Japan is hostile for LGBTQ people, but attitudes are shifting. Slowly.
Washington Post Japan is the only G-7 country not to recognize same-sex marriage, and its government is facing calls for action before the group’s meeting in Hiroshima in May. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/japan-lgbt-rights-same-sex-marriage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThe Young Muslims Challenging Islam’s Status Quo
New York Times A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/asia/indonesia-muslim-hijrah-youth.html
Read MoreHong Kong hospitality student handed 21-day suspended sentence over doxxing police officer
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong hospitality student has been handed a 21-day jail term with the sentenced suspended for 12 months after she admitted to contempt of court. Yip Sin-man, a student of hotel and catering management, appeared at the High Court in front of Judge Russell Coleman on Wednesday. She admitted to…
Read MoreRussia: Designation of WSJ reporter as wrongfully detained is ‘irrelevant’
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739018
Read MoreHong Kong Bar Association kicks off first visit to Beijing in 5 years with high-powered start
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 18-member group met Shen Chunyao, chairman of the legislative affairs commission of the country’s top legislative body. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216769/hong-kong-bar-association-kicks-first-visit-beijing-5-years-high-powered-start?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBiden administration announces trilateral deal with Panama and Colombia to stop Darien Gap migration
Fox News The Biden administration announced a trilateral campaign with the United States, Panama and Colombia Tuesday that will aim to halt illegal migration through the Darien Gap, an area of dense jungle where tens of thousands of migrants have already crossed this year. In a joint statement, the three countries said they will launch…
Read MoreTrump sure Russia didn’t blow up Nord Stream pipelines
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On September 27 Nord Stream AG reported unprecedented destruction at three threads of its Nord Stream pipeline that occurred the day before https://tass.com/world/1602933
Read MoreSerbia may deliver arms to Ukraine — Reuters
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that the Serbian authorities “declined to provide training to Ukrainian forces, but had committed to sending lethal aid or had supplied it already” https://tass.com/world/1602925
Read MoreMusician Kauan Okamoto alleges talent manager assaulted him
Washington Post When Johnny Kitagawa told one of the boys staying at his luxury house to go to bed early, everyone knew “it was your turn.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/kauan-okamoto-johnny-kitagawa-alleged-assault/45cabf42-d8fd-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAs Ukraine war drags on, civilians’ mental health needs rise
Washington Post Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens of people nearly a year ago, Nastya takes slow, deliberate breaths to calm herself https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/mental-health-trauma-ukraine-war/3ebcb4ae-d8fc-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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