Women
This Afghan Teen Is Breaking Barriers As One Of The First women Breakdancers In Her Country
Although she has faced opposition and even death threats, Talash hopes to be a role model and compete in the Olympics one day.
Women
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Thailand Has Legalized Abortions In The First 12 Weeks Of Pregnancy But Later-Term Abortions Are Still Illegal
Thailand’s Parliament has voted to legalize abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy but people who undergo the procedure later in their pregnancies may still face fines and up to six months in prison.
Women
26-Year-Old South Korean Actress And Model Song Yoo-jung Has Been Found Dead In Seoul
Song Yoo-jung, a 26 year-old South Korean actress and model, was found dead in Seoul on Saturday, her agency said.
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Estonia Has Appointed Its First Woman Prime Minister
Kaja Kallas, a 43-year-old lawyer and former EU lawmaker, will lead a new cabinet that will replace the previous cabinet resigned earlier in January over a corruption scandal.
Politics
This Thai Woman Was Sentenced To 43 Years In prison For Criticizing The Monarchy
Anchan Preelert has been sentenced to a record 43 years in prison for sharing audio clips deemed to be insulting the monarchy.
Cute
This Chinese Woman With One Leg Won A Bodybuilding Competition And People Are Loving It
Images of Gui Yuna, a former paralympian with one leg at a bodybuilding competition in China have gone viral on social media.
Activism
Sweden Has Created A Greta Thunberg Stamp To Celebrate Nature
The stamp series is aimed at highlighting the importance of the country’s nature.
Activism
This Woman Did A Photoshoot As A Mermaid Lying In Trash On A Beach In Bali To Protest Plastic Pollution
People in Bali, who spent the first days of 2021 cleaning tons of trash that had washed up onto the famous Kuta Beach, were taken by surprise when they saw a woman dressed in a mermaid costume lying among the plastic waste on Monday Jan. 4.
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Moscow’s Metro Has Hired Its First Women Train Drivers After A Law Banning Women Drivers Was Lifted
The Moscow Metro hired 12 women train drivers for the first time after Russia last year changed its decades-old regulation banning women from certain jobs.
Women
This Palestinian DJ Played A Techno Gig A Shrine And Was Detained Despite Saying She Had Permission
Sama Abdul-Hadi, a prominent Palestinian DJ known as the “Palestinian Techno Queen,” has caused a controversy after she filmed a techno music performance inside a shrine in the West Bank.
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Argentina’s Government Has Finally Voted To Legalize Abortion After Narrowly Rejecting A Bill In 2018
In a historic moment, Argentina’s senate voted to legalize abortion on Wednesday Dec. 30, making the majority Catholic country the largest Latin American nation to allow for abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Activism
This Saudi Activist Who Fought For Women’s Right To Drive Has Been Sentenced To Almost Six Years In Jail
Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent Saudi women’s rights activist who campaigned for an end to the ban on women driving in the country, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison.