‘We think we may have reached 100,000.’ A massive protest in Bangkok, Thailand held on September 19, 2020. Photo by @Darikulica / EngageMedia, a content partner of Global Voices September 19 drew a massive crowd in Bangkok during a protest that called for the dissolution of the Thailand parliament andContinue Reading
Sporting events and initiatives could help strengthen ties between the Gulf states and Israel. EFKS/Shutterstock Back in 2016, I was excited for the Bahrain Women’s National team to compete in the Aphrodite Cup, an international football tournament held in Cyprus. Bahrain’s team, of which I was in charge, had previouslyContinue Reading
Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne scored or set up 33 goals in the English Premier League.© AFP Bayern Munich duo Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer have been nominated alongside Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year prize for last season, European football’s governing bodyContinue Reading
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure might be linked with worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Because of how the drugs work, it was feared they would make it easier for the coronavirus to get inside the body’s cells. Nevertheless,Continue Reading
The protesters also voiced opposition to public hangings Aurat Azadi (Women’s liberation) March at Lahore Liberty Roundabout on September 12, 2020. Screenshot from YouTube video by Ilme Alim. Translation: Why liberal women are against capital punishment? Pakistani women staged mass demonstrations in the country’s major cities on September 12 demanding justice and accountabilityContinue Reading
Many children have busy and rigid schedules. VGstockstudio/Shutterstock As a mother of three grown-up children, I vividly recall the panic I felt when the annual six-week summer school holidays approached. Weeks of potential chaos loomed ahead as the regular routines were disrupted. My psychological knowledge just added to the stress.Continue Reading
Pexels Men have long been recognised as being most at risk of suicide, but the Office for National Statistics recently reported the highest annual rate of female suicides in the UK since 2004. This increase in female self-inflicted deaths comes at the same time as concerns the pandemic may increaseContinue Reading
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Sporting events and initiatives could help strengthen ties between the Gulf states and Israel. EFKS/Shutterstock Back in 2016, I was excited for the Bahrain Women’s National team to compete in the Aphrodite Cup, an international football tournament held in Cyprus. Bahrain’s team, of which I was in charge, had previouslyContinue Reading
After an urgent debate initiated by the European Union, the UN Human Rights Council has condemned human rights violations in Belarus following the country’s disputed election in August. On September 18, the council passed a resolution instructing the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to enhance its scrutiny of theContinue Reading
