“We always dreamed of a heroine who would not only denounce violence against women but would also represent us in other spheres,” Kena Lorenzini, director of Chile’s first feminist publication, told news agency IPS. The online daily, La MansaGuman, created and managed solely by women, aims to shed light on the inequality and discrimination suffered by Chilean women, right from the gap in wages to criminalisation of abortion.

>> On August 5, colourful beach umbrellas along Italy’s sun-soaked coast were kept closed in protest against a government plan to auction patches of seafront. Although it is state property, access to much of the Italian coast has long been controlled by beach clubs. The beach clubs say the plan favours multinational companies and will put 30,000 beach business and 600,000 workers at risk.

Arunima, the elementary book in Odisha meant for children from Class I to Class III, is set for a bilingual makeover. To ensure equality in educational opportunities for tribal children, the state government has directed its primary education programme authority to develop the book in 10 major tribal dialects, such as Munda, Santhali, Kissan, Oraon, Kuvi, Saura, Koya, Bonda, Juanga and Saura.