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This teen's TikTok video takes on Malaysia's toxic culture of misogyny
Over a month ago, Ain Husniza, 17, posted a TikTok video calling out her male gym teacher for making an inappropriate comment about rape during a class discussion about sex education at school in...
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Catalonia’s temporary tele-abortion services are a game-changer for women...
When 41-year-old Ana Vargas found out she was pregnant this February, her decision to abort didn’t come easily.Her experience with an abortion four years ago was unpleasant. She had to make the...
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Abortion is illegal in Malta. Activists are trying to increase access.
Last September, gynecologist Isabel Stabile stood outside the Maltese Parliament with a group of activists on International Safe Abortion Day, holding signs that said: “Abortions are safe and...
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Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against...
Hundreds of women gathered on Istanbul’s Istiklal (Independence) Avenue, carrying banners, purple flags and signs in support of the Istanbul Convention — an international treaty to prevent violence...
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'Formal solution' reached over Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Suez Canal ship freedEgypt has agreed to a deal to release the impounded Ever Given container ship in the...
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Gunmen abduct 150 schoolgirls in Nigeria
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Nigeria kidnappingArmed men have abducted around 150 schoolgirls from a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna...
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Feminist activists in China speak out against online censorship despite...
Last week, LGBTQ student groups in China woke up to find their social media accounts abruptly shut down. It came after several feminist activists had similar shutdowns back in April.When Chinese...
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In Thailand, new abortion freedoms face spiritual resistance
It’s been a breakthrough for reproductive rights in Southeast Asia. As of February, anyone seeking an abortion in Thailand can get one legally — at least in the first trimester.Yet, they may still face...
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Mermaid diving is making a splash in China
On a recent afternoon at Unique Diving Club in Shanghai, Christina Bao, a music teacher, was taking her first mermaid lesson. The instructor gave her tips on how to move her body through the water. Bao...
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Move over soccer: Brazil’s award-winning volleyball teams compete for Olympic...
Brazil has been holding its own during the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They’ve won 16 medals so far: in surfing, skateboarding, judo and swimming.Gymnast Rebeca Andrade became the first Brazilian female...
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Protesters in India call for justice for Dalit women who are victims of...
Villagers in India’s capital of Delhi held protests this week calling for justice for another rape case. It’s revived outrage over the number of gruesome sexual crimes against women in the country.The...
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Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride
As fashion designer Ayşe Yıldırım bustles around her shop in Istanbul, she slides past bold, colorful tops; long, shimmery party dresses and a sleek white pantsuit. Each design features collars that...
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Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government
The Taliban on Tuesday declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government.Following a blitz across Afghanistan that saw many cities fall to the insurgents without a...
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A race to evacuate as Taliban asserts authority over Afghanistan
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.AfghanistanTwo days after sweeping into power, the Taliban has declared general amnesty for Afghan government...
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Afghanistan is under Taliban control. Women are worried about what it means...
The Taliban arrived in 24-year-old Ghazal’s neighborhood last week, showing up on motorbikes, in cars and on foot.Ghazal, who, like many Afghans, goes only by one name, didn’t want to say where she...
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'If journalists leave a scene, it becomes a black hole,' VOA journalist in...
Protesters took to the streets in Afghanistan for the second straight day to rally against Taliban rule. Today, protests reached the capital, Kabul. As many as 200 people gathered before armed Taliban...
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Checking in on the pandemic: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly foreign policy newsletter from Inkstick Media. Subscribe here.The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic produced a flurry of social science research,...
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'We are so afraid': An Afghan women's rights activist is left behind in...
“We regret to inform you that international military evacuations from Kabul airport have ended.” That’s the grim message many Afghans received via text from US officials this weekend.The news was a gut...
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Undocumented women face shrinking options for reproductive health care under...
The new Texas law known as SB8 bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The law will have far-reaching impacts for many communities. For undocumented women in Texas seeking abortions, their...
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Taliban names all-male 33-member interim government in Afghanistan
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.AfghanistanThe Taliban has announced a 33-member interim government for Afghanistan, weeks after taking...
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