Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
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As a sign of solidarity, men studying at a university in Afghanistan walked out of their exam after the Taliban announced their women classmates have been banned from attending university.
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The Taliban has ordered all higher education institutions in Afghanistan to ban women from attending classes.
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The World Cup’s not coming home, but Big Dave is.
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Here are some of the inspiring women you should know about this week.
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Indonesia’s parliament has passed a new law that bans sex outside of marriage, unauthorized public demonstrations and threatens other human rights.
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Morocco became the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter finals and raised Palestine’s flag to celebrate.
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A spokesperson for Iran’s committee overseeing the enforcement of its moral values has clarified that the country’s “morality” police have been abolished but said authorities will keep enforcing the mandatory hijab law and punishing violations.
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From Tokyo to Melbourne, London to New York, people around the world are taking to the streets to show their support for the A4 Revolution.
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The Russian upper house of parliament has passed a bill banning “gay propaganda” for all ages, bringing it one step closer to law and expanding a previous law that only banned it for children.
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A fire, blank white paper and a revolution. Here’s how the biggest protests since Tiananmen Square started.
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People across China are holding unprecedented mass anti-government protests after a fire killed 10 people who were in COVID lockdown.
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Russian authorities have ordered troops to withdraw from Kherson, Ukraine, the only regional capital that they had captured since the start of its invasion in February.