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Uganda’s Olympian Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire by Boyfriend
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died, four days after a horrific attack in which her boyfriend allegedly set her on fire, according to Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare. In a post on X, Rukare expressed deep sorrow over Cheptegei’s passing. The 33-year-old marathon runner who recently competed in the Paris Olympics, was reported…
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Around The World In 5
Around the World In 5 is a recurring weekly series spotlighting news concerning women across five different countries. This week’s edition spans July15 to July 19.
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Coalition Launches #DontPoliceMySpeech Campaign to End Arrests of Nigerian Journalists
#DontPoliceMySpeech is a campaign led by Gatefield and a coalition of more than 200 journalists, activists, and civil society organizations in defense of constitutionally guaranteed rights to speech and press freedom in Nigeria.
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Around the World In 5
Around the World In 5 is a recurring weekly series spotlighting news concerning women across five different countries. This week’s edition spans July 01 to July 07.
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#SirJarus: Suraj Oyewale Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence Against Wife
Suraj Oyewale, known as #SirJarus, has been arrested following an investigation into allegations of abusing his wife.
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UNILAG’s College of Medicine Called Out over Sexual Assault Cases, Here’s what we know
At this time, neither the University of Lagos nor the Faculty of Pharmacy has addressed these issues publicly.
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Sierra Leone Enacts Landmark Legislation to Ban Child Marriage
Last week, Sierra Leone’s parliament passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, a historic law that criminalizes marriage for anyone under 18.
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Billionaire Frank Stronach Faces New Charges of Sexual Assault Involving Seven Victims
Newly released court documents reveal that billionaire businessman Frank Stronach faces fresh criminal charges involving seven different victims, with incidents ranging from 1977 to earlier this year.
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Around the World In 5
Around the World In 5 is a recurring weekly series spotlighting news concerning women across five different countries. This week’s edition spans June 17 to June 22.
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Namibian Court Declares Laws Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
In a historic decision on Friday, a high court in Namibia declared unconstitutional two colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex acts between men, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ community in the southern African nation.