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Here’s What Happened During Israel’s Genocide In Gaza In June 2024
Take a look back at some of the updates on Israel's genocide on Gaza in May 2024.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
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SEVENTEEN Has Made History As The First K-Pop Group To Perform At Glastonbury Music Festival
“Even though the language, country and culture are all different, we can still connect as one, through music,” one of the band members, Joshua, told the crowd.
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More Than 20,000 Palestinian Children In Gaza Are Buried Under The Rubble Or Missing
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now killed more than 14,000 children in Gaza since Oct. 7, with about half of them yet to be fully identified, partially due to their bodies being harmed beyond recognition.
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This South African Investigative Journalist Says Gaza Is A Turning Point For Young People To Redefine Journalism
“Gaza is the symbol of our inadequacy.”
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Julian Assange, The Founder Of WikiLeaks, Has Been Released After A 14-Year Legal Battle
Assange pleaded guilty to a single count of attempting to illegally obtain classified information and was sentenced to time already served in exchange for being immediately released.
Activism
Inside The Youth-Led Tax Protests Rocking Kenya
The bill had initially proposed adding tax to essential items such as bread, cooking oil, the internet, motor vehicles, transferring money, plastic products and diapers and sanitary pads.
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Netanyahu Has Rejected The Permanent Ceasefire Deal The US Said He Had Previously Accepted
Netanyahu said it was "no secret" that he would agree to a "partial deal" that would secure the return of some of Israel's hostages, but the country was committed to continuing the war after the deal to "complete its mission."
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This Namibian Anti-Apartheid Activist And Journalist Says Young People Have The Power To Help Us Achieve Peace
Gwen Lister says she believes that if young people maintain their passion and sense of community and compassion, they will be able to hep us achieve peace.
Impact
Italy’s Florence Has Elected Its First Woman Mayor
Sara Funaro, a leftist politician, won 60% of the votes to become mayor of the Italian city on Monday June 24.
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AJ+’s Managing Editor Dima Khatib Says Journalists In Gaza Are Being Targeted For Reporting The Truth And It Needs To End
“Everything I’ve done in my life, over 30 years of journalism, is nothing like what we’re living in Gaza today.”
Impact
Sierra Leone Has Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage
Sierra Leone has one of the world’s highest rates for child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal deaths, with one third of girls married before they are 18.
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Gay Sex Is No Longer A Crime In Namibia
Sex between men had been a crime in Namibia due to two colonial era laws from 1927.