Women in Iran must wear a hijab under Iran’s strict Islamic laws A student in Iran has been arrested after she stripped down to her underwear in what is believed to have been a protest against the country’s strict Islamic dress code. A video on social media shared by rights group Amnesty International shows the […]
1 year ago
Protests have been taking place across Iran since the death of Mahsa Amini At least 50 people have been killed after day eight of anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a report from a human rights group. For the last week, women have been taking to the streets in the country and burning their hijabs […]
3 years ago
60-70 per cent of men cite their reason as the Roe V Wade ruling Doctors have witnessed more men seeking vasectomies since the US Supreme Court overturned the historic Roe V Wade ruling of 1973. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion shook the world, with protests popping up across […]
3 years ago
The clip has been doing the rounds on social media following Friday’s ruling Amid the uproar following the US Supreme Court’s abortion ruling earlier this week, a clip taken from one of George Carlin‘s old stand-up routines has reappeared online and is currently being shared by thousands on social media. Roe v Wade, the 1973 […]
3 years ago
The move has been labelled “the greatest restriction of rights in the past 50 years” A leaked document has suggested that the US Supreme Court is set to overturn the nationwide right to abortion. The court has provisionally voted to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, according to the document published by Politico. […]
4 years ago
‘To ignore the incident would have been a dereliction of their duty’ Murder charges bought before the woman who was arrested last week for reportedly performing a ‘self-induced abortion’ have been dismissed, the Texas District Attorney has announced today. Lizelle Herrera, 26, was charged with “intentionally and knowingly [causing] the death of an individual by […]
4 years ago