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Meet The Syrian Woman Who Overcame The Odds To Become A Pilot In A Male-Dominated Industry
Meet Danielle Rezek. The Syrian woman has dreamed of becoming a pilot, just like her father, ever since she was young.
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Faced With High Teen Pregnancy Rates, Sierra Leone Has Approved A Draft Bill To Decriminalize Abortion
Sierra Leone’s president says his government has unanimously approved a bill that would decriminalize abortion and overturn the country’s colonial-era abortion law.
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This British Woman Was Attacked And Murdered While Walking Home At Night And People Want Justice
Zara Aleena, a 35-year old British woman and aspiring lawyer, has died after she was attacked while walking home in East London during the early morning of Sunday June 26.
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The Philippines Has Ordered This Nobel Peace Prize Winner Journalist To Shut Down Her News Website
Authorities in the Philippines have ordered journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa’s independent news organization, Rappler, to shut down, in another blow to press freedom in the country.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In June 2022
From BTS’ temporary break to Colombia’s historic elections, here’s what happened around the world around June.
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Israel Has Eased Its Abortion Laws So Women No Longer Have To Ask A Special Committee For Approval
Israel has loosened its abortion laws to allow people to get abortion pills through the country’s universal health system and not have to appear in front of a special committee to get approval to terminate a pregnancy.
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9 Countries That Made Abortion Rights Gains
On Friday June 24, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed access to abortion as a constitutional right.
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Germany Has Abolished A Nazi-Era Law Banning Doctors From Offering Information About Abortions
Germany has abolished a Nazi-era law forbidding doctors from offering information about abortions.
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This 11-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Who Became Pregnant With Her Rapist’s Baby Has Been Granted An Abortion
Brazilian authorities are investigating a judge who stopped an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant with her rapist’s baby from getting an abortion.
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This Egyptian Student Was Murdered By A Male Classmate In Broad Daylight And People Want Justice
Naira Ashraf Abdel Qader, a student in Egypt, has been murdered by a male classmate in broad daylight in front of her university in an incident that has sent shockwaves throughout the country.
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These Nuns In Burkina Faso Founded A School For Girls To Escape From Forced Marriage To Much Older Men
A group of nuns in Burkina Faso have founded a shelter for girls who have escaped from forced marriages to continue their education and learn skills to pursue a career.
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This Environmentalist Activist Lawyer Has Been Elected Colombia’s First Black Woman Vice President
Francia Márquez, a former housekeeper and an environmental activist lawyer, has been elected as Colombia’s first Black woman vice president.