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Film
fromwww.aljazeera.com
20 hours ago

From Gaza to LA, hopes rise as The Voice of Hind Rajab heads to the Oscars

The Voice of Hind Rajab, an Oscar-nominated docudrama about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, aims to humanize Palestinian suffering and reach global audiences through the Academy Awards platform.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Prison sentences for pair who attacked gay men hailed as sign of hope for Kenya's LGBTQ+ community

Two attackers received 15-year sentences for robbing gay men in Kenya, marking a rare justice victory for the queer community amid widespread criminalization and violence.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Iran women's football team heads to airport as clock ticks on Australia's offer of asylum

Five Iranian women's football players were granted Australian asylum protection, with the team departing Gold Coast airport while advocates urged authorities to ensure all players understand their rights to stay.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

Admiring Our Heroes for International Women's Day: Celebrating Women Who Have Received EFF Awards

Carolina Botero and Karisma helped connect indigenous peoples to the internet and made it possible to contribute content to Wikipedia in their native language, expanding access to both history and modern information. They built alliances to combat disinformation, pushed for legal tools to protect cultural and heritage institutions from digital blackholes, and were, and remain, a necessary voice speaking for human rights in the online world.
Women in technology
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
10 months ago

Decorated pilot's lawyers urge Supreme Court to uphold block on Trump's trans military ban

The Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal urge the Supreme Court to reject the transgender military service ban due to its discriminatory nature.
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