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honour based violence

We Need to Talk About the Male Victims of ‘Honour-Based’ Violence
Men make up 20 percent of the victims of so-called honour-based violence, but campaigners say they are being overlooked.
Hiyah Zaidi
3.2.21
Drugs

Sewage Samples Reveal the Dutch, Australians Are Biggest Users of Synthetic Drugs
Study of wastewater around the 2019-20 New Year period reveals who is consuming which new psychoactive substances.
Snigdha Bansal
3.2.21
privacy

How the Government Spies on Welfare Claimants
The UK government uses invasive data gathering techniques to try and prove that people claiming benefits are actually living lavish lifestyles.
Josh Gabert-Doyon
3.2.21
Identity

I Like My Beef and I Cannot Lie
Cow meat has had a long and complicated relationship with most Dalit communities like mine even before being banned in parts of India.
Jahnavi Uppuleti
3.2.21
Culture

Why Did Hundreds of K-Pop Songs Suddenly Disappear From Spotify?
The “K-pop purge,” as some fans call it, removed songs by popular artists like IU, MAMAMOO, and Epik High from the streaming platform.
Koh Ewe
3.2.21
Culture

The Boy Band Singing About Ghosting in Seven Filipino Languages
P-pop group ALAMAT’s debut single “kbye” captures the universality of heartbreak with hip-hop and sounds inspired by traditional Filipino music.
Lia Savillo
3.2.21
japan

She Was Groped While Livestreaming in Japan, and Blamed for It
A Twitch streamer in Japan was followed and attacked live on camera. The horror didn’t end there.
Hanako Montgomery
3.2.21
University

International Students Feel Forgotten and Trapped in Lockdown
They're paying anywhere up to £39,475 a year to sit in their rooms and watch Zoom lectures.
Danai Nesta Kupemba
3.2.21
Film

A Gay Ranking of of Every Single Marvel Film
Nothing screams "gay rights" more than a finger snap ending half of all known life in the universe.
Tobias Graham
3.2.21
sex and relationships

How to Send Dirty Voice Notes
“It’s a whole different experience hearing somebody saying something dirty over the phone. It’s titillating and naughty.”
Daisy Jones
3.2.21
housing

Students Stuck in Tiny Apartments During COVID Are Not OK
“I’ve had hallucinations of myself jumping out of my fifth floor window,” said 24-year-old Xavier.
Justine Reix
3.2.21
death

How to Be Less Scared of Death, According to a 'Deathfluencer'
Claudia Crobatia, 36, says visualising how you'd like to die can help you feel mentally prepared and less anxious about death.
Adriana Ivanova
3.2.21
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