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.
Women
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.
Impact
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.
Impact
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.
Activism
China Has Sentenced This Journalist Who Covered The Wuhan COVID-19 Outbreak To Four Years In Prison
Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.
Women
This Iranian Instagram Influencer Jailed For 10 Years For Her Distorted Selfies Has Reportedly Been Freed
Sahar Tabar, a 19-year-old Iranian Instagram influencer famous for her heavily distorted selfies that resembled a zombie-like Angelina Jolie, has reportedly been freed from prison after she was given a 10 year sentence earlier this month.
Impact
Pakistan Is Introducing A New Anti-Rape Law To Speed Up Rape Trials And Toughen Sentences
Pakistan’s president has approved a new anti-rape law that will create special fast track courts to try rape trials within four months and toughen sentences.
Climate
In A First, A UK Court Ruled Air Pollution Caused This 9-Year-Old Girl’s Death From An Asthma Attack
The death of a nine-year-old girl in the UK has made legal history after a coroner’s court listed air pollution as one of the causes of death for the first time.