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This Week in Explainers: What are the demands of US students protesting on campuses?

Student protests have cropped up in universities across the United States. After Columbia University, demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza were reported at several other campuses. All this and more in our weekly roundup of explainers from around the world

Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital days after New York court quashed his conviction

The hospitalisation of the convicted sex offender came days after a New York court of appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction

How a Netflix show sparked a #Me Too movement in Taiwan

The series the Wave Makers – a political drama about a team of campaign managers ahead of a Taiwanese presidential election – has caught the public imagination and resulted in dozens of #Me Too accusations being made against the rich and powerful in Taipei

The Netherlands punishes ‘stealthing’: What is this sex crime and which countries have made it illegal?

Removing a condom during sex without the partner’s consent is common, but it’s not okay. It’s called ‘stealthing’. In The Netherlands, a 28-year-old was handed a suspended jail sentence for the crime. This sexual assault often flies under the radar but some governments have declared it an offence

Harvey Weinstein gets 16 more years for rape, sexual assault

The prison term, along with the 23 years Harvey Weinstein received in 2020 for a similar conviction in New York, amounts to a likely life sentence for the 70-year-old.

Time's Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund

Time's Up — the now-embattled anti-harassment organization founded with fanfare during the early days of the #MeToo reckoning against sexual misconduct — is ceasing operations, at least in its current form

Documentary filmmaker Siebel Newsom gives emotional testimony of Harvey Weinstein rape

Siebel Newsom is known as Jane Doe #4 at the trial, and like the others Harvey Weinstein is charged with raping or sexually assaulting, her name is not being spoken in court.

Book review | With Unbound, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke explains why she felt the need to reclaim the movement

"If these white women start using this hashtag, and it gets popular, they will never believe that a Black woman in her 40s from the Bronx has been building a movement for the same purposes, using those exact words, for years now."

Bill Cosby denied parole after refusing to participate in sex offender programs in Pennsylvania prison

This is the first year Bill Cosby was eligible for parole under the three- to 10-year sentence handed down after his 2018 conviction.

Thoughts on a conversation on sexual harassment in the arts, and making sense of traumas buried in the past

An asymmetrical distribution of power between the student and the teacher in the Indian arts — especially in the classical performing arts — makes this sphere vulnerable to incidents of sexual abuse, thereby rendering systemic reform not just crucial, but indispensable to the progress of the disciplines.