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Yair Oded
Editorial Director, Author

Yair Oded is a Maryland and New York City-based writer and editor of socio-political content with a background in humanitarian work and international affairs. 

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May 11, 2023
Earth is all we've got: inside Nairobi's space station
topic:Arts
by:Yair Oded
As Bezos and his cohort race to set up camp in Mars, this group of artists is redirecting the discourse about a sustainable future back to earth.
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May 17, 2021
EU prompted to ban automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation for putting LGBTQ+ lives at risk
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
Automated recognition of gender and sexual orientation is flawed and puts LGBTQ+ lives at risk. Here’s why the EU needs to ban this technology.
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April 09, 2021
Here are the worst & safest countries for LGBTQ+ travel in 2021
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
The travel website Asher & Lyric conducted a research on ‘The Worst (& Safest) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travel in 2021’ and updated its LGBTQ+ Danger Index.
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April 02, 2021
'mocking religious beliefs': inside Turkey's crackdown on the queer community
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
FairPlanet spoke to Tuğkan Gündoğdu, activist and board member of SPoD, about the Turkish government's crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.
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January 20, 2021
Petition: Ontario must repeal new law facilitating animal cruelty
topic:Animal Cruelty
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition is calling on the Ontario gov't to repeal a law facilitating animal cruelty and abuse in the province.
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January 09, 2021
Study: US Republican Party is embracing authoritarianism
topic:Democracy
by:Yair Oded
A new study shows that the Republican Party in the US is becoming more akin to authoritarian parties in countries like Hungary and Turkey.
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Editors' Pick
December 29, 2020
New stimulus package includes environmental boons
topic:Climate Change
editor:Yair Oded
The new coronavirus stimulus package includes crucial environmental provisions to cut emissions and develop clean energy.
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Editors' Pick
December 19, 2020
ICE has exacerbated the spread of COVID
topic:Immigration
editor:Yair Oded
A new report has found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the source of nearly a quarter of a million COVID-19 cases throughout the US.
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Editors' Pick
December 10, 2020
Nation-wide protests challenge US pipeline projects
topic:Pollution
editor:Yair Oded
As gas and oil pipeline construction projects gain steam in the US, so does the resistance of climate and indigenous activists.
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December 04, 2020
Hear the voices of Eswatini’s LGBTQ+ community
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Yair Oded
A new project by AllOut titled Voices of Eswatini sheds like on the experience of queer people in Eswatini, where same-sex conduct is outlawed.
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Editors' Pick
December 04, 2020
Will Biden deepen the military-industrial complex?
topic:Security
editor:Yair Oded
Biden's picks for top national security positions risk exacerbating the US military industrial complex at further cost to human lives.
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Editors' Pick
November 26, 2020
Progressives press Biden on climate justice
topic:Climate action
editor:Yair Oded
Progressive activists and lawmakers pressure president-elect Biden to "be bold" on climate, economic, and racial justice issues.
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Editors' Pick
November 19, 2020
Biden must expand his environmental agenda
topic:Climate action
editor:Yair Oded
Joe Biden has put forth a comprehensive plan to battle the climate crisis. But more must be done to rectify the human-induced environmental collapse.
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Editors' Pick
November 13, 2020
Trump and GOP risk American democracy
topic:Democracy
editor:Yair Oded
As they embark on a disinformation campaign delegitimising the election results, Trump and the GOP place American democracy at risk.
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Editors' Pick
November 06, 2020
Trump declares election a fraud, risking democracy
topic:Election
editor:Yair Oded
By labeling the results "fraudulent," President Trump undermines the election's integrity and threatens American democracy.
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November 03, 2020
‘The Uterus Collector’: end forced sterilisation of inmates and abolish ICE
topic:Immigration
by:Yair Oded
A Change.org petition seeks to hold accountable a doctor who forcibly sterilised women held at an ICE immigration facility.
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