Turkish police prevent Istanbul Pride from going ahead
Homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but police crackdown on LGBTQ+ parades has increased in recent years, reflecting the government's toughened stance on LGBTQ+ rights
Abortion ruling casts cloud over usual cheer at U.S. Pride parades
As Pride celebrations go underway across the U.S., members of the LGBTQ+ community fear their freedoms are under threat after the the Supreme Court's decided on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade
Fifty years on, London's Pride veterans remember 'empowering' first rally
As London celebrates Pride, campaigners who first marched from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park, look back on 50 years of LGBTQ+ rallies
White House horrified by shooting in Oslo targeting LGBT community
After a gunman killed two people and injured 21 during an attack in Oslo ahead of Pride, the White House says it stands in solidarity with Norway
U.S. tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade, the technology industry faces the possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement
Online disinformation stokes tensions as Kenya elections near
Platforms like TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are failing to effectively police abusive content ahead of Kenya's high-stakes election, warn digital rights groups
In Ecuador's Amazon, solar panels bring 'fire canoe' dream to life
Solar-powered boats are helping indigenous groups travel on their Amazon river highways faster, cheaper and more cleanly
U.S. abortion curbs force women to travel to Mexico
Even before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling, Mexican abortion rights activists had been working to help American women
U.S. Supreme Court ruling: demand for abortion pills set to soar
As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, more American women will try to secure supplies of abortion pills – in some cases as a precaution for future use, health experts say
What happens when abortion is banned? Lessons from around the world
As the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right to abortion, campaigners for abortion access from Africa to Latin America have warned of the potentially devastating consequences