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[Link] The Taliban Have Wished Women a Happy International Women’s Day
Read: 9/3/2022 www.vice.com
The Taliban have wished women across the world a happy International Women’s Day, despite spending the last 6 months in power repressing Afghan women and crushing any dissent.
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[Link] Germany’s new government to scrap Nazi-era abortion law
Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
A Nazi-era law banning doctors from giving women information about abortions is to be scrapped by Germany’s new government in a decision welcomed by activists who have long argued that it has hampered women’s ability to make informed choices.
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[Link] The Taliban has Decreed that Men and Women ‘Should Be Equal’
Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com
The Taliban has banned forced marriage in Afghanistan, decreeing – for the very first time – that “both (women and men) should be equal,” that women should not be considered “property” and that “no one can force women to marry by coercion or pressure.
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[Link] High-profile Liberal woman quits party to run as independent after alleging ‘inappropriate’ behaviour
Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
A high-profile NSW Liberal woman is quitting to run as an independent at the next federal election, partly to protest the handling of an internal complaint in which she alleged “inappropriate” behaviour by some senior men within the party and government.
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[Link] The deadly new risk Afghan women face: It starts with a strange phone call and can end with murder
Read: 22/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Her body was found riddled with bullets alongside three other women who had also been killed. Ms Ayoubi is a journalist and activist who left Afghanistan over concerns for her own safety.
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[Link] Two-thirds of Australians think government more interested in protecting itself than women – poll
Read: 31/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
Two in three respondents in the latest Essential poll believe the government has shown more interest in protecting its political interests than the interests of women who have made rape and sexual assault allegations.
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[Link] The Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Read: 11/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid but refused to give political recognition to Afghanistan's new rulers, the Taliban says. The statement came at the end of the first direct talks between the former foes since the chaotic withdrawal of Coalition troops at the end of August.
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[Link] Fifty police officers contacted woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil on Tinder
Read: 6/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
A campaigner whose photograph during her arrest became the defining image of the vigil for Sarah Everard has said she felt afraid after about 50 police officers and security guards then “liked” her profile on the Tinder dating app.
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[Link] Women can continue working in Afghan government, say Taliban
Read: 1/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Women can continue to work in government in Afghanistan but are not guaranteed cabinet or other senior positions, a Taliban spokesman has said.
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[Link] What You Need To Know About Texas’ Near-Total Ban on Abortion
Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The Supreme Court let an unprecedented law that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy go into effect in Texas overnight on Wednesday, effectively demolishing the protections of Roe v.
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[Link] The Social Impact That Deepfake Porn Has On Its Victims
Read: 23/8/2021 hackernoon.com
The amalgamation of deep learning and fake, deepfake technology lets people create content where the face of a person superimposes on the other person’s body for realistic-looking fake visuals. This AI-driven technology did more harm than good.
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[Link] This Taliban directive is a stark warning of what lies ahead for Afghan women and girls
Read: 16/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Since the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan in July, the Taliban have swiftly taken control of large parts of the country. The president has fled and the government has fallen.
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[Link] As Taliban Forces Close In, Women Journalists Fear For Their Lives
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
Her voice cracked during the call every so often, but Zahra Joya carried on. “Sorry about the connection. The war, it seems, has impacted our phone connections and internet,” the 28-year-old journalist said over a call from Kabul.
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[Link] What do many terrorists have in common? They abuse women
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Five years ago, I began to notice that the perpetrators of some of the worst terrorist attacks had something in common.
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[Link] Blizzard confirms developer named in lawsuit was removed for “misconduct”
Read: 31/7/2021 arstechnica.com
Last year, reports started to bubble up among Blizzard-watchers that longtime World of Warcraft developer Alex Afrasiabi, who was first hired in 2004, had quietly left the company without any official explanation.
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[Link] Former South Australian Labor MPs set to relaunch Family First Party
Read: 28/7/2021 www.abc.net.au
Two former South Australian Labor MPs, including the state's former health minister, have banded together to revive the Family First Party and intend to run candidates in the next state election.
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[Link] Over 1,000 Activision Blizzard Employees Sign Letter Condemning Company's Response To Allegations
Read: 27/7/2021 kotaku.com
“Following the announcement from Activision Blizzard, and in light of the internal memo circulated by Frances Townsend, a group of over 800 employees from across all of Activision-Blizzard-King and its subsidiaries came together to take action,” a representative of the group told Kotaku.
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[Link] Blizzard Boss Accused Of Failing To Address Sexual Harassment Calls New Allegations ‘Troubling’
Read: 24/7/2021 www.kotaku.com.au
In the email, first reported by ’s Jason Schreier, a copy of which was also viewed by Kotaku, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack wrote, “I personally have a lot of emotions coming out of yesterday, and I know you do, too.
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[Link] Queensland police union condemned over claims DVOs used to get advantage in family court disputes
Read: 16/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
The union representing Queensland’s police officers has been criticised for claiming some people seek domestic violence orders to gain an advantage in family law disputes.
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