The Most Banned Book in America: The Uproar Over Maia Kobave’s ‘Gender Queer’
Controversial Graphic Novel “Gender Queer” Becomes Most Banned Book in the United States By Lindsey Anderson SEATTLE (Thomson Reuters Foundation 4th) – American author Maia Kobave never anticipated the immense controversy surrounding her graphic novel “Gender Queer” upon its publication in 2019. However, three years later, the book has now become the most banned work […]
Russian Lawyers Risking Their Lives to Defend Anti-War Activists
Title: Russian Lawyers Defend Rights Amidst Ukraine Conflict Subtitle: Young lawyers take up the challenge to protect individuals’ rights amidst a rising number of arrests and human rights violations in Russia during the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Sophia Gominova’s determination to become a lawyer solidified at the young age of 11. Born in post-Soviet Russia, […]
WSJ Russia reporter detained, ‘shameless act’ = World Bank president | Reuters
World Bank President Malpass said on Thursday that Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovic was a “shameless act” and that he called it essential, including for the safety of the journalist, who had been accused of infringe on the freedom of the press. World Bank President Malpass attends the Reuters Next event […]
Russian presidential office instructs officials to stop using iPhone = domestic newspaper | Reuters
Russia’s Kremlin has instructed officials to stop using Apple iPhones over concerns that they are open to Western intelligence agencies. The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on the 20th. Taken in Moscow in 2016. (2023 REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/File Photo) [モスクワ ２０日 ロイター] – Russia’s Kremlin has instructed officials to stop using Apple iPhones over concerns that they […]
Angle: Taiwan’s communications infrastructure at risk of crisis, high hurdles for maintenance | Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is scrambling to secure a way to communicate with the outside world in case China invades. Experts and officials interviewed by Reuters have pointed to the grim reality that the restoration of critical undersea cables is slow, even in peacetime, and that there are no backup satellite networks in place. March […]
The President of Ukraine refrains from interfering in internal affairs, the prime minister of Georgia | Reuters
On March 13, Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili (pictured) urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to refrain from interfering in internal affairs. FILE PHOTO: Berlin, September 2023. REUTERS/Christian Mang (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Garibashvili on Monday urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to interfere in his country’s internal affairs. Zelensky thanked the protesters for raising the […]
Focus: China warns Ukraine war “thorough research”, wary of Starlink | Reuters
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – What China needs is the ability to shoot down Starlink low-orbit satellites and protect tanks and helicopters from Javelin anti-tank missiles. in Ukraine as they plan for a possible armed conflict with US-led forces. March 8 China needs the ability to shoot down Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit and protect […]
Focus: Putin administration moves to check against influence of Wagner founder | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of mercenaries led by this man is striving for victory for Russia on the battlefields of Ukraine. But there is growing evidence that Putin’s government appears to be moving in the direction of undermining his excessive political influence. That person is Yevgeny Prigozhin, 61, the founder of the private military […]
Angle: TikTok ban spreads in US, challenges intertwining interference and freedom | Reuters
[Los Angeles, 9fed Sefydliad Thomson Reuters]-Students at the University of Texas, USA, immediately after classes resumed in January, were told by university authorities that they could no longer access the Chinese video posting app TikTok on the campus Wi-Fi. I was notified of that On February 9, immediately after classes resumed in January, students at […]
Focus: Mexico with highest number of journalists killed, unreported ‘quiet’ areas | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Shortly after sunset on Thursday, February 10, 2022, 2 radio recording studios in southern Mexico run by journalist Jevel Lopez Vázquez, 42, A man pulled up in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. One man got out of the car, entered the studio and shot Lopez dead. Lopez’s brother said only […]
