Deadlines on her Instagram accounts have probably been flooded recently with women posting black and white photos of themselves. The premise of the viral trend is presented as a way for women to support each other with the accompaniment of the hashtag #ChallengeAccepted in its legend. The origins of the …
Read More »South Korean statue that appears to show Japanese Prime Minister bowing to ‘comfort woman’ angers Tokyo
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea / TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to represent Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing to a seated “woman of comfort”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s war brothels. Japan’s …
Read More »North Korean women faced torture, rape, malnutrition in detention, says UN report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean women detained in prison camps suffered torture, rape and other forms of “multiple and serious” violence by security and police officials, a UN human rights report said Tuesday, citing accounts. of more than 100 women. The women, detained between 2009 and 2019 after not fleeing …
Read More »South Korean statue that appears to show Japanese Prime Minister bowing to ‘comfort woman’ angers Tokyo
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea / TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to represent Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, kneeling and bowing to a seated “woman of comfort”, a euphemism for women forced to work in Japan’s war brothels. Japan’s …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey ‘O’ magazine is finalizing regular print editions
(Newser) – After two decades, the eponymous publication by Oprah Winfrey is undergoing a major change. Or, Oprah magazine It will cease regular print editions after its December issue, the Business of Fashion blog reports through ETOnline. The brand’s collaboration between Hearst Magazines and Winfrey’s Harpo Inc., which began production …
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