To mark the end of 2020, we are excited to present you with a compilation of highlights from this year’s Squirrel News issues. Feel free to browse through part 1.
Since August last year, Iranian women have taken to the streets to share their experiences with sexual assault and violence. There is hope for it to grow into a broader movement against sexual violence across Iran.
How a Chinese city transformed a desert into greenlands
After suffering from catastrophic sandstorms, the city of Yulin responded with decades of planting trees. Today over 92% of the Maowusu Desert is green.
Love takes over – gay men rebrand the Proud Boys’ Hashtag
This was not quite the attention the far-right group expected: their Twitter hashtag was trending on Sunday. But this time #proudboys was flooded by photos and memes of gay men and their families and friends.
World’s rarest primates return from brink of extinction thanks to conservation efforts
From fewer than 10 Hainan gibbons in 1970, the Hong Kong-based Kadoorie Conservation effort has helped their population more than triple to over 30 today.
Source:
South China Morning Post
Further Articles
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