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These Two Iranian LGBTQ Activists Have Been Sentenced To Death For “Corruption On Earth”
Two LGBTQ activists in Iran have been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”.
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Women Of The Week: Ethiopian Girl Skaters, Afghan Girls In Secret Schools, Kosovo Women Protesting A Gang Rape
From Ethiopian skater girls to Afghan women teachers, here are some of the women inspiring us this week.
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This 11-Year-Old Girl In Kosovo Was Kidnapped And Gang-Raped By Five Men And People Want Justice
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to demand justice after an 11-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped five men.
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This Kyiv Bakery With Staff With Mental Disabilities Is Baking Tons Of Loaves A Day For People In Need
A bakery in Kyiv, Ukraine, comprised of staff with mental disabilities has been baking hundreds of loaves of bread every day and donating them to those in need during the war.
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This Saudi Woman Has Been Jailed For 34 Years For Having Twitter And Following And Retweeting Activists
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.
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Afghan Women Held A Rare Protest One Year After The Taliban Takeover But Were Beaten By Fighters
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.
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Thousands Of People Paraded Down Amsterdam’s Canals In The First Canal LGBTQ Pride In Two Years
After two years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amsterdam finally hosted its world famous 25th Canal Pride Parade this year.
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A Chinese Court Has Again Rejected This Woman’s Historic #MeToo Case Against A Famous TV Presenter
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.
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Young People In Ukraine Are Holding Raves To Clean Up Cities Destroyed By The War
Young Ukrainians are holding raves to clean up the destruction left in numerous Ukrainian neighborhoods from months of fighting.
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Saudi Arabia Arrested This Egyptian TikToker For Sharing “Sexually Suggestive” Content In A Live Video
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.
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This Aboriginal Australian Senator Called The Queen A Colonizer While Being Sworn In To Parliament
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.
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Ukraine’s First Lady Appeared On Vogue With A Powerful Message For Ukrainian Women In The War
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.