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Cuba Has Lifted A Ban On Women Competing In Boxing Tournaments For The First Time In 60 Years
Previously, boxing had been considered “too dangerous” and women were “too pretty” to take part in the sport.
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Previously, boxing had been considered “too dangerous” and women were “too pretty” to take part in the sport.
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Some of the prisoners were political prisoners, Radio Free Asia reported.
Activism
Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a 22-year-old national karate champion, and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, a 39-year-old volunteer children’s coach, were executed after hasty trials.
Women
20-year-old Anjali Singh was hit when she was scootering home from work on Jan. 1 and dragged under the car for more than an hour.
Activism
Edwin Chiloba, a Kenyan fashion designer and LGBTQ activist, was found dead by the roadside, bringing attention to LGBTQ violence in the country once again.
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Two male lawmakers in Senegal have been sentenced to six months in jail after they kicked a pregnant woman colleague during a parliament debate on Dec. 1.
Politics
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, but Ukraine authorities have called it a “trap”.
Impact
Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most famous actresses, has been released after she was arrested in December for showing her support of the Mahsa Amini protests.
Impact
Norma Piña has been sworn in as the first woman chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court on Jan. 2.
Activism
We’re only a few days into 2023, and women are already making waves around the world, making history and shutting down misogyny.
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Kabosu, the Japanese shiba inu from the “Doge” meme, Kabosu, is on a slow but steady road to recovery after being diagnosed with cancer.
Activism
Brazil’s new leftist president Lula has appointed two women Amazon activists, Marina Silva and Sônia Guajajara, as his environment and Indigenous ministers.
Politics
Families in Ethiopia are reuniting after being separated for more than 18 months due to the civil war between the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces.
Activism
Sara Khadem, a 25-year-old Iranian chess player who ranks 10th in the country, played without a hijab during a competition in Kazakhastan for two consecutive days.
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36-year-old Tate was arrested just a day after 19-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg completely destroyed him for picking a fight with her on Twitter.
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Here’s to a year of progress.