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Gibraltar Voted To Legalize Abortion In The First 12 Weeks, Easing One Of The Strictest Bans In Europe
People in Gibraltar voted in a referendum on Thursday Jun. 24 to ease the country’s harsh ban on abortion.
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These Two Saudi Activists Jailed For Fighting For Women’s Right To Drive Have Been Freed After Three Years
Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah, two prominent Saudi women’s rights activists detained nearly three years ago, have been freed after completing their sentencest, Saudi rights group ALQST said.
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This French Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather Turned Husband Who Raped Her For Years Has Been Freed
Valérie Bacot, a woman in France who was raped and abused for decades by her stepfather who later turned into her husband, has been freed.
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This New Zealand Weightlifter Has Become The First Trans Athlete To Compete At The Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after officials on Monday selected her to be part of the country’s national team for the Tokyo Games.
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This Six-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped By Her Dad In Spain Has Been Found Dead At The Bottom Of The Sea
Thousands of women in Spain have joined demonstrations to protest gender and domestic violence in the country after the body of a six-year-old girl who was kidnapped by her father was discovered on the seabed.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Agnes Chow Has Been Freed After Seven Months In Prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Agnes Chow, has been released from prison after serving more than six months for taking part in an unauthorized protest in 2019.
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This Salvadoran Woman Who Was Jailed For 30 Years For Allegedly Having An Abortion Has Been Freed
Sara Rogel, a 28-year-old woman in El Salvador, has been released from prison after she served nearly one third of her 30-year sentence for having what she said was a miscarriage that violated the country’s strict abortion ban.
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This Australian Woman Con Artist Has Been Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Stealing Children
The notorious Australian serial con artist Samantha Azzopardi has been sentenced to two years in jail in Melbourne, Australia, for a string of child stealing, obtaining property by deception and theft.
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Meghan Markle Has Given Birth To A Baby Girl Named Lilibet Diana
Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a daughter, her second child with husband Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
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This Tanzanian Woman MP Was Kicked Out Of The Parliament For Wearing “Tight” Trousers
Women MPs in Tanzania are demanding the parliament apologize to a woman MP, after she was ordered to leave the parliament due to her “tight” trousers.
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Malala Appeared On The Cover of British Vogue With A Powerful Message To Inspire Girls
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been featured on British Vogue’s July cover, saying “I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world.”
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This Deaf Brazilian Teen Who Had Her Limbs Amputated Is Training To Swim At The Paralympics
Meet Jessica Oliveira, a Brazilian para-athlete swimmer, who also known as “Jessyborg, The Robot Girl”.