Indonesia and its province of Banda Aceh must decriminalise consensual intimacy and repeal discriminatory bylaws that allow corporal punishment. For example: caning.
An unmarried couple was publicly caned for kissing on TikTok Live - a grim reminder of the enduring human rights violations permitted under Aceh’s Islamic Criminal Code. The punishment shows how Sharia police in the province are intensifying digital monitoring efforts, framing acts like the public display of intimacy outside marriage as a violation of the law. This cruel treatment frequently crosses the line into torture. It has no place in a just and humane society.
Only female artists have won ‘Best New Artist’ at the #GRAMMYs in the 2020s decade so far:
2026: Olivia Dean
2025: Chappell Roan
2024: Victoria Monét
2023: Samara Joy
2022: Olivia Rodrigo
2021: Megan Thee Stallion
2020: Billie Eilish
#BenAffleck says film crews deserve to be paid “the decent middle wage that’s been provided for decades in this country” — which is why he and #MattDamon struck a first-of-its-kind deal with #Netflix on their new movie “The Rip” where all 1,200 cast and crew members could receive a back-end bonus if the film succeeds.
“There’s no guarantee that everyone’s going to get rich and be successful, but if you work on a project and it is successful, you ought to benefit from that,” Affleck told Variety on Tuesday night at “The Rip” worldwide premiere in New York.
Most streaming projects pay workers a flat fee upfront, ditching the old model where cast and crew could earn more when a project became a hit.
Florida is about to execute its 18th prisoner this year, and the 3rd in a row whose rights to due process are not respected. #MarkGeralds will be executed by #Florida at 6pm ET on 12/9/25. Learn more & sign/share the petition: https://t.co/mw60NaYEDt #StopExecutions@FADPorg
Big energy from @ddlovato, smooth vibes from @DanielCaesar, soulful sounds from @leonthomas, and more take over this week’s New Music Friday on Spotify.
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"Alligator Alcatraz" is a cruel spectacle. DHS and FL officials are building it to brutalize, starve, and harm immigrants — and they don't care who lives or dies.
Read my full statement here: https://t.co/N1x1KFtkZQ
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of protestors call for the release of Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, MA. The Tufts grad student was abducted by ICE last night after publishing an article that was critical of Israel and supportive of BDS.
At least 254 people have been killed and at least 440 injured in Israeli strikes in Gaza overnight Tuesday, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
Read more: https://t.co/VVSNl9JMjD
it genuinely breaks my heart, it would’ve been so refreshing to see a woman who’s extremely qualified and who actually cares about the country as president