The death of Grace Millane, a 22 years old British girl, triggers controversial discussions. Because of her interest in BDSM, Millane had asked to be strangled during sex. This “rough sex gone wrong” then became an excuse for the killer to avoid being accused. As a grey area in the
U.S. protests trigger outcry about racial discrimination globally. Under this trend, being a country with enormous disparities among races, Brazil is criticised for violating black people’s human rights during the pandemic. The disproportionate death toll of black people is the most recent evidence of Brazil’s racial inequality. According to the
The pandemic distracts the public’s care of deforestation and fragile tribes in the Amazon. Although lockdown policy improves the environment of urban areas, things are different in these places. Increasing illegal mining, logging, and wild animal trafficking is reported by environmental authorities amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The infectious disease also
Care homes and hospices have become the centre of attention in U.K. media after thousands of deaths were reported. Since recorded infections and death rates in hospitals began decreasing from their early April peak, a new problem which had been ignored previously is being exposed now. In the week of
COVID-19 has escalated the global gender violence crisis. Because of the stay-at-home orders, increasing cases of domestic violence are being reported. Counting Dead Women, a pioneering project that records femicide in the UK, reports that suspected domestic abuse killings have risen during lockdown. In the past ten years, the average
On March 25th, 2020, the Indian government declared a 21-day lockdown to control the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Rather than slowing and stopping transmissions, the strict strategy goes contrary to its wishes. Most citizens complain the lockdown policy is too sudden to prepare, triggering large-scale hunger and unemployment. Homeless people
What is “the Nth room”? After K-pop stars being accused of “sex bribery” in 2019, another sex crime scandal has recently shocked South Korea. The main suspect was Cho Ju-bin, a 24-year-old man with the nickname “doctor. ” He created an online chatting group called “the Nth room,” and blackmailed
As of March 12th, confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK have risen to 590. The true number of cases could be much higher. Moving from the “containing” phase to the “delaying” phase, the National Health Service system is on an emergency footing. Although 30 designated hospitals are still receiving patients,
In early February, Sergio Camargo was assigned to lead the Palmares Cultural Foundation, a governmental funded institution aiming at promoting and preserving the cultural, historic, social and economic values of black society in Brazil. As a “black right-winger” and “anti-victims,” he publicly dined the existence of real racism in Brazil.
Hundreds of people holding the slogan “not one more murder” gathered in front of the National Palace in Mexico City over the last few days, to protest against the murder of a young woman on the 9th February, 2020. Ingrid Escamilla, a 25-year-old girl, was killed brutally by her partner.
With arms forced back and tied at the elbows and feet tied back at the knees, suffering detainees are bound into a triangle. Sometimes perpetrators put heavy blocks like wood or concrete on the backs of hanging detainees to intensity their burden and pain. After cutting the blood circulation to
According to BBC News, appealing to outlaw “virginity repair” surgery in the U.K. has recently raised public concern. By reconstructing a layer of membrane at the entrance of the vagina, women could become virgins again. Boycott towards such a medical procedure may not be a newly emerging response. In 2019,
In Vietnamese and Korean restaurants, there could be signs with “no Chinese in”. In public transportations, passengers choose to stand rather than sitting next to the Chinese. In the newspaper, editors described the deadly coronavirus as a “yellow alert”. They are not things happening during SARS or Ebola but taking
While the globe was celebrating the coming new year, artillery fire didn’t stop in Syria. Nine people, including five innocent children, were killed by a Syrian military attack in a school of Idlib, a northern city being held by rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. Being run by Syria Relief,
After a booming crash, PS752, a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airliners, fixed its flight forever on January 8, together with 176 innocent souls, including newlyweds, families of four, foreign students, and gentle crew. Three days later, under the pressure of clear evidence, General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the
Since the Mexican government deployed troops to fight against drug cartels in 2006, over 61,000 people have disappeared and violence has only increased. Head of Mexico’s National Search Commission, Karla Quintana, expressed the announcement of this huge number as a great pain for both individuals and their families. Along with
According to the announcement of the French defence ministry on December 23, seven Islamic extremists had been killed by the French first armed drone strike. Being a tough response to 13 French soldiers’ death by a helicopter collision during their Mali operation several weeks ago, the defence minister Florence Parly
Wearing black blindfolded and red scarfs—almost ten thousand women gathered in front of the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile for an anti-rape flash mob on December 5th. Being accompanied by finger-snapping dance, a viral anthem called “A Rapist in Your Path” triggered worldwide echoes in the next few days. “The
Only 3 weeks after the terror threat level of the U.K. being downgraded from “severe” to “substantial”, a knife attack took place at London Bridge on November 29, 2019. After murdering two people and injuring three others, Usman Khan, the 28-year-old perpetrator being early released in 2018, was shot dead
