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This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape

August 13, 2018

A recent Myanmar government report says the number of rape cases in Myanmar increased by nearly 30 percent from 2016-2017.

Why Argentinian activists aren’t stepping down after the Senate voted against legalizing abortion

PRI's The World

August 13, 2018

Senators narrowly voted against a bill to legalize abortion last week, but activists, who have built strong public support for the procedure, say it's just a "temporary setback."

Facing a groundswell of support for legal abortion, Argentina’s Catholic Church moderates its tone

The Conversation

August 07, 2018

On Aug. 8, Argentina’s Senate will vote on a bill to legalize abortion.

10th Gay Games go on in Paris amid recent surge in anti-gay acts in France

Reuters

August 04, 2018

Over 12,700 participants from 91 countries are expected during the one-week contest, which features a variety of athletes — young and old, male and female, straight and gay.

Lifestyle & Belief

In India's Dawoodi Bohra community, there's a growing debate about FGM

GlobalPost

August 02, 2018

At 7 years old, like thousands of Bohra girls before her, Masooma Ranalvi, now 51, underwent female circumcision. And, like the thousands of young girls before her, she too, was lured by women in her family with the promise of an outing to get ice cream or a special treat.

Trump relents on EU car tariffs, as US-China fight derails Qualcomm deal

Reuters

July 26, 2018

In what the EU chief called a "major concession," US President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides launch negotiations to cut other trade barriers, easing the threat of a transatlantic trade war.

A Zanzibar 'divorce advocate' says marriage is making women sick

GlobalPost

July 23, 2018

Ayda Abdallah has been practicing and teaching yoga for the last eight years, focusing her attention on women in crisis who struggle with their mental health.

Trump tells Iran 'never, ever threaten' US or suffer consequences

Reuters

July 23, 2018

US President Donald Trump told Iran it risked consequences "the like of which few throughout history have suffered before" if the Islamic Republic made more threats against the United States.

How #MeToo changed this year's Running of the Bulls

GlobalPost

July 19, 2018

Seizing on the national outrage, many women suggested either boycotting the Running of the Bulls or attending it dressed in black. Pamplona feminists ultimately rejected both forms of protest, calling them detrimental to their decadeslong work to “reclaim” the festival for women.

White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin summit

Reuters

July 19, 2018

The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain a political outcry and confusion over US President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, denying Trump ever meant to say that Moscow was no longer targeting the United States.