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CAMBODIAN WOMEN POST SWIMWEAR PHOTOS TO PROTEST LAW ON HOW THEY DRESS

by Zaftyg | Jan 24, 2021 | News, Politics

By Matt Blomberg – Reuters PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodian women have rallied on social media to condemn a proposed law governing the way people dress in public, including by posting images of themselves in swimwear and skimpy outfits,...

‘UNABLE TO LEARN’: TRANSGENDER SCHOOLS IN LATIN AMERICA OFFER A FRESH CHANCE

by Zaftyg | Jan 21, 2021 | News, Politics

As a transgender girl growing up in Buenos Aires, Viviana Gonzalez dreamt of being a writer, composing poems to console her mother who fled Gonzalez’ abusive father. But when Gonzalez tried to enroll in secondary school at age 12, she said she was rejected because her...

YOUNG PEOPLE CREATE ART REFLECTING LOCKDOWN LIFE

by Abigail Prowse | Jan 19, 2021 | Creative, Culture, Design, Mental, Staff Picks

“I don’t think that people realise is that they’re being creative every day in their own lives already. Whether that’s reading a book, or even being on your phone, consuming Netflix, or listening to music on your way to work. You’re always consuming the arts. I think...

WHY THE BLACK LIVES MATTER CONVERSATION NEEDS TO CONTINUE

by Abigail Prowse | Jan 18, 2021 | Culture, News, Politics, Trending

Follow Zaftyg on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest. As we find ourselves at the start of 2021, the Black Lives Matter conversation is still as relevant today as it was 8 months ago. Just when we thought the events of...

WOMEN BEAR BRUNT OF ONLINE ABUSE AS WORLD GOES DIGITAL IN PANDEMIC

by Zaftyg | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Staff Picks, Trending

Women bear the brunt of digital abuse – threatened with rape and exploited for porn – as the coronavirus pandemic drives ever more people online, media experts said on Wednesday. Through salacious claims and viral memes, Brazilian journalist Patricia...