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Cuba Has Lifted A Ban On Women Competing In Boxing Tournaments For The First Time In 60 Years
Previously, boxing had been considered “too dangerous” and women were “too pretty” to take part in the sport.
Sofia Hou
Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
Women
This India Woman Was Hit By A Car And Dragged For 10 Kilometers And Died And People Want Justice
20-year-old Anjali Singh was hit when she was scootering home from work on Jan. 1 and dragged under the car for more than an hour.
Activism
This Kenyan Fashion Designer And LGBTQ Activist Was Found Dead In A Metal Box And People Want Justice
Edwin Chiloba, a Kenyan fashion designer and LGBTQ activist, was found dead by the roadside, bringing attention to LGBTQ violence in the country once again.
Video
Two Male Lawmakers In Senegal Hit And Kicked A Pregnant Woman Colleague And Now They’re Going To Prison
Two male lawmakers in Senegal have been sentenced to six months in jail after they kicked a pregnant woman colleague during a parliament debate on Dec. 1.
Politics
Russia Called A 36-Hour Ceasefire For Russian Orthodox Christmas But Bombed Ukraine On Christmas Eve
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, but Ukraine authorities have called it a “trap”.
Impact
This Environmentalist Lawyer Has Become Mexico’s First Woman Supreme Court President
Norma Piña has been sworn in as the first woman chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court on Jan. 2.
Activism
Women Of The Week: Iranian Chess Player Sara Khadem, Greta Thunberg And Brazil’s New Amazon Activist Ministers
We’re only a few days into 2023, and women are already making waves around the world, making history and shutting down misogyny.
Cute
The “Doge” Meme Shiba Inu Is Miraculously Recovering After She Was Diagnosed With Cancer
Kabosu, the Japanese shiba inu from the “Doge” meme, Kabosu, is on a slow but steady road to recovery after being diagnosed with cancer.
Activism
Two Women Amazon Activists Have Been Named As Brazil’s Environment And Indigenous Ministers
Brazil’s new leftist president Lula has appointed two women Amazon activists, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, as his environment and Indigenous ministers.
Activism
This Top Iranian Woman Chess Player Who Competed Without A Hijab Is Moving To Spain For Her Safety
Sara Khadem, a 25-year-old Iranian chess player who ranks 10th in the country, played without a hijab during a competition in Kazakhastan for two consecutive days.
Activism
23 Human Rights Wins To Celebrate In 2022
Here’s to a year of progress.
Activism
Afghan Male Students Walked Out Of Their Exams To Protest The Taliban Banning Women From University
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.