The coronavirus has created more people vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers—and revealed the world’s unpreparedness to protect them.

Japanese women quickly realized that the disaster that struck their country nine years ago was an unprecedented opportunity to overcome discrimination.

The United States has joined with a group of authoritarian countries in opposing not just abortion, but also basic medical vocabulary that applies to women.

The country has some of the worst rates of sexual violence in Asia—and old attitudes are proving hard to change.

New Delhi wants people to prove their citizenship. But Indian women are the demographic least likely to possess paperwork.

The Communist Party’s tools of control made for effective virus-fighting weapons.

New information may offer insight into the honesty of China’s coronavirus numbers.

As the pandemic threatens livelihoods, the country’s poor are relying almost exclusively on the charity of fellow citizens.

In South Africa, people are brewing beer at home. Muslims in India are celebrating Ramadan alone. And city streets everywhere are vacant.

Convincing the world that freedom is worth it will be a hard struggle if Beijing sells its message right.