Women in Iceland, including the prime minister, to strike over gender inequality
London CNN — Women across Iceland – including the prime minister – will go on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country.…
Giorgia Meloni, Italian prime minister, splits from partner after his sexist TV comments
Reuters — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments…
Hong Kong court backs same-sex married couples on equal housing rights
CNN — A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was “discriminatory in…
In letter from prison, Narges Mohammadi outlines her fight for women
CNN — With the help of intermediaries, Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi was able to send a letter to CNN from inside Tehran’s Evin Prison. Mohammadi and her family…
Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
Baghdad, Iraq CNN — A popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN. Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old…
Iraq turns off electronic billboards after hacker broadcasts porn to Baghdad passers-by
CNN — Iraqi authorities have switched off electronic advertising boards in Baghdad after pornographic footage was broadcast on one of the screens. A man has now been arrested by the…
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality,’ says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
Reuters — Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say…
The 1975: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
CNN — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws,…
Spain election: Far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights and may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election
CNN — Spain’s far-right Vox party looks set to continue its meteoric rise in Sunday’s general election, and it aims to use its growing influence to roll back decades of…
Matty Healy: Malaysia halts music festival after same-sex kiss by The 1975 singer
CNN — A music festival in Malaysia has been canceled after the lead singer of British band The 1975 Matty Healy slammed the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and kissed a bandmate…