Climate
Girls In Ethiopia Are Being Forced Into Child Marriages Due To A Huge Drought And Lack Of Resources
Ethiopia is seeing a dramatic increase in child marriage across areas that have been affected by drought.
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A Tokyo Medical University That Made Entrance Exams Harder For Women Was Told To Pay Damages
A court in Tokyo has ordered a medical university to pay compensation to 13 women for gender-based discrimination after it secretly made the entrance exam harder for women.
Activism
This Kenyan Nurse Fighting Against FGM And Child Marriage Has Been Named The World’s Best Nurse
Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse who campaigns against child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), has been crowned the world’s best nurse for her work.
Climate
Women In Cambodia Can’t Stop Playing With This Penis-Like Plant And Now It Might Go Extinct
A local penis-like plant in Cambodia is at risk of extinction after a video of three woman playing with the plant went viral.
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France Has Appointed This Engineer And Politician As Its First Woman Prime Minister In 30 Years
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed the country’s first woman prime minister in over 30 years.
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Israeli Police Attacked Mourners At The Funeral For This Palestinian-American Journalist Who Was Killed
Israeli police have assaulted mourners attending the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American journalist who was shot dead covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.
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El Salvador Jailed This Woman For 30 Years For Having A Miscarriage After A Medical Emergency
A Salvadoran woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after she suffered a miscarriage following a medical emergency.
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This Palestinian-American Journalist Was Shot And Killed While Covering An Israeli Raid In The West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, has been shot and killed while covering a raid by Israeli forces in the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
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The Taliban Has Ordered Women In Afghanistan To Cover Themselves Up From Head-To-Toe When In Public
The Taliban has ordered all women in Afghanistan to wear burqas covering themselves from head-to-toe when going out in public.
Activism
Belarus Has Jailed The Russian Girlfriend Of Opposition Journalist Roman Protasevich For Six Years
Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student and the girlfriend of Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Belarus court.
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This Indian Girl Went To Tell Police She Was Gang-Raped But Then Was Allegedly Raped Again By Police
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh, India, only to be allegedly raped again by a police officer to whom she reported the attack.
Activism
This Sudanese Woman Doctor Goes To Anti-Coup Protests Every Week To Help Treat Frontline Protesters
Meet doctor Abeer Derar, a Sudanese woman doctor who has been attending the anti-coup protests every week to help treat protesters on the frontlines.