Villagers in Wales could become Britain's first climate refugees
Welsh villagers risk becoming Britain's first climate refugees, writes Wales Online.
The low-lying village of Fairbourne could be flooded from three different directions: the sea and two different nearby rivers. Gwynedd local council has warned that the risk of flooding will increase over the next 30 years as a result of climate change, and that the village could become uninhabitable by mid-century.
- We don't want to think about it anymore. Not until something is done. We just want to live our lives in a normal way without all the negative attention, says a shop owner who wishes to remain anonymous.
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Political situation in Israel
Supreme Court of Israel halts controversial law
Israel's Supreme Court has halted a controversial law that prevents judges from overturning government decisions they deem "unreasonable," the AP reports.
The July law was the first in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned overhaul of the judiciary. The announcement sparked major protests among critics who said it would pave the way for corruption and nepotism.
Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin is not happy with the court's decision and claims that the judges are acting undemocratically.
- They are taking away their vote from millions of citizens, he says on Telegram according to AFP.
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Taliban rule|The situation in Afghanistan
Girls being educated in secret: 'Driven by their will'
About
2.5 million girls and young women are not allowed to go to school in
Afghanistan as a result of the Taliban's rules, according to Unesco.
In
protest against this, several secret educational groups for girls have
been formed, writes one of the teachers behind the project in a column
in Al Jazeera. Together, they train around 400 girls in, among other things, computer skills and English via Zoom.
“It has been a challenge. I
struggled and often considered quitting, but my students' willingness
to learn kept me going and I found a way to make it work," writes the
teacher.
The activist: The UN must negotiate with the Taliban
Since
the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the new regime has,
among other things, deprived women of their educational opportunities,
banned them from gyms and parks, and arrested women's rights activists.
The
UN Security Council is now considering the possibility of recognizing
the Taliban regime and reintegrating the country into the international
community, writes NBC News. One of the proponents of this is the Afghan journalist and women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj. She
sees it as an opportunity to pressure the Taliban to restore certain
rights for women in exchange for diplomatic recognition.
- They must recognize women's rights first for the world to recognize them. Then you have to talk to them, she says.
Others are more critical of this. Nobel
laureate Malala Yousafzai does not believe that the Taliban can be
trusted and thinks that the international community should continue to
avoid giving legitimacy to the regime.
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