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Working towards a fairer internet governance
Oped, JOE MATHEWS, Published on 10/05/2021
» Today's methods for governing the internet do not constitute a coherent system, much less a democratic one.
Why counting queers is a sign of progress
Oped, Egerton Neto, Published on 11/08/2022
» 'What is your sexual orientation?" In Brazil, where queer people have historically been ignored and excluded from statistics, this question holds special significance for the LGBTQ+ community.
The US election and the crisis of whiteness
News, Edoardo Campanella, Published on 28/10/2024
» The "crisis of democracy" across Western countries is generally attributed to rising inequality, the hollowing out of the middle class, and the politics of mass migration. But another major factor is demography, especially in the United States, where the threat to democracy tracks developments affecting white voters. Moreover, since demographic trends cannot be easily reversed, America's growing dysfunction is likely to be a persistent factor in global politics for a long time.
The world wins when women win
Oped, Indermit Gill & Tea Trumbic, Published on 08/03/2024
» In May 1988, Alejandra Arévalo became the first female geologist to enter an underground mine in Chile. In doing so, she defied a popular myth: that a woman brings bad luck by venturing into a mine. She also broke the law. At the time, Chilean women were forbidden to work in underground mining or in any other job that "exceeded their strength or put at risk their physical or moral condition." Ms Arévalo's defiance helped spark a revolution. By 1993, the restrictions on women in mining had been abolished; and by 2022, women represented 15% of the Chilean mining workforce, a threefold increase since 2007.
City plaque prank draws activist vow
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/09/2020
» Political activist Srisuwan Janya plans to petition the Fine Arts Department and the chief of Phra Nakhon district office to take legal action against pro-democracy protesters who put up a copy of the Khana Ratsadon plaque at Sanam Luang, a registered historic site.
China sets ambitious growth target amid push to boost confidence
Bloomberg, Published on 05/03/2024
» China will set its growth target at around 5% for the year, according to a copy of the government’s annual work report seen by Bloomberg News, raising expectations for officials to unleash more stimulus as they try to lift confidence in a slowing economy.
China #MeToo activist sentenced on subversion charges
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2024
» GUANGZHOU/BEIJING - Leading Chinese #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was handed a five-year sentence after being found guilty on Friday of state subversion at a court in southern China, according to a group campaigning for her release and a copy of the court verdict.
Canadian convicted of sex abuse granted clemency
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has granted clemency to a Canadian teacher convicted of sexually abusing students, an official said on Friday, in a case that critics say was riddled with irregularities and threw a spotlight on the Southeast Asian country's justice system.
Synagogue mass-murder suspect wheeled into US court
AFP, Published on 30/10/2018
» PITTSBURGH: Robert Bowers, the suspect charged with slaughtering 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the worst anti-Semitic attack in US history, appeared in court Monday for the first time, in a wheelchair.
Nepal court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.