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Hong Kong’s feminist backslide
Linda Wong, a Hong Kong lawyer and women’s-rights advocate, described the current situation as “the new National Security Law regime”.

5 ex-presidents listed as ‘anti-constitutional actors' in new reckoning on historical state violence - The Korea Times Five former presidents of Korea made it onto a list of perpetrators of state violence in Korea's authoritarian past. Syngman Rhee, Park Chung-hee,...

My latest: Yesterday, a press conference was held ahead of the publication of "Biographical Accounts of Anti-Constitutional Actors (반헌법행위자열전)." The project will span 12 volumes; t identifies and profiles 312 public officials between the Rhee Syngman and Roh Tae-woo governments.

96 child abuse deaths in Korea in 5 years, most involving parents Nearly 100 children in South Korea died from abuse over the past five years, most at the hands of their own parents, according to police data covering tens of t

96 child abuse deaths in S Korea in 5 years, most involving parents
Nearly 100 children in South Korea died from abuse over the past five years, most at the hands of their own parents, according to police data covering tens of thousands of reported cases nationwide.

Lee orders stronger protections after stalking victim’s murder President Lee Jae Myung on Monday ordered an investigation into police officials over the murder of a stalking victim, and called for tougher measures to protec

South Korean President Lee orders stronger protections after stalking victim’s murder
Criticism mounted that authorities had failed to properly protect the victim despite multiple warning signs before a fatal stabbing in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.

South Korea has a huge gender pay gap. Seoul wants to bring it into the open Government to urge wage data reporting as women struggle to advance in workforce

South Korea has a huge gender pay gap. Seoul wants to bring it into the open
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Thinking of Dolores Huerta and victims of sexual abuse around the world.

Tokyo court rules against women’s right to voluntary sterilization Under Japanese law, sterilization surgery for women can be performed only when specific health risks are present.

A Tokyo court has rejected a lawsuit challenging Japan’s restrictions on voluntary sterilization by women.

@tamarherman.com @areum.bsky.social thoughts on the latest BTS scandal? White washing Black-Korea history out of their Arirang trailer?

Gender discrimination still most common health risk for Korea's young women A government-run research institute has found that gender discrimination remains the most common social risk factor for health among young women, who also repor

A South Korean government-run research institute has found that gender discrimination remains the most common social risk factor for health among young women.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1068...

Re-posting in honor of #InternationalWomensDay

Gender pay gap hovers near 30% in Korea: report The gender pay gap at South Korea’s major conglomerates still hovers near 30 percent while women make up roughly one-quarter of the workforce, a report showed S

The gender pay gap at South Korea’s major conglomerates still hovers near 30 percent while women make up roughly one-quarter of the workforce, a report showed Sunday.

www.koreaherald.com/article/1068...

Hong Kong’s democracy fight is also a battle for women’s freedom Despite gendered repression, smear campaigns and imprisonment by Beijing authorities, women in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement continue to lead and resist.

The Hong Kong people’s demand for democracy was met not only with batons and tear gas, but with violations and a lack of accountability designed to instill fear among women and girls — to keep Hong Kong women from engaging in the protests.

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Americans Stranded in the Middle East Aren’t Getting Help from the State Department “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation,” a State department hotline said when NOTUS called Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS: Americans were told to evacuate the Middle East — but the State Dept is not helping them do it.

We called the State hotline. First thing you hear is an automated message: "Do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation."

Officially made it to South Korea! I’ll be here until May, dm if you wanna connect.

Paternity leave gets boost as local governments make it easier to take time off The move is aimed at retaining human resources amid unabated population outflow to bigger cities.

A growing number of local governments across Japan are making it easier for male workers to take paternity leave.

How Taliban’s new penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts. Arpan Rai reports

New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ and legalises domestic violence
A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the Taliban-run courts.

Women and Resistance in China - U.S.-China Perception Monitor Remarks by Leta Hong Fincher at the Jimmy Carter Forum on U.S.-China Relations 2026

As we in America look for ways to defend our democracy under threat, we can draw inspiration from the resistance of young women in China. Text of my recent speech to the Jimmy Carter Forum on US-China Relations uscnpm.org/analysis/wom...

Japan moves for the first time to criminalize paying for sex | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis The Justice Ministry is moving toward revising Japan's anti-prostitution law to punish the sex buyers, addressing a legal imbalance that has only targeted the sellers for 70 years, according to govern...

The Japanese Justice Ministry is moving toward revising Japan's anti-prostitution law to punish the sex buyers, addressing a legal imbalance that has only targeted the sellers for 70 years, according to government sources.

I live where DC crime actually happens. Here's what Trump is missing. “Virtually everything the administration is doing is pro-crime.”

The president claims that his occupation of DC made the city safer. Experts say it did nothing of the sort.

“Virtually everything the administration is doing is pro-crime.”

How to stop a dictator I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders.

I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward

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Well-researched and fascinating look at feminism & the gender divide in South Korea. Honestly if US men keep acting like they have I see the US going this way too. It seems like SK men have had it good for a long time & are stubbornly refusing to give up their controlling power in relationships

Korea’s Demographic Crisis Has Come for Its Military The country’s military is becoming desperate for troops—and may eventually force women to serve.

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How the National Media Failed Minnesota And how Trump mastered the omniscandal.

"On Saturday I complained that the national media seems to have moved on from Minnesota…Today I want to explain why the media has failed."

Read @jvl.bsky.social's new Triad only @thebulwark.com:
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'Two Women Living Together' suggests a new kind of family Last year, South Korea surpassed 8 million single-person households for the first time. According to data released in December by the Ministry of Data and Stati

'Two Women Living Together' suggests a new kind of family
Co-written by Kim Ha-na and Hwang Sun-woo, two friends who decided in their 40s to buy a home together rather than marry, the book chronicles their decision to grow old together under one roof.
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Now updated with the verdicts delivered this afternoon. While Yoon was sentenced to life imprisonment with labour in the first trial, the court also sentenced five co-defendants to prison terms and found two not guilty.

South Jeolla apologizes after Jindo governor suggests 'importing young virgins' from Sri Lanka, Vietnam South Jeolla has apologized for the Jindo County governor, who said the country should "import young virgins from Sri Lanka or Vietnam."

South Jeolla Province has apologized after the Jindo County head said South Korea should "import young virgins from Sri Lanka or Vietnam."
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Chronology: Yoon Seok Yeol's 12.3 Martial Law and Fallout. Having a hard time keeping track of what has happened in South Korea since Yoon declared martial law on December 3, 2024?

Keeping track of all the developments since Yoon declared martial law isn't easy. However, I've been maintaining a chronology on my site, and it covers most key details. Hope it is helpful to others interested! I'll update it again after today's verdicts.
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South Korea's slow shift for single mothers, through their eyes By the time Yoo Eun-a (pseudonym) realized she was pregnant in 2023, she had already ended a five-year relationship and three years of cohabitation — the final

South Korea's slow shift for single mothers, through their eyes

Still rare and stigmatized, nonmarital births on the rise as support systems expand to encourage parenthood

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Expand assisted reproductive services to unmarried women: lawmaker Hong Kong legislator Judy Chan has urged the government to allow unmarried women access to assisted reproductive services amid record low births in the city.

Expand assisted reproductive services to unmarried women, Hong Kong lawmaker says amid record low births
In Hong Kong, assisted reproductive services, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), are restricted to heterosexual married couples.