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A woman was raped in the largest public park in the middle of the capital city - one of the few public spaces that women have access to. Raped at gunpoint and then told by her perpetrators that this should be a warning; that she should not have been out for a walk after sunset.

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How To Protect Yourself From Potentially Dangerous People On Dating Apps

Our

discusses safety tips for dating online (sad that it has to be something women have to take on as potential victims). We mention

@garbo_io

for people in the US - an effective background check tool to give you more information.

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Experts share tips for staying safe while looking for love on Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and more.

The Pakhtuns have a rich history of strong women.

Feb 3

Read this great article by

@UsamaKhilji

. "The progress in education, the revival of the culture and arts that was trampled upon by the Taliban before as well cannot be undermined."

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Culture and rights

Thisssssssssss! 🙌🏽 Also Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country. It's not just Pashtuns. When you have to remind political pundits of this - it just tells you - how many people have made careers out of talking absolute garbage about Afghanistan and KP.

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Dictators don’t represent people; they oppress them. Taliban are dictators, not elected representatives of Afghans or Pashtuns.

Right, who else is ordering "selfish protesters" hoodies?!

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Home Office

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"These selfish protesters take up thousands of hours of police resource." Home Secretary @SuellaBraverman on why the Public Order Bill is essential

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Jess Davies

@_JessicaDavies

Feb 2

In my documentary, I found forums where men were requesting deepfakes of their wives, aunts, sisters and even daughters. This disturbing trend strips women of their consent and has the same trauma response as ‘real’ revenge porn. twitter.com/bbcthree/statu

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An Action Hero is on Netflix & everyone should watch this excellent Bollywood 📽️ feat

@ayushmannk

. The movie pulls you into an interesting conversation about the power dynamics of the audience & the entertainer, entitlement, the male ego & our complicated relationship with fame.

Nani Jansen Reventlow

@InterwebzNani

Feb 2

📢 Call for visual artists (consultancy) For a book project that will reimagine European Court of Human Rights cases from an intersectional perspective, we're looking for a visual artist who can help make the project accessible to a wider audience. More: tinyurl.com/5dymptw4

LBC UK - Listen Live | Global Player

LBC

@LBC

Feb 1

'You wouldn't want your children to see that.. But, they will.' This campaigner warns young boys are being exposed to misogynistic content online. What steps have you taken to protect your children online?

Will be discussing the danger of men like Andrew Tate with

@AndrewMarr9

and what his appeal to young boys tells us about the state of modern masculinity in Britain. Tune in now.

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Processing trauma, practicing self-love and strengthening recovery. Click to read Bloom by Chayn, a Substack publication with hundreds of readers.

Jess Davies

@_JessicaDavies

Feb 1

Deep fake porn is trending so I just wanted to point you in the direction of my documentary for

@bbcthree

‘Deep Fake Porn: Could you be next?’ The men we spoke too did not feel consent was required, that it ‘wasn’t real’. The women victims told me it had changed their lives.

Which funders would be good to approach to fund us to do some sort of hybrid online-offline festival to share learnings and create a space to dream together for a feminist future?

A really good documentary by

@EmAtack

. We

@chaynHQ

will be launching a free online course about healing from image-based abuse in the summer. Sign up tot he newsletter to know when it comes out!

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Bloom by Chayn

"The conversation needs to be about the impact of these behaviours, not just the intentions of them" Great point by

saying the most important thing on online abuse: We need the law but also education. How can we prevent this from happening? We need a shift in societal norms. We need to teach consent.

reminds us that rape and murder are not entry-level offences and behaviours escalate from what many may deem "not that serious" like flashing and street sexual harassment. But all evidence says otherwise.

Great to see

: It's not about what we wear, and what we do. It's about them wanting to silence and control you so they feel like they have a piece of you... At what point do men start taking responsibility for male violence? 🙌🏽

"I feel more vulnerable in my uniform than in anything else." 16/17 yr old girls talking about older men sending them pictures of their d*ck & videos of them masturbating, and then requesting images back bec they now "owed" them. 👋🏽All agree that tech corps need to do way more

In the UK, research from Professor Jessica Ringrose 2020 found 76% of girls aged 12-18 had been sent unsolicited nude images of boys or men, commonly known as “d*ck pics". That's shockingly high.

"I feel shame & embarrassment..." What Emily is experiencing is what many survivors of sexual assault face even though deep down they know, the shame is not theirs. They haven't done anything to do this but our brains drag us there. It's something

's courses unpack.

"Cos I worry that they would come and kill you." Emily's Mum💔

Women talk about this publicly all the time. How much more proof do you need? Yes, it is very threatening and can change your behaviour online. You start policing yourself. For journalists and prominent activists, these threats can materialise into physical threats too.

Re: the pub scene and men being surprised about women receiving rape and death threats. I keep coming across this in my personal life too. I keep sharing how this is common and the response is always incredulous (surely that can't be true?!).

Emily talks about men commenting, liking and messaging on her posts expecting a response. This is a form of (sexual) entitlement. Many women in the public eye face this. You are not entitled to a stranger's attention.

Policing women's clothing is never a good idea because not only is it placing blame where it doesn't belong (victim of a crime) but also what someone finds sexually exciting will be different.

Even in a private conversation where there is a beginning or an established relationship, you should not send anyone pictures of your genitals unless they have asked for it.

I said women are posting to their public profile, it's not an invitation for men to send them a message. Also, we would never tolerate any man flashing a woman on a beach - a nude one or not. The online space is no different.

"Maybe this is down to me and maybe I need to change." Heartbreaking to hear

@EmAtack

say this but sadly most survivors will go through these thoughts too. I've done many interviews last week and this Q comes up again. Are women asking for it if they post "sexy" pictures?

Caught

on it! Cyberflashing is an issue Bumble has taken really seriously as a company. We love working with them through

's Bloom programme.

It's on! Watching

's "Asking For It" which is about cyberflashing, online abuse and image-based abuse. Watch it here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b

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How about we look at what the #PublicOrderBill actually does

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I've been sent dick pics by strangers for years - this is a problem all men must fix

Sophie Gallagher

@SCFGallagher

Jan 31

Will be on BBC Radio London shortly to talk about cyber flashing and the sexual harassment women face online.

inews.co.uk

For too long it has been framed as an inevitability of life, like taxes and bad weather, something that women must learn to tolerate

Love this at the end of the

newsletter.

Tax return✅. Feeling 10kg lighter already.

Haroon Rashid

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Shah Rukh Khan just gave a MASTERCLASS in how to do a press conference. This is why he is the KING. He promotes religious harmony, inclusivity, love and happiness. I’m glad I chose my childhood hero well. #Pathaan

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💔 scenes from Peshawar

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Watch: An explosion took place at a mosque, where a large number of people had gathered for prayer, in the northwestern city of #Peshawar in #Pakistan, according to a police official. english.alarabiya.net/News/world/202

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A huge loss for London!

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Vagina Museum

@vagina_museum

Sad news. We’ve received notice to vacate our premises at Bethnal Green by the end of this week. As a property guardianship, we’ve always been aware that we may be asked to leave with very short notice. We’re disappointed that it has come so soon.

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