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Two Years On: What Our Collective Action Changed for Palestine
From the streets to the seas, from classrooms to parliaments, people keep showing up for Palestine, even when hope feels impossible.
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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Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister Said Japan Could Respond If China Attacked Taiwan And Now The Two Countries Are Having A Huge Fight
Japanese Prime Minister said that if China were to use military force against Taiwan, it would be a “survival threatening situation” for Japan and require a military response.
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The UN Has Passed A Resolution Demanding Israel To End Its Illegal Occupation Of Palestinian Territories
The resolution — titled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine” — calls for Israel to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian land and reaffirmed Palestinians’ right to self-determination and an independent state.
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In A Setback For LGBTQ Rights, Japan Has Found Its Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional
The Tokyo judge said that the current marriage system is “useful in preparing an environment for raising children."
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The EU’s Top Court Has Ruled All Member Countries Must Respect And Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
The ruling came after a same-sex Polish couple sued the Polish government for not recognizing their same-sex marriage.
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Italy Has Officially Made Femicide A Crime With Life Imprisonment As Punishment
The law legally defines femicide as "an act of hatred, discrimination, domination, control, or subjugation of a woman as a woman."
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Sudan’s Paramilitary RSF Declared A Three-Month Unilateral Humanitarian Truce In Its War Against The Army
The announcement came after backlash over RSF attacks on civilians in late October, when it took El-Fasher, the Army’s last holdout in Darfur.
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At Least 32 Miners In The DRC Have Been Killed At A Copper And Cobalt Mine After A Bridge Collapsed
It is later confirmed that most of those killed were unauthorized artisanal miners.
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This Dutch Convicted Child Rapist Volleyball Player Has Been Denied A Visa To Australia
Van de Velde’s visa was denied and the government said it will “ensure that Australians can be safe and feel safe in their communities.”
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Latvian Lawmakers Have Voted To Withdraw From An International Treaty Protecting Women From Violence, Causing Outrage
The results was met with mass opposition from women’s rights groups and Latvians, with more than 22,000 people signing a petition not to leave the treaty.
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King Charles Has Stripped His Brother, Prince Andrew, Of His Prince Title Over Ties To US Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, Oct. 30, that it had begun a formal process to remove the “style, titles and honors of Prince Andrew.”
Women
This New Zealand Māori Woman MP Gave A Powerful First Speech, Leading To A Haka That Suspended Parliament
Kaipara spoke first in te reo Māori before switching to English, starting her speech by saying she does not identify herself “as a survivor of colonization” but “as the product of Māori resilience.”