Activism
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‘Polarised’ debate on gender recognition is harming UK, says equalities chief
The departing chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has said the polarising debate around transgender rights will be…
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Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
Lebanese protesters stormed several ministries Saturday in apparently planned raids after an explosion blamed on government negligence at Beirut port…
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Thousands demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu as protests gain momentum
Mr Netanyahu has faced a wave of protests in recent weeks, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the long-serving…
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Free but restless, Behrouz Boochani takes tentative first steps into new life
It’s the middle of the day in a sleepy, affluent suburb of Christchurch and Kurdish Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani is…
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Teenagers among first arrested under new Hong Kong national security law
Three males and one female, aged 16 to 21, were arrested at three locations, a police official said at an…
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New Zealand grants asylum to Behrouz Boochani, Kurdish-Iranian refugee who was detained on Manus Island
The Kurdish-Iranian journalist spent six years in detention in Papua New Guinea for asylum seeker processing after attempting to enter…
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‘Heartbreaking’: Mother from detained Biloela Tamil family evacuated from Christmas Island for medical treatment
There are concerns for the Biloela Tamil family controversially detained on Christmas Island after mother Priya Murugappan was evacuated for…
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Black Like Me
This is not something that I can break down with facts. Stan Grant ABC News This is not something that…
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Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation
Sudan’s highest governing body ratified a law criminalising female genital mutilation, a widespread ritual in the African country, the justice…
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Our past silence has cost Hong Kong everything
The passage of the new ‘Hong Kong National Security Law on June 30 by the Chinese Communist Party apparatus has…
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Chinese embassy accuses Australia of violating international law after Hong Kong visa extensions announced
Australia will offer a path to permanent residency for thousands of Hong Kong citizens, while suspending its extradition agreement with…
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Charity shops: The dos and don’ts of donating your clothes and belongings
Over the past few months, while we waited for the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, many of us used the time…
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China to have sweeping powers over Hong Kong law
China will have overarching powers over the enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong, according to new…
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Global Athletes group calls for IOC to abolish Rule 50, which bans protests at Olympic Games
The group has called on Olympic and Paralympic officials to move immediately to abolish the rule, opening up the ability…
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Australian actor’s journey to a Chinese death sentence
The son of a sheep herder from Ballarat, the actor had bit parts in Blue Heelers before taking his own…
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Woman’s search for birth parents leads to landmark South Korea adoption ruling
The ruling is the first of its kind in South Korea, which Amnesty International once dubbed the “longest and largest…
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