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Global Quickies: Censorship of Feminism, Misogynistic Politician, and Transphobic Bus Stopped
EUROPE “The European Parliament has launched a hate speech investigation into a Polish politician after he stated that “women must earn less than men, because they are weaker, they are smaller, they are less intelligent” during a debate this week on the gender pay gap.” NICARAGUA “The Nicaragua National Police force has charged five members of a religious sect with…
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CANADA “An Ontario high school teacher, who disrupted a vaccine clinic and told students vaccinations could lead to death, stormed out of a disciplinary hearing after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Ontario College of Teachers on Wednesday.” SERBIA “Partizan Belgrade midfielder Everton Luiz was in tears after persistent racist chants during his team’s victory over Rad in…
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Global Quickies: Sexist Slogans on Vans, Topless Protest, and Ikea Catalog Without Women
UK “A transgender woman has been blocked from seeing her five children after a family court ruled it was not compatible with her ex-wife’s ultra-orthodox Jewish background.” ARGENTINA “Hundreds of women stage mass topless protest in Buenos Aires. [The] march follows beach incident when 20 police threatened three with arrest for showing their breasts. (NSFW) ISRAEL “Furniture giant IKEA sent…
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Global Quickies: Dutch Heroes, Live-streamed Crime, and Russia Decriminalizing Domestic Violence
THE NETHERLANDS “The Netherlands is to set up an international fund to support abortion services hit by President Donald Trump‘s order to cut US foreign aid.” RUSSIA “Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence. Under the proposed legislation, first-time offenders who do not cause serious injury will face a maximum of…
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Global Quickies: Fortune Tellers Punished, Tougher Penalties for Harassment
ZIMBABWE “A Zimbabwean pastor who predicted the death of President Robert Mugabe has been arrested, his lawyer says. Patrick Mugadza announced last week that the 92-year-old head of state would die on 17 October this year.” PAKISTAN “A Pakistani singer has been praised after stopping his concert mid-song to rescue a girl from the audience who was being harassed.” JAPAN…
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Global Quickies: Burka Ban in Morocco, Swimming in Switzerland, and Decriminalizing Domestic Violence in Russia
MOROCCO “Morocco has banned the sale, production and import of the burka, according to local reports.” CHINA “Tencent, China’s largest internet company, has apologised after terrible inappropriate videos from its annual party went viral. The six-second video showed female employees on their knees, attempting to use their mouths to unscrew the caps off bottles gripped between male coworkers’ thighs.” SWITZERLAND…
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Global Quickies: Bad Recommendations, Feminist Hero, and Sacrificial Goats
PAKISTAN “Pakistan International Airlines may have resumed flying operations for its ATR planes, but mere clearance wasn’t apparently sufficient for the company. To ward off ‘evil eye’, they have reportedly sacrificed a black goat on the tarmac before the plane took off. “ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES “A woman has been arrested in Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates,…
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Global Quickies: Victim Blaming, Blasphemy, and Rent Subsidies
SINGAPORE “A popular magazine for teenagers in Singapore has been forced to apologise after its agony aunt was accused of victim-blaming in her reply to a letter about rape. Teenage Magazine’s columnist told the victim she “gave every indication” that she wanted to have sex and should be “grateful that he wore a condom”.” CANADA “When a Canadian judge asked…
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