Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage…
Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger’s departure
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The top opposition candidate in Belarus’ presidential election left for Lithuania Tuesday but anti-government demonstrators still turned out for a third straight night to protest the…
UN experts arrive in Mauritius to assist in oil spill
A team of United Nations experts arrived on the island nation of Mauritius on Tuesday to aid efforts to prevent an oil spill from further damaging its pristine environment. Salvage…
Letter to a Pig (2020)
https://vimeo.com/717095348 A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and falls into a strange dream,…
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor”: The power and the peril of a catchphrase
After all-too-common acts of police brutality against Black women, the hashtag #SayHerName” now peppers social media timelines. The phrase, codified in 2014 through Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Say Her Name campaign, serves…
Facing bleak November, Republicans look to stoke BLM backlash
The battle to define the movement comes as the president and fellow GOP candidates try to win back suburban voters. For a brief moment after George Floyd was killed by…
How one man and his cellphone in Canada rescued a group of Africans stuck in China
To get around 100 South Africans and a couple of dozen Zimbabwean students out of China, it would take Air Zimbabwe's only functioning aircraft, and diplomatic channels in embassies across…
‘It was empowering’: teen BLM activists on learning the ropes at school climate strikes
For many young people, racial inequality and the climate emergency are inseparable issues “[Without the climate strikes], I would have been a lot less confident, I wouldn’t have known how…
A Brutal Murder Has Highlighted the Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Southern Italy
Gang networks in Sicily have become more entrenched during lockdown, exploiting migrant agricultural workers in a practice known as "caporalato". Late one night in early June, Adnan Siddique’s neighbours heard…
Citizenship Renunciations Have Doubled from 2019 to 2020 Under Trump
The number of people who have officially given up their U.S. citizenship this year more than doubled the total amount from 2019. Researchers said that people who renounce their U.S.…
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