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Some of Rupert Murdoch’s media businesses have been in the headlines for misinformation. : David Shankbone via Flickr CCBY3.0

In one of the world’s most tightly-held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression.

One Goliath is wounded but challenges remain

In one of the world’s most tightly-held media industries, one smaller voice struck a blow for freedom of expression.

Women are often unable to escape the poverty trap due to traditional barriers they face in society. : ‘Women of the World’ by Robyn Jay available at https://bit.ly/3YxnQFS CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

Despite its enactment in 2020, many people in Kuwait are unaware of the existence of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. : Moayad Hussain (Flickr) CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

While the intention is good, the Kuwaiti government can do away with the many hurdles in accessing public information.

Combatting corruption in democracies

Red tape is strangling Kuwait’s infant FOI law

While the intention is good, the Kuwaiti government can do away with the many hurdles in accessing public information.

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

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

Fighting against gender violence remains an uphill struggle in Singapore where the government seems more reactive than proactive and most people are more cautious in standing up against institutions and speaking up. : Charles Postiaux (Unsplash) Unsplash license

#MeToo may not have garnered much traction in Singapore but that didn’t stop women from demanding change.

Standing up to violence against women

Singapore catches the #MeToo train

The struggle to control Muslim women’s bodies has taken different forms across countries and contexts. : DENNIS G. JARVIS/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Arab women have been suffering from layers of marginalisation and invisibility over the years but a nation is leading the way to change that.

Standing up to violence against women

When Tunisia changed its laws to protect women, it shook the Arab world

Many advocates and activists have faced harassment and menace from netizens who are threatened by their call for better policies in addressing sexual harassment cases. : Michelle Ding (Unsplash) Unsplash License

Digital activism has helped women find their voices but, as in the real world, they are still subject to harassment online.

Standing up to violence against women

Online activism both a boon and a bane in fighting gender-based violence

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