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Thousands defy virus restrictions for Women's Day rallies
AFP, Published on 09/03/2021
» MEXICO CITY: Tens of thousands on Monday defied coronavirus restrictions, gathering worldwide on International Women's Day to denounce gender violence and inequalities.
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US-bound migrant caravan in Guatemala swells to 9,000 people
AFP, Published on 17/01/2021
» CAMOTAN (GUATEMALA) - At least 9,000 Honduran migrants have entered Guatemala after a first group pushed past border police late Friday and others soon followed on the first step of a journey north they hope will take them to the United States, officials said Saturday.
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Report damns Church of England over handling of abuse
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» LONDON - The Church of England was on Tuesday criticised in a damning report for protecting predatory priests rather than young victims of sexual abuse.
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#CancelNetflix campaign heats up over 'Mignonnes'
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» NEW YORK: Thousands of people launched a call to boycott Netflix on Thursday over the French film "Mignonnes," angry that its young stars were portrayed in a sexualised way.
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S.African protesters demand crackdown on femicide
AFP, Published on 13/09/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - With placards stating "Enough is enough", hundreds of protesters marched in Johannesburg on Friday to protest at gender-based violence in one of the world's most crime-ridden countries.
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'Protecting rapists': Protesters accuse Japan of failing women
AFP, Published on 11/09/2019
» TOKYO: Women's rights protesters are taking to the streets for the sixth time in as many months as anger mounts in Japan over 'outdated' rape laws, after a man was allowed to walk free despite sexually assaulting his daughter for years.
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Bangladeshis speak up about 'rampant' rapes in Islamic schools
AFP, Published on 29/08/2019
» DHAKA - Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of "rampant" sex abuse at the hands of teachers and older pupils in Islamic schools, breaking their silence on a taboo topic in the conservative country.
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Second India teen raped, set on fire
AFP, Published on 07/05/2018
» NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.
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Indian court jails popular guru for life over teen rape
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» JODHPUR (INDIA) - An Indian guru with millions of followers was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for raping a teenage devotee on the pretext of ridding her of evil spirits, his lawyer said.
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Trump bashes Clinton as far too soft on immigrants
AFP, Published on 18/09/2016
» HOUSTON - Donald Trump took his campaign to Texas, bashing Hillary Clinton’s immigration policies as too lax, in a state still up for grabs on Election Day.
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