Activism
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a 34-year-old Saudi woman studying in the UK to 34 years in prison for using Twitter and following and retweeting activists.
Activism
Afghan women protesters who had gathered for a rare demonstration for their rights were beaten by Taliban fighters just days before the one year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Activism
After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amsterdam finally hosted its world famous 25th Canal Pride Parade this year.
Activism
A court in China has rejected an appeal to a historic #MeToo case brought forward by Zhou Xiaoxuan, a 28-year-old screenwriter, who said she was sexually harassed by a famous TV presenter when she was an intern.
Activism
Young Ukrainians are holding raves to clean up the destruction left in numerous Ukrainian neighborhoods from months of fighting.
Activism
Tala Safwan, an Egyptian influencer who has nearly 5 million followers on TikTok and more than 800,000 subscribers on YouTube, has been arrested by the Saudi police for what authorities said was sexually suggestive content.
Activism
Lidia Thorpe, an Indigenous Australian member of parliament, called Queen Elizabeth a “colonizer” while being sworn into the Australian parliament as a Senator on Monday Aug. 1.
Activism
Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, has graced a special digital cover of Vogue, speaking about her marriage, being the first lady and the toll the war has taken on her country.
Activism
Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup in February 2021, has executed four pro-democracy activists accused of “carrying out terror acts” in the country’s first executions in more than 30 years.
Activism
A court in China has ruled against an unmarried woman who sued for the right to freeze her eggs.
Activism
Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s top ranked women’s tennis player, has come out as gay in an interview.
Activism
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people attended South Korea’s first Pride parade in 3 years in the country’s capital on Saturday July 16.