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One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» QUAN BA (VIETNAM) - Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers preying on women from the Hmong hill tribes of northern Vietnam to sell as brides or into brothels in China.
Beyonce decries bigotry in message to graduates
AFP, Published on 08/06/2020
» NEW YORK: Beyonce on Sunday delivered a message to the graduating Class of 2020, marking their achievement with a speech amplifying messages of the Black Lives Matter movement and praising change-makers.
'Stop nagging, use makeup': Malaysia coronavirus advice to women
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 31/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Coronavirus lockdown advice issued by Malaysia that urges women to dress up at home and avoid nagging their husbands sparked a sexism row on Tuesday, with critics saying it promotes gender stereotypes.
Tokyo 2020 boss faces resignation calls over sexist remarks
AFP, Published on 04/02/2021
» TOKYO - Tokyo 2020 Games chief Yoshiro Mori has apologised and said he may have to resign after sparking a sexism row by claiming women speak too much in meetings, a Japanese daily said Thursday.
On the naughty Stephff
Life, Dave Kendall, Published on 07/04/2023
» 'Hard cover. 160 color pages of pure old-fashioned sexism, outrageous political incorrectness and borderline humor with a touch of ugly neocolonialist patronizing that will definitely make this book strictly forbidden in 20 years."
Serena Williams out of China Open draw
AFP, Published on 28/09/2018
» BEIJING: American great Serena Williams was left out of the China Open tennis draw on Friday as reports said she's called time on her season following her meltdown at the US Open.
Spain upholds fine against football chief for forced kiss
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» MADRID - A Spanish court on Wednesday confirmed the 10,800-euro fine disgraced former football federation chief Luis Rubiales received for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso, a sentence feminist groups condemned as too lenient.
Macron says French film star Depardieu target of a 'manhunt'
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday French film icon Gerard Depardieu, accused of rape, had become the target of a "manhunt" as the actor faces fresh scrutiny over sexist comments.
US Soccer president resigns amid gender equity dispute
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» NEW YORK - US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro resigned on Thursday as the federation was slammed by superstar Megan Rapinoe for "blatant sexism" in its latest response to a gender discrimination lawsuit by the US women's team.
French court orders Twitter to reveal anti-hate speech efforts
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» PARIS - A French court on Tuesday ordered Twitter to give activists full access to all of its documents relating to its efforts to fight racism, sexism and other forms of hate speech on the social network.