Algeria has entered a political and legal debate following the government’s announcement that it would formally lift its reservation on Article 15, paragraph 4, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Despite Morocco's legislative efforts to tackle human trafficking, the latest UN reports suggest that the government has fallen short in addressing the issue as the number of  identified trafficking victims rosed from 187 in 2023 to 217 in 2024.

Since early September 2024, Iranian authorities have launched an arrest campaign that has affected dozens, the latest being the detention of four individuals in Kurdish cities, along with raids on the homes of victims from the 2022 protests.

Countless women prioritized careers and relationships in their 20s and 30s, eventually finding themselves grappling with waning fertility and loneliness.

The Russian private Wagner mercenary group expressed intentions to recruit women detained in Russian prisons.