‘Profoundly unjust’: Reactions to court overturning Weinstein’s conviction

[ad_1] A New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, saying the trial judge should not have allowed other women to testify about alleged assaults that the movie mogul had not been charged with in that...

Chinese student jailed in US for threatening to ‘cut off hands’ of activist

[ad_1] Xiaolei Wu, a music student in Boston, is jailed after being found guilty of harassing a pro-democracy activist.A Chinese music student has been jailed for nine months in the United States after threatening to cut off the hands of...

What happens when activists are branded ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines?

[ad_1] Baguio, Philippines – Inside an unlit bathroom, Windel Bolinget gently tips a pail of water over his head, careful to minimise the sound of splashing on the tiled floor. A well-known activist leader in the mountainous Cordillera region in...

‘Children of the Ganges’ – the boatmen of India’s Varanasi

[ad_1] Varanasi, India - “Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures of water,” says 29-year-old Vishwakarma Sahni. Sahni belongs to Varanasi’s community of approximately 8,000 mallah, the boatmen whose lives are deeply intertwined with the Ganges - a river...

US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses

[ad_1] Lawmakers say Hemedti’s and the RSF’s activities and abuses make them deserving of sanctions from the United States.United States senators have written an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling on him to recognise Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces...

Israeli attack kills 10, mostly children, in Gaza’s Rafah

[ad_1] An Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least 10 people, including six children, hospital authorities said, as Israel pursues its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Funerals were held...

Georgia advances ‘foreign agents’ bill as 20,000 rally against it

[ad_1] The ruling party suddenly reintroduced the bill earlier this month, after mass protests forced its withdrawal last year.The Georgian parliament has advanced a controversial “foreign influence” bill through its first reading, as thousands joined a third day of anti-government...

‘Mama we’re dying’: Only able to hear her kids in Gaza in their final days

[ad_1] Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Hanan al-Qeeq sits next to a hospital bed in Beit Jala Hospital, her sad, pale face seconds away from tears at all times, even when she tries to muster up a smile of greeting....

Fears of discrimination in Thailand despite looming same sex marriage bill

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand – Thanadech Jandee is thrilled that Thailand’s marriage equality bill, allowing same-sex couples to marry, is moving closer to becoming law. Thanadech, who was born biologically female and had gender reassignment surgery to identify as male last...

Rwanda genocide: ‘Frozen faces still haunt’ photojournalist, 30 years on

[ad_1] Warning: Some of the images below are graphic and show victims of massacres.  On April 7, 1994, one of the most harrowing events in modern history began: the Rwandan genocide.  One hundred days of unfathomable slaughter in which an...
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