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Gender equality does not always progress in tandem with increased activism. : duncan cumming/Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/38304217042/ CC BY-NC 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

The web provides safe harbour to anti-feminist views which can have real-world repercussions.

Standing up to violence against women

The flipside of women’s rights movements

The web provides safe harbour for anti-feminist views which can have real-world repercussions.

Culture
Women experience violence in different ways — influenced by their perceived class, race, and sexuality. Creative commons

The internet allows women to find solidarity but it doesn’t allow everyone to have an equal voice.

Standing up to violence against women

Voices still missing from online activism

The internet allows women to find solidarity but it doesn’t allow everyone to have an equal voice.

Culture
Speaking about politics is commonly considered socially taboo. : cottonbro studio/Pexels Free to use

For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.

Standing up to violence against women

How women holding flowers held Japanese courts to account

For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.

Human Interest
Zhina Amini’s death sparked one of the largest protests seen in Iran. : Taymaz Valley/Flickr CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

The death of Mahsa Amini unleashed outrage at the government’s treatment of women that had long been simmering beneath the surface.

Standing up to violence against women

Iran feels the wrath of a movement held down for too long

Law
Violence against women takes many forms and happens everywhere. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Activism can influence policy change towards gender-based violence, but many other factors are at play for it to last.

10 perspectives
Special Report

Standing up to violence against women

Human Interest
Police militarisation is a double-edged sword that can only be wielded after effects on civilians and policemen are considered. : ‘LAPD SWAT Exercise’ by MarcCooper_1950 is avaialble at https://bit.ly/3xYoiBu CC0 1.0

Equipping police units with military equipment can help fight crime but there are spillover effects that cannot be ignored.

Militarisation of police

Deadly high costs of US police overmilitarisation

Law
Smoking rates in Indonesia are some of the highest in the world. : Sara Phillips, 360info CC 2.0

The tobacco industry profits from child labour and sky-high youth smoking rates in Indonesia. Young people are fighting back.

Tobacco's toxic reach

Indonesia’s young people are taking on Big Tobacco

Environment
Social protest has increased both in intensity and geographical spread. : Michael Joiner, 360info

Backgrounder: 499 words
As the world marks the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death on January 30, we examine the role of non-violent protests and the conditions for their success.
Articles: 3 perspectives

Special Report

The changing face of mass protest

Conflict