he is to reappear in court to answer for the illegal detention of judges in 2007. Earlier, the former general's legal team was working to secure bail on a number of cases brought against him, such as the murder…

On the 9th of March 2013, news agencies reported that students and teachers at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy (ASOA) have been banned from entering the campus for wearing hijab. This policy represents an extension of the current hijab ban enforced in schools across the country. The official banning of the hijab was first issued on December 10, 2010 when Misir Mardanov, from Azerbaijan's Education Ministry announced that students would…

On Wednesday February 27 2013, The Standard newspaper reported that Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his CORD counterpart Raila Odinga faced an acid test as they confronted land issues that have dogged their presidential bids. During the presidential debate on Monday night, the two candidates were hard pressed to defend themselves against accusations over alleged land impropriety. Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua kicked off the storm when she stood…