Women
Finland’s National League, the top division of women’s football, is offering free sports hijabs to any women players in the country who want one.
Impact
Owen Hurcum, a 23-year-old in Wales, has become the first non-binary and youngest mayor in Wales.
LGBTQ
Ali “Alireza” Fazeli Monfared, a 20-year-old gay Iranian man, was allegedly killed by his family after they found out he was gay, on Saturday May 4.
Activism
Dozens of rickshaw drivers in New Delhi, India, have transformed their three-wheeled vehicles into free auto-ambulances to help both the citizens and the overwhelmed healthcare system.
Activism
Miss Universe Myanmar, Thuzar Wint Lwin, won the national costume contest at Miss Universe 2020, using the pageant to call on the world to speak out against the coup in her country.
Featured
Israel destroyed a 12-story building in Gaza City that housed the offices of media outlets including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera with airstrikes on Saturday May 16.
Featured
Shakiro, a trans influencer in Cameroon, and her trans friend, Patricia, have been sentenced to five years in jail for “attempted homosexuality,” public indecency and failing to carry identification.
Activism
New Zealand Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was ejected from the parliament after he performed a haka to protest what he said was racism from the opposition party.
world
A gunman opened fire at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday May 11, killing seven children and two adults and injuring 21 other people, mostly children.
world
A man was stranded on a glass-bottomed bridge in north-eastern China as gale-force winds shattered the floor panels.
Activism
Priests in more than 100 churches around Germany have offered blessings to same-sex couples despite the Vatican banning them from doing so.
Impact
Kaukab Stewart and Pam Gosal made Scottish history on Saturday May 8 after they became the first ever women of color elected to join the Scottish Parliament in its 22-year history.