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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen’s rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continues
Ten years after the Arab Spring uprisings, we looked at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb.
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Published in: 50.50How our feminist investigative journalism fellows are shaking up the media
openDemocracy is training women and LGBTIQ people around the world in investigations and storytelling. Meet our...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy we must overhaul the funding of social movements
To adequately respond to the ongoing crisis of democracy, we must support care and protection strategies for activists.
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Published in: 50.50: Investigation‘Christian nationalists’ accused of violating law in Georgia elections
Democrats won the critical Senate runoff races. But did evangelical groups ‘cross a legal line’ in trying to keep...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta“Who dies the most? The people from the Colombian Pacific”
Don Gu is a cultural manager from Tumaco, Colombia. He has been working with children and young people for over 25...
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Published in: 50.50Women in UK face rising online abuse from co-workers, survey says
Data collected by charity suggests upsurge in sexual harassment faced by women working from home during the COVID-19...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe good, the bad, and the ugly of the US Capitol insurrection
The scenes of the insurrection in the United States Capitol last Wednesday, January 6, will go down in history as...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionDonald Trump, the scorpion, and the assault on the shining city on the hill
The assault on the Capitol shook American democracy for a few hours. The lesson democracies should learn is: Beware...
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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: 50.502020’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: 50.50The 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: 50.50: OpinionAllow married women in Japan to keep their surnames
The single-surname rule is a legacy of a traditional patriarchal family system. Calls for change are growing –...