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‘It’s discrimination’: millions of Britons frozen out in the digital age

From banking to shopping and parking, consumers without access to tech are left frustrated

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

New harassment laws to start late 2023

Federal legislation to enforce better protections against sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace is one step closer to becoming law.

AAP · Nov 25, 2022

UC Berkeley student groups' refusal to invite Zionist speakers draws civil rights complaint

LOS ANGELES — A federal civil rights complaint accuses the University of California, Berkeley of an "act of discrimination against the Jewish community" by allowing law school student groups to adopt bylaws refusing to invite speakers who support Zionism.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 24, 2022

LGBT community welcomes NT anti-discrimination law overhaul, but religious groups still hold concerns

A bill significantly amending the Northern Territory's Anti-Discrimination Act for the first time in three decades passed parliament on Tuesday, despite ardent criticism from religious groups.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Long COVID stigma may encourage people to hide the condition

An estimated 2.1 million people are living with long COVID in the UK alone. We recently asked 888 people in the UK with long COVID about their experiences of stigma, and 95% of them said they had experienced stigma related to their condition.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022

German players cover their mouths at the World Cup to protest FIFA

The players covered their mouths for their team photo in an apparent rebuke of FIFA's clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar.

WEKU · Nov 23, 2022

Hong Kong arrivals to London facing discrimination

More than 35,000 British National (Overseas) visa holders have emigrated to London since 2021

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2022

Germany players cover mouths at World Cup in FIFA protest

Germany’s players covered their mouths for their team photo before their opening World Cup match in an apparent rebuke of FIFA’s clampdown on plans to wear armbands to protest discrimination in host nation Qatar

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Nigerians with vitiligo face stigma – a skin doctor calls for better support

Vitiligo – a disease which causes pale patches to develop on the skin and mucous membranes – can be psychologically devastating. The change in skin colour may even create doubts about a person’s identity, as seen in the case of a Nigerian whose bank asked him to register his national…

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022

California outlawed Section 8 housing discrimination. Why it still persists

Robert Gardner said he knew it was time to move after he came home to find his Valley Village apartment broken into and ransacked.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 23, 2022