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Published in: 50.50: Review‘The only Black person in the room’: the truth about racism in ItalyThis is a translated excerpt from Nadeesha Uyangoda’s memoir about what life is like for a person of colour in Italy...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsThe Body Shop Georgia slammed for stories to empower women, written by menOne of the authors behind the short story collection has also been accused of sexual harassment by women in the...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsSpanish government questioned about openDemocracy ‘conversion therapy’ findingsFollowing revelations that African clinics run by aid-funded groups offer anti-gay ‘therapy,’ a centre-Right party...
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisAre trans and gender nonconforming identities new ‘trends’?No – and their histories are liberating for everyone, say academics who have researched resistance to gender norms...
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Published in: 50.50: Feature‘I was afraid I was going to die’: Kenyan survivor of ‘conversion therapy’Survivors of anti-LGBT ‘treatments’ in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda describe effects on their mental health, family...
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Published in: 50.50: News‘They came armed with stones’: Violent mob storms Tbilisi Pride offices
Georgia’s Pride march cancelled after protesters attacked activists, journalists and passers-by
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationAnti-gay ‘therapy’ offered at Uganda health centres run by aid-funded groupsMajor hospitals also offered undercover reporters counselling to ‘change’ their sexual orientation. Health experts...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationAid donors to investigate anti-gay ‘therapy’ revealed by openDemocracyMajor NGOs that run clinics in Kenya and Tanzania also pledge action against ‘abhorrent’ practices to ‘change’...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsEuropean Parliament adopts ‘historic’ report on abortion and women’s rights'I am proud that in the 21st century we must no longer treat women as second-class citizens,' says Croatian MEP who...
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Home-grown’ European funding for religious extremism overshadows foreign cashNew research from the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reveals $700m spent on...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsAnti-abortion disinformation is a ‘systematic violation of rights’
Legal experts in openDemocracy discussion call for international law to be used to protect women from Christian Right
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUK regulator investigates doctor for ‘abortion reversal’ treatmentRights advocates celebrate action by GMC – in response to an openDemocracy investigation – to ‘protect the health...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK government criticised for handing furlough cash to ‘homophobic’ churchesExclusive: Tens of thousands of pounds given to groups that describe homosexuality as ‘repulsive’ and ‘evil’
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisAttacks against women justice defenders threaten rule of law in GuatemalaWomen judges and prosecutors trying to combat political corruption and impunity face harassment and persecution from on high
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThere’s no way to vote for women’s rights in Peru’s presidential electionsThe country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsopenDemocracy joins UN Women media allianceInvite-only network including Deutsche Welle and Glamour pledges to disrupt stereotypes and boost the number of...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUK accused of ‘Trump tactics’ after ‘devastating’ £131m cut to family planning aidMillions of the world’s poorest women and girls will ‘pay the price’ of the UK government reneging on its...
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Published in: 50.50: ExplainerHercules to Superman: Five ‘90s TV stars who became Christian right celebritiesUS culture warriors have long targeted the media. If you watch Netflix instead of Pureflix, you may be surprised to...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsYouTube closes African channel promoting televangelist’s violent 'conversion therapy'In response to our enquiries about TB Joshua’s controversial exorcisms, YouTube terminated his channel. Facebook...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAnti-trans activism by some UK queer people is shocking and damagingThe alarming wave of anti-trans activism in the West threatens to undermine rights in less privileged parts of the world
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