Activism

Women Of The Week: Myanmar Model Nang Mwe San, Indigenous Brazilian Women Candidates And Indian Women

Here are some of the inspiring women you should know about from around the world this week.

Oct 5, 2022 — 1 min read

34-year-old Nang Mwe San, a former doctor, attended anti-coup protests against Myanmar’s military junta. She was sentenced to six years in prison for posting content on OnlyFans.

A record 31 Indigenous women are running for office in Brazil’s election to increase Indigenous representation after four years under far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.

Women in India saw the country’s top court rule that marital rape is rape and that everyone has the right to get an abortion up to 24 weeks in a pregnancy, regardless of their marital status.

After Israel bombed Iran’s consulate in Syria, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.

"You’re not a plural. You’re one person, and you’re a female person. So, I will use ‘she’ and ‘her,’ thank you very much."

“Interference from external countries cannot stop the historical trend of the country and family reuniting,” Xi Jinping told Ma Ying-jeou.

The Abu Rizek family in Gaza has had to mark Ramadan with little food and alone as many of their relatives were killed.

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