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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAnti-trans activism by some UK queer people is shocking and damaging
The alarming wave of anti-trans activism in the West threatens to undermine rights in less privileged parts of the world
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Published in: 50.50Society of Editors scandal: Statement from openDemocracy’s feminist investigations team
We will continue to disrupt spaces of exclusion in the media until our industry genuinely reflects and respects the...
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Published in: 50.50: ReviewThese 8 stories are a feminist’s must-read
Feminism comes in many forms across the world. These eight stories from last year highlight the fight, expose...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy we’re suing the Spanish government
Spain is the only EU country to block Women on Web, which offers vital abortion information that the state has long...
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Published in: 50.50Women self-organise against violence in eastern Ukraine’s frontlines
I travelled across the conflict region and found local women actively organising against gender-based violence –...
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Published in: 50.50How I became an advocate for sex workers’ rights
A personal reflection by African feminist Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. #12DaysofResistance
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Published in: 50.50Threats and murder won’t stop South Africa’s environmental activists
Women are at the forefront of anti-mining disputes, fighting powerful corporations and state interests, while trying...
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Published in: 50.50Poland’s abortion rights protesters prepare for revolution
“We’re entering a second stage of the revolution, and everyone’s invited” #12DaysofResistance
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Black feminist politician shaking up Dutch politics
Sylvana Simons’ party will stand in the 2021 Dutch general election. ‘We’re activating people who’ve never felt...
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Published in: 50.50openDemocracy feminist investigations cited 400 times across global media
In 2020 the Tracking the Backlash team increased media coverage of critical women’s and LGBT rights issues around...
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Published in: 50.502020’s feminist resistance around the world in pictures
While this was a difficult year, there were also inspiring moments, in which feminists fought back against their...
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Published in: 50.507 ways women of colour resisted racism this year
Women are leading anti-racist activism around the world, from Black Brazilians running for election to Germany’s...
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Published in: 50.50Queer Nigerians face police brutality. Why were they erased from #EndSARS?
The mass demonstrations in October 2020 united the nation, but not everyone was welcome. Just ask the queer and...
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Published in: 50.50The Black Tunisian women fighting ‘double discrimination’
On the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Tunisia this year, Black women founded a new movement to have...
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Published in: 50.50“They’re true fighters”: The Cameroonian women organising in US detention centres
Cameroonian asylum seekers Claudia and Vera were released from detention this summer. Now they’re fighting for their...
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Published in: 50.50Meet the trans artist trading tattoos for top surgeries
TITS4TATS: While British healthcare fails trans people – Billy Slicks is one of the LGBTIQ artists stepping up....
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Published in: 50.50Indigenous women explain what’s at stake in Argentina’s abortion debate
A bill to legalise abortion is now at the senate. These Indigenous women explain what the debates mean for lives on...
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Published in: 50.50How to navigate talking about feminism like a pro
The very mention of the f-word still turns too many conversations into arguments. Here are six tips for holding your...
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Published in: 50.5010 feminist anthems for 2021
Ten songs sharing women’s experiences with the world. #12DaysofResistance
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Published in: 50.50In a year of pandemic and pain, women fight back with mass protests
As domestic violence rates soar in Europe under COVID-19 restrictions, women’s groups protest government inaction...