Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
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Netherlands Honors Detained Chinese Feminist,Labor Activist...
The Netherlands has honored detained Chinese feminist and rights activist Li Qiaochu with an award recognizing her dedication to human rights
Concerns Grow Over Treatment of Detained...
One year after her incommunicado detention for “subversion,” #MeToo activist and feminist journalist Sophia Huang has dismissed her defense attorney, suggesting she is under huge pressure to plead guilty and ‘confess’ to the charges against her, rights groups said
Police in China’s Guangdong Move Ahead...
Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have moved to prosecute feminist activist and journalist Sophia Huang and fellow activist Wang Jianbing, rights groups reported
China Mulls Tighter Laws on Sexual...
Chinese lawmakers could tighten legal regulations on sexual harassment and other women’s rights issues despite the widespread suppression by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the country’s feminist and #MeToo movements, including sexual assault allegations by tennis star Peng Shuai
China’s Landmark #MeToo Court Case Dismissed...
A Beijing court has ruled against the complainant in a landmark #MeToo sexual harassment case, saying there isn’t enough evidence to support Zhou Xiaoxuan’s claims against state broadcaster CCTV anchor Zhu Jun
Documentaries #MeToo Era
“Allen v Farrow,” a four-part documentary by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering focuses on Dylan Farrow’s accusation that her famous filmmaker father, Woody Allen, sexually abused her
A Wave of Sexual Harassment Claims...
Resulting in a public figure’s resignation over claims of sexual misconduct, the case became Russia’s first #MeToo moment. It also riled the country’s small community of independent journalists, who mostly fell on different sides of a generational divide. The young guard felt it was appropriate Kolpakov had left his post; veterans either thought the punishment was too harsh, or that what he had done was not abuse
#MeTooMovement in Egypt
Social media in Egypt is exploding with voices echoing the #MeToo movement following the July 4th arrest of Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former college student accused of raping or harassing as many as 100 women and girls-
Foreign Students May Face Greater Risk...
The #MeToo movement has exposed how powerful public figures use sexual harassment against the less powerful. But underreported is how international students in the U.S. deal with harassment on campus. Students from some cultures might face a higher risk because they have been taught not to challenge authority or create conflict
DC Beauty Queen Advocates for Sexual...
In the age of #MeToo, Washington’s Miss District of Columbia 2019 is using her title to help victims of sexual violence and raise awareness about the problem. Her name is Katelynne Cox and besides being Miss. D.C., the 25-year-old is the executive director of ‘Silence Is Not Compliance,~VOA NEWS