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Protesters rally in support of Iranian women‘s freedom in 2022. Since 1979, the nation’s clerical rulers have been trying to control the image and role of women in the public sphere. (Photo by Taymaz Valley) Photo used under CC BY

Iranian women press on despite all clampdowns

Despite 44 years of propaganda and attempts at brainwashing in all educational institutions, Iran’s regime has failed to prevent women from rising up against the clerical establishment.

Deutsche Welle

Why Iranians are cutting their hair for ‘women, life, freedom’

YouTube

Iran announces first arrests over poisonings

Iranian authorities announced the first arrests linked to a series of mysterious poisonings of schoolgirls across the country.

CBS News

Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings

Associated Press

Malnourishment on the rise among pregnant women

Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine.

ABC News

Quake survivors still need shelter, sanitation

One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded.

Associated Press

UN cuts food aid for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Concerns are mounting over the World Food Program’s decision to slash food support for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from $12 to $10 per person per month due to a severe funding crisis.

Al Jazeera

Georgians throw bombs at police in protest

Protesters in the small ex-Soviet state of Georgia threw petrol bombs and stones at police after parliament gave its initial backing to a draft law on “foreign agents,” which critics say represents an authoritarian shift.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Egypt sentences activists on terrorism charges

Egypt sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms on terrorism-related charges in a trial deplored by rights groups as unfair. The suspects were arrested as part of a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent.

NPR

Mexico finds truck of 103 migrant children

The minors found were found in an abandoned truck along with 212 unrelated adults in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. It is the highest number of migrant children found traveling through Mexico in recent times.

Reuters

Myanmar army killed 17 people in 2 villages

Soldiers in Myanmar rampaged through several villages, raping, beheading and killing at least 17 people, in the latest of what critics of the ruling military say are a series of war crimes since the army seized power two years ago.

Associated Press

Malawi women held for ransom in Middle East

The women and girls were reportedly recruited by middlemen with the promise of finding better jobs in the Middle Eastern country, but are now being held ransom and said to be living in deplorable conditions.

Deutsche Welle

Afghan universities reopen without women

Afghan universities have begun reopening after a winter break, but the new term is another painful reminder to young women of how their world is shrinking.

BBC

Amnesty says Taliban must halt their abuses in Afghanistan

ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Tunisia offers new measures for migrants

Tunisia’s government is seeking to allay growing international concerns about a surge of discrimination against sub-Saharan Africans, as the EU warned against hate speech targeting people fleeing conflict and poverty.

Associated Press

World Bank halts future Tunisia engagement after president’s anti-migrant remarks

France 24

Tunisians march to decry crackdown on sub-Saharan Africans

France 24

US considers renewing disputed migrant policy

The Biden administration is considering restarting the controversial policy that detains migrants who enter the country illegally with their children, two sources familiar with the planning confirmed.

NBCNews.com

UK to stop asylum-seekers in small boats

The British government announced a new law barring the entry of asylum-seekers who cross the English Channel in small boats.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

India leads global list of internet shutdowns

India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report has revealed, in what critics say is yet another blow to the country’s commitment to freedom of speech and access to information.

CNN

Archaeologists unearth smiling mini-sphinx

Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt.

BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

India may issue alert on toxic cough syrup

India may issue an alert on cough syrup exported by Marion Biotech, whose products have been linked to deaths in Uzbekistan, after tests showed many of the company’s drug samples contained toxins.

Reuters

Half of world to be overweight or obese by 2035

More than half of the world’s population will be obese or overweight by 2035, according to a new report from the World Obesity Federation.

CBS News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Anton Marcus):

It’s time for global clothing brands to defend Sri Lankan workers

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Column (Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana):

Harnessing the digital age to empower women and girls

Context

Column (Belén Fernández):

Biden’s asylum ban: The view from the Darién Gap

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Filipina promotes sustainable agriculture

Louise Mabulo is a young farmer in the Philippines, one of the few women in a male-dominated profession. By promoting climate-resistant agriculture, she’s hoping to help her country and make farming more appealing.

Deutsche Welle

Kenyan farmer powers life with chicken dung

Anthony Muigai has been a farmer in Kenya for the last five years. Using biogas, he powers his home, car and boiler in order to shower. He shows BBC how and why he doesn’t just use his chickens for eggs.

BBC

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Israel raises funds for torched Palestinian town

An Israeli-led crowdfunding campaign has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Palestinian residents of a West Bank town that was set ablaze by radical Jewish settlers, the organizer of the drive said.

Yahoo! News

A slum-school under a flyover in New Delhi

In New Delhi, young teachers tutor slum children free of charge. The children learn in order to realize their dreams.

Deutsche Welle

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

UNICEF: 20M Nigerian children out of school

Around 20 million Nigerian children do not go to school, according to figures from UNICEF. Security fears, a lack of public schools and extreme poverty all contribute to keeping children out of school.

France 24

Cuban children left behind in mass exodus

Cuba’s political and economic crisis has forced many Cubans to leave their homeland for the U.S. With both sea and land crossings very risky, many of those emigrating make the difficult choice to leave their children behind.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

What to know about the UN high seas treaty

After nearly two decades of planning and negotiations, members of the United Nations have agreed on an international treaty to protect biodiversity in international waters, which cover nearly two-thirds of the ocean.

NPR

Ocean treaty reached after decade of talks

Guardian

Inda chokes on toxic haze from waste fire

Indian firefighters are trying to put out a fire at a waste plant which has led to a toxic smoke cover over many areas in Kerala state. Residents have been advised to remain indoors and use N-95 masks if they step out.

CNN

Villagers fall ill after Philippines oil tanker spill

Officials in the Philippines believe they have located a leaking oil tanker that sank last week and has since coated nearby shorelines in thick sludge, sparking reports of health problems among local residents.

Guardian

5 dead, 43K displaced by Malaysia floods

Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes.

Associated Press

Photo of the Day

Nigerian children and teens enjoy child-friendly classes offered by EU Humanitarian Aid. They are given the opportunity to play and receive classes on different skills and psychosocial support to overcome trauma. (Photo by EU/Samuel Ochai) Photo used under CC BY

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