By Jahin Tanvir
Published July 26, 2021
Getting the vaccine during a global pandemic sounds like an obvious course of action from the outside. But with many communities of immigrant families, this comes with a myriad of challenges.
When I first approached my mother to get the vaccine, I received a barrage of questions and hesitations. As we live in South-West Sydney where the majority of the outbreaks were occurring, I thought of this conversation as a natural reaction to our dire situation. What I predicted to be a swift, five-minute chat turned into a three-hour lecture on trust, indecision, and misinformation.
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Yemeni Activists Call For The Release of All Captive Journalists Published May 5th, 2021 - 11:34 GMT
A Yemeni soldier looks at two journalists reporting the event (Shutterstock)
Highlights
As violations against journalists increased during the war, many journalists have lost their lives.
In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on May 3, a number of Yemeni journalists and local organizations supporting freedom of opinion and expression in Yemen launched an online campaign calling for the immediate release of all detained journalists.
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Many activists and government officials took part in the campaign’s program from May 1-3 under the hashtag #AJournalistIsnotAnEnemy.