Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
Activism
“A national football team is a driving force for a nation. And this evening, it was also our duty to be able to inform what is happening behind the scenes.”
Politics
Chinese state media suggested that Messi’s action could be “politically motivated” and aimed at “embarrassing” Hong Kong after he played three days later in Japan.
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When asked by the Chinese crew to blur them out, Brendan Kavanagh argued that he has the right to film in public, adding that they are in a “free country” and not “communist China”.
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Israeli authorities claimed that the men belonged to a “Hamas terrorist cell” and were using the hospital as a hideout, without providing evidence.
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The orders “have a binding effect and thus create international legal obligations” for Israel.
Impact
Lilian had been sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2015 after she gave birth in a hospital and the baby died 72 hours later due to complications.
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Mar Galcerán said she wanst people to see her as a person, not just for her disability.
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Israeli lawyer Tal Becker said the case was South Africa’s attempt to “delegitimize” Israel and to weaponize the term “genocide”.
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Jacinda Ardern finally married her partner, Clarke Gayford, after she canceled their wedding in 2022 to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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“No armed attack on a state territory, no matter how serious, even an attack involving atrocity crimes can provide any justification for or defense to breaches to the [Genocide] Convention.”
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Ecuador has declared an internal armed conflict after gang leader Adolfo “Fito” Macías escaped prison, sparking riots and violence around the country.