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India Rocked By More Rape Protests

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April 27, 2013

The rape of a young girl brings protesters out into the streets once more in India.

Other news items include: U.S. Navy sailor thwarts rape attempt in Dubai; Jerusalem court grants victory to Women of the Wall; Dalai Lama says he would be pleased if woman is his successor; young woman seeks life-saving abortion in El Salvador; member of Pussy Riot denied parole; Steubenville coach gets contract extension despite allegations he knew about a sexual assault by his players; Wikipedia dinged for moving women authors into a new sub category; women dominate in English literary prize; executive director of Bernalillo Republican Party suspended after sexist remarks on Twitter and Facebook.

Megan has been a journalist for 25 years and worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans and Albuquerque. She first came to KUNM as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering on Women’s Focus, Weekend Edition and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as Morning Edition host in 2015, then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.
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