Last week a story went around the world, which made many people upset when they heard it. A young black girl said some white boys had cut her hair. Turns out, she was lying.

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Indonesia is seeing its biggest protests in two decades with tens of thousands of students turning out. The Joko Widodo government wants to overhaul the country’s criminal code. The changes would outlaw pre-marital sex, blasphemy, help for abortions and insults of the president.

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Vuvuzelas in South Africa are being used by volunteers to escort women to public transportation hubs safely. The crime rate against women in South Africa is one of the highest in the world, and these patrols are helping women go about their daily lives.

#GenderViolence #Vuvuzelas #SouthAfrica

A major study by Plan International and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media reveals how filmmakers still suffer from ‘male gaze’. The damaging effects of movies predominantly made by men reduces female characters to one dimensional representations. The effect of this on the culture broadly and women and girls specifically, is profound. We look at the study and get the perspective by Dr Maria Flood from Keele University

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00:48 - The film industry has a problem with how it represents women. A new study has revealed shocking statistics about how women are shown, revealing they are over sexualised and not often in leadership roles. The effect of this is damaging to the entire culture

07:39 - Women are in such danger in South Africa that a volunteer forces of men have organised to help try and keep them safe

13:58 - Fat Bear week 2019

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Safiullah Safi, an Afghan businessman had his finger cut-off by the Taliban in 2014 elections. He went back to the ballot again this year, to vote for Ashraf Ghani, in defiance of Taliban threats.

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The internet is full of explicit images and sadly, there is a huge, unseen world where images and videos of children are made and shared. Recent arrests in a number of cities have revealed how far behind the police forces are and how much more tech companies need to do.

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00:45 - Arrests around the world reveal the continuing and growing problem of images online showing the abuse of children.

05:02 - Kanye West doesn’t release new album but freestyles badly while selling merchandise. At church.

10:35 - Space X show off new rocket

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Amari Allen is she's 12 years old and has dreadlocks. And what happened to her at school in America recently was ugly and upsetting. By talking about it, maybe it can be stopped from happening to another young girl.

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00:48 - A 12 year old girl was attacked in the US for having dreadlocks. What does this sad incident tell us about the acceptance of black people’s natural hair?

05:24 - Protests against new laws which could make sex outside marriage illegal

12:46 - Facebook begin hiding likes to make Facebook less of a popularity contest

13:23 - The Greta Helpline – To help angry adults deal with their hatred of a 16 year old climate activist

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