Maryland panel votes to remove Civil War plaque from Capitol
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A Maryland panel voted Monday to remove a plaque from Maryland’s Capitol that honors the Civil War’s Union and Confederate soldiers and until recently showed the U.S. flag and...
View ArticleUK report: Racism means minorities harder hit by virus
LONDON — A new study by Public Health England has confirmed that historic racism and social inequalities are contributing factors that increase the risk of black, Asian and minority communities...
View ArticleBlack reporter sues paper over ban on her protest coverage
A reporter prohibited from covering the city's Black Lives Matter protests because of a tweet sued the paper on Tuesday. The post Black reporter sues paper over ban on her protest coverage appeared...
View ArticleQC condo execs facing complaint for alleged illegal detention of nurses
Update MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint for illegal detention against the officials and security personnel of a condominium in Quezon City for allegedly...
View ArticleDiscrimination vs health workers, COVID-19 patients now a crime in Puerto...
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—A local law has been enacted in the city making it a crime to discriminate against health workers and COVID-19 patients. Vice Mayor Nancy Socrates, one of the authors of the...
View ArticleInternet firm removes bill payment sign deemed offensive by Pampanga townsfolk
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Fiber data network and internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions on Thursday (July 23) afternoon took down a sign advising clients from three villages in Minalin town,...
View ArticleBoracay residents slam age restrictions on swimming for locals but not for...
ILOILO CITY –– Several residents of Boracay Island have raised an outcry over the continued implementation of age restrictions on swimming on locals but not for tourists. They said allowing tourists...
View ArticleThai students rally over gender rights, uniforms and haircut rules
Dozens of students rallied in Thailand on Wednesday to demand an end to discriminatory rules on uniforms and haircuts. The post Thai students rally over gender rights, uniforms and haircut rules...
View ArticleUighur model reveals extreme situation inside Chinese internment camp
In a huge leap from the glitz and glamor of his profession, a Uighur model got detained in a high-security and secretive Chinese internment camp. Recently he revealed the harsh reality of living inside...
View ArticlePregnant woman sprayed with water, punched for allegedly being ‘Chinese’
A pregnant Chinese American woman was punched in the face while walking with her 12-year-old daughter in Philadelphia, United States. The post Pregnant woman sprayed with water, punched for allegedly...
View Article‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
Already grieving the loss of their partner, overnight they become "tiger widows," pariahs in their homes and villages at a time when they most need support. The post ‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck...
View ArticleUN chief calls for end to ‘stupid’ gender inequality
NEW YORK CITY — UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to gender inequality, which “should shame us all in the 21st century because it is not only unacceptable, it is stupid.”...
View ArticleManila passes ‘Anti COVID-19 Discrimination’ ordinance
MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Manila on Thursday passed an ordinance punishing those who would discriminate against persons found positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
View ArticleIATF to LGUs: Issue ordinances vs attacks on frontliners, COVID-19 patients
MANILA, Philippines— The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is urging local government units (LGUs) to issue executive orders or ordinances prohibiting and penalizing...
View ArticleCOVID-19 discrimination: Cebu City gov’t to probe condo’s barring of 2 nurses
CEBU CITY–Mayor Edgar Labella has ordered an investigation of the management of a condominium building here for allegedly refusing entry to two nurses who were staying in one unit in the building....
View ArticleQuezon City bans discrimination against COVID-19 patients, frontliners
MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Quezon City has passed an ordinance prohibiting acts of discrimination against confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, as well as health and...
View ArticleHealthcare workers accused of ‘spreading virus’ for wearing scrubs while...
Two healthcare workers were accused of "spreading [the] virus" for having their medical scrubs on while inside a grocery store in the U.S. The post Healthcare workers accused of ‘spreading virus’ for...
View ArticleXi Jinping thanks PH for fighting COVID-19’s Chinese stigma – Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had reached out to him, thanking the Philippine government for helping erase the stigma that China...
View ArticleSix provincial hospitals face probe for death of elderly
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into reports that six hospitals refused to admit an elderly who was having...
View ArticleAngeles City outlaws discrimination vs COVID-19 patients, health workers
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga—A P5,000 fine or jail time of six months awaits anyone found to have discriminated against COVID-19 patients, those suspected of having the virus and health workers on the...
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