All posts tagged "world"

  • Roe v Wade: Which US states are banning abortion?

    By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom What’s the context? Abortion rights have become a key issue in the U.S. midterms as states impose a slew of bans across the country ________________________________________________________________________________________________ LONDON – Abortion rights...

    • Posted November 11, 2022
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  • Iran protests at point of ‘no return’ – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

    By Emma Batha | Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom What’s the context? The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody has sparked “an explosion” of protest, said the British-Iranian ~ Zaghari-Ratcliffe says protests have broad support in...

    • Posted October 31, 2022
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  • Mahsa Amini death: facial recognition to hunt hijab rebels in Iran

    By Sanam Mahoozi | Thomson Reuters Foundation Use of facial recognition technology to identify women breaking hijab law puts them at greater risk of abuse, activists say ~ Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law ~...

    • Posted October 13, 2022
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  • Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

    By Nita Bhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsroom What’s the context? Women are skipping meals, medical appointments and treatments in order to make ends meet as living costs rise worldwide. ~ Rising inflation is widening gender gaps,...

    • Posted October 5, 2022
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  • Why Black women bear brunt of strict U.S. abortion laws

    By Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation Black women face rising maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancies as states clamp down on abortion access, rights groups warn ~ Black women face barriers to reproductive healthcare ~...

    • Posted September 26, 2022
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  • ‘As capable as a son’: Indians say no to the abortion of girls

    By Annie Banerji | @anniebanerji | Thomson Reuters Foundation More girls are born as women achieve success in business and sport, and police raid clinics that carry out sex-selective abortions ~ Millions of female foetuses aborted in...

    • Posted September 12, 2022
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  • ‘Crying with happiness’: Afghan campaigner finds freedom in Canada

    By Bahaar Joya | Thomson Reuters Foundation Mujgan Kaveh, who was a women’s rights advocate at home, has retrained as a nurse and is building a new life for her family. LONDON, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)...

    • Posted August 29, 2022
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  • The Old Boys Club + Lisa LaFlamme

    By Crystal Andrus Morissette I rarely tell the story of why I went into business for myself and why I only work with women, but after seeing the debacle this week with Canadian media royalty, Lisa LaFlamme,...

    • Posted August 20, 2022
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  • DeSantis suspends Florida prosecutor for refusing to enforce abortion law

    By Reuters After the U.S. Supreme Court in June erased constitutional abortion protections, Andrew Warren joined prosecutors around the country in signing a letter saying they would not use their offices to criminalize reproductive health decisions Aug...

    • Posted August 13, 2022
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  • U.S. abortion groups see support spike after Roe v Wade overturned

    By Anastasia Moloney | @anastasiabogota | Thomson Reuters Foundation From cash to clinic escorts, pro-choice supporters aim to shore up access to pregnancy terminations after Supreme Court ruling ~ Half of U.S. states set to ban or...

    • Posted August 5, 2022
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