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Jun
30
Culture / Society

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries The discovery of 182 unmarked graves at the site of the Kootenay Indian Residential School near C

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries The discovery of 182 unmarked graves at the site of the Kootenay Indian Residential School near Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, is announced, weeks after the remains of 215 children were found at a similar residential school. (CTV News Vancouver)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 30, 2021
Jun
30
Culture / Society

The trial of Yemeni actress and model Intisar al-Hammadi begins in Sanaa.

The trial of Yemeni actress and model Intisar al-Hammadi begins in Sanaa. al-Hammadi stands accused of "indecent acts" for posting photos of herself without a headscarf on social media. She was arrested in February by Houthi authorities. Human Rights Watch denounces the trial as unfair and says that al-Hammadi was subjected to physical and verbal abuse, racist insults and forced to sign documents while blindfolded and also being threatened to undergo a virginity test. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 30, 2021
Jun
30
Culture / Society

Women's rights in Yemen The trial of Yemeni actress and model Intisar al-Hammadi begins in Sanaa.

Women's rights in Yemen The trial of Yemeni actress and model Intisar al-Hammadi begins in Sanaa. al-Hammadi stands accused of "indecent acts" for posting photos of herself without a headscarf on social media. She was arrested in February by Houthi authorities. Human Rights Watch denounces the trial as unfair and says that al-Hammadi was subjected to physical and verbal abuse, racist insults and forced to sign documents while blindfolded and also being threatened to undergo a virginity test. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jun 30, 2021
Jul
01
Culture / Society

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries Indigenous protesters tear down the Statue of Queen Victoria in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as pr

2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries Indigenous protesters tear down the Statue of Queen Victoria in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as protests grow over the mass graves of indigenous children discovered at former Canadian Indian residential schools. A smaller statue of Queen Elizabeth II was also toppled nearby. (BBC News) Multiple Catholic Churches on or near indigenous grounds have been burned down. (CBC)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 1, 2021
Jul
01
Culture / Society

Indigenous protesters tear down the Statue of Queen Victoria in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as protests grow over the mass graves of indigenous children discove

Indigenous protesters tear down the Statue of Queen Victoria in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as protests grow over the mass graves of indigenous children discovered at former Canadian Indian residential schools. A smaller statue of Queen Elizabeth II was also toppled nearby. (BBC News) Multiple Catholic Churches on or near indigenous grounds have been burned down. (CBC)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 1, 2021
Jul
05
Culture / Society

Violence against LGBT people, LGBT rights in Spain Protests across Spain occur in the aftermath of the murder of a 24-year-old man who, according to his friends

Violence against LGBT people, LGBT rights in Spain Protests across Spain occur in the aftermath of the murder of a 24-year-old man who, according to his friends, was killed because he was gay. The murder sparked widespread condemnation from LGBT organizations and politicians. (CTV News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 5, 2021
Jul
13
Culture / Society

Canadian Indian residential school gravesites, Canadian Indian residential school system Members of the Penelakut Tribe in south-western British Columbia announ

Canadian Indian residential school gravesites, Canadian Indian residential school system Members of the Penelakut Tribe in south-western British Columbia announce the discovery of at least 160 "undocumented and unmarked graves" close to Kuper Island Indian Residential School. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 13, 2021
Jul
21
Culture / Society

The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City site is stripped of its United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage status.

The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City site is stripped of its United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage status. In a statement, UNESCO indicates that the "deletion" is "due to the irreversible loss of attributes conveying the outstanding universal value of the property" resulting from the ongoing Liverpool Waters development project. (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 21, 2021
Jul
25
Culture / Society

Chikun kidnapping Nigerian authorities confirm that the bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Chikun, Kaduna State, have released 28 of them

Chikun kidnapping Nigerian authorities confirm that the bandits who kidnapped dozens of children from a school in Chikun, Kaduna State, have released 28 of them and that 81 others remain in captivity. This was the tenth mass kidnapping incident since December 2020. (Reuters) Armed bandits kidnap a negotiator who had been sent to pay the ransom by the parents of the remaining students being held in captivity. The bandits had demanded nearly US$73,000. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Jul 25, 2021
Aug
08
Culture / Society

Brunei closes all places of worship, all leisure facilities including gyms and sport facilities, postpone social events and bans dine in at restaurants for two

Brunei closes all places of worship, all leisure facilities including gyms and sport facilities, postpone social events and bans dine in at restaurants for two weeks after the first local COVID-19 cases in 15 months were reported in the country. All educational institutions also have ordered to return to online learning. (The Jakarta Post)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 8, 2021
Aug
09
Culture / Society

Scotland moves to level zero and removes most of the remaining COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing all hospitality venues, including nightclubs, to reopen a

Scotland moves to level zero and removes most of the remaining COVID-19-related restrictions, allowing all hospitality venues, including nightclubs, to reopen at full capacity and to remove most legal social distancing requirements. However, face masks remains mandatory in indoor public settings and on public transport, and must be worn by pupils and teachers at school for the first six weeks of the semester. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Aug 9, 2021
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