News & Views Protests in Iran turn violent as another young woman is killed by security forces Another woman defying Iran’s mandatory hijab-wearing laws has reportedly been killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces.
News & Views Australia’s first Roe v Wade solidarity protest kicks off in Perth A snap protest in Perth on Monday afternoon saw Australia’s first public rally over the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
News & Views ‘They are lying to you’: Russian state TV employee protests war during live news broadcast An employee of a popular Russian state-owned television station interrupted a nightly news broadcast on Monday to protest against the invasion of Ukraine.
World ‘We are in dark times’: what is it like for Ukrainians in Australia watching their country at war? As a researcher in Australia, my interests are in the study of Ukrainian revolutions and identity. Though before all that, I am Ukrainian.
Uncategorised Anger surges as Turkey pulls out of gendered violence prevention treaty World leaders have come out to condemn Turkey’s decision to pull out of an international accord created to protect women from violence.
News & Views The Olympics strive for political neutrality. So, how will they deal with surging athlete activism? The Olympics have set strict guidelines on protests and political expression, but athletes aren’t entirely happy.
News & Views Hundreds of women detained in latest Belarus protests Thousands of women marched in protests in Minsk over the weekend, calling for the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko.
News & Views Here’s what Australian athletes think about the right to protest at the upcoming Olympics A new survey, from the Australian Olympic Committee, comes as Rule 50.2 has prohibited Olympians from protesting in any form.
News & Views Nova Peris calls for Olympic protesting ban to be overturned Former Australian Olympian Nova Peris is calling for the ban on athletes protesting at the Olympic Games to be overturned.
News & Views ‘I demand change now’: 16-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff delivers powerful protest speech Coco Gauff said she’s been having “tough conversations with friends” and will always use her platform to spread awareness.
News & Views The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality The protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations, writes Clare Corbould.
Soapbox Gillian Triggs: Today’s grandparents grew up protesting. Now they have nothing to lose Grandmothers as social activists? What a radical idea! But one that is increasingly true of today’s generation, writes Professor Gillian Triggs.