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Louise Donovan

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1) Today on newsstands,

is featuring an updated version of

and my

investigation into alleged abuse at a factory in Lesotho that supplies Kate Hudson’s

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At least 38 workers say sexual & physical abuse is taking place at a garment factory in Lesotho. In recent years, the factory has predominantly supplied one brand: Kate Hudson's @Fabletics My latest w/@Refjacinta, for @TIME & @FullerProject: bit.ly/3vBXT8K

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As the NC senate debates cutting abortion access from 20 to 12 weeks, hundreds of folks across the South are at the same time calling and getting help from

@CarolinaAbtnFnd

to get to & pay for their abortion in NC, as legal access dried up in the region.

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The Carolina Abortion Fund: A lifeline for Southern women, struggles to meet demand amid state bans

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pregnant people from Southern states that have banned abortion have flooded North Carolina clinics, overwhelming a nonprofit that helps pay for...

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The Fuller Project

Congratulations to

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Chuffed to be long-listed for the

awards alongside so many excellent stories & journalists. Here's the story again, co-authored with

‘The Smoke Enters Your Body’: A Toxic Trash Site in Kenya Is Making Women Sick

As rubbish piles up on a vast dumpsite, the women who sift through it for their livelihood are suffering reproductive health problems that scientists say have been overlooked.

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Urgent advice on this needed, please reach out to me or Sally asap if you can help 🧡

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Any lawyers/UN staff with advice for LGBT+ Ugandans looking to leave the country in light of the devastating new anti-homosexuality bill - please DM me.

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This investigation has been a long time in the making. I spoke to 3 young young people (one of whom was underage) about their experience being sent to Somalia without their consent to “rehabilitation centres” where they were abused.

theguardian.com

Somali ‘rehab’: re-education camps where children are locked up, beaten and abused

Westernised children of Somalis are being forcibly detained for years ‘back home’ in unregulated, brutal dhaqan celis sites where sexual abuse is rife

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Jessie Williams

"This war made him a monster.” In December I went to Ukraine to investigate how the war has exacerbated domestic violence in the country. The piece is out now in

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Ukrainian Women Fear the Return of Their Partners From War

'He's a hero but this war made him a monster,' says one survivor of domestic violence, which has surged in recent months

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“Before May he didn’t even scream at me, he was the perfect husband, the perfect father. This current war made him a monster.” Powerful reporting from

on the surge of domestic violence in Ukraine for

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Ukrainian Women Fear the Return of Their Partners From War

'He's a hero but this war made him a monster,' says one survivor of domestic violence, which has surged in recent months

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International Press Association of Uganda

🧵 On #InternationalWomensDay we mark the first anniversary of our great friend and colleague, Sumy Sadurni. Described by her mother as “a rock'n'roll Mother Teresa”, Sumy was a talented photojournalist based in Kampala known for her evocative work across the east Africa region.

Women Photograph and 9 others

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Amie Ferris-Rotman

Almost six hundred years later, the allure and power of the printing press is alive and well. Super excited to announce that our first print magazine launched today! For 🌎🌍 readers, please email subscriptions(at) newlinesmag.com to get your copy shipped!

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New Lines Magazine

Fresh off the press! The first edition of #NLMinPrint has officially hit all Barnes & Noble shelves nationwide. Grab your copy today!

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People in Delhi – Looking for couples for a fun BBC video on love through the decades. Are you/your parents/your friends/anyone you know interested? If yes, DM! Or retweet. Please help me find the best people to talk to. Different ages/backgrounds/stories.

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Oh yes! Thank you

To our

readers, we have 2 more instalments to deliver to you. This 3-part investigative series helps you understand the horrifying nature of sexual exploitation of children by domestic& foreign tourists & just how normalised it is.

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Don’t miss to read #theVoice inside Friday’s Daily Nation ( @NationAfrica ) . My team-mate @moraaobiria has done some fine riveting

journalism .

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Jessica Bateman

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Abortion clinic pickets used to be a largely US phenomenon, but over the past decade they have spread all across the world. And it's all down to one Texas-based group. I travelled to England, Scotland and Croatia to track the rise of 40 Days for Life

newrepublic.com

U.S. Anti-Abortion Activists Are Spreading Clinic Protests Around the World

The Texas-based group 40 Days for Life has brought its aggressive tactics to more than 1,000 cities in 65 countries.

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A year ago, I set out to investigate a series of 30-year-old war crimes with the remarkable

and

. This week, we published our deep-dive investigation. Please read & share. Reach out. We hope this reporting will lead to accountability.

investigation.rollingstone.com

The DJ and the War Crimes

Thirty years after a death squad massacred civilians in Bosnia, none of the infamous Arkan’s Tigers have stood trial for their alleged part in those crimes.

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We spoke to women in three countries - Kenya, India & Philippines - to unpack how #climatechange worsened violence at home for them. Geoffrey Ondieki,

@AieBalagtasSee

and I co-reported this piece for

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@washingtonpost

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Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence

From Kenya to the Philippines, women and girls face threats of domestic violence as climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent.

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“The violence peaks during the floods. Everything gets worse at that time — the hunger, the stress...The anger gets taken out on me." Important reporting from

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@AieBalagtasSee

& Geoffrey Ondieki for

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@washingtonpost

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Climate change puts more women at risk for domestic violence

From Kenya to the Philippines, women and girls face threats of domestic violence as climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent.

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The New York Times

For some fans, Qatar's sudden decree banning the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums is only a temporary inconvenience if you know where to look.

England Had a Game, but First Its Fans Had a Quest. For Beer.

Faced with the disturbing prospect of enduring an entire World Cup match with no alcohol, England’s fans had to turn to their backup plans.

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Amie Ferris-Rotman

... and this means, please send me your original pitches aferrisrotman (at) newlinesmag (dot) com for print and online. We're looking for deeply reported issues of global significance (overlooked communities are a plus!)

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So exciting to work in a newsroom that is bringing back print!

@newlinesmag is launching a print edition, with the first issue hitting the @BNBuzz shelves in January 2023. Managing editor @Ola_Salem on what to expect in our coming issues: newlinesmag.com/pressroom/new-

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I wrote about what happens when you find out your house has a dark past. Because it happened to me | via

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‘The more we pulled back the carpet, the more we saw’: what I learned when I bought a house with a...

I knew the place I’d just moved into wasn’t my dream home. What I didn’t know was that its history would give me nightmares …

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At 59:58

podcast starts the conversation about women's rights in #Qatar. Women are achieving much but only after navigating discriminatory rules, and laws leave migrant women specifically vulnerable to violence and harassment

theguardian.com

World Cup Groups G and H, plus: women in Qatar – Football Daily podcast

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nick Ames, Jonathan Fadugba and Tim Vickery preview Groups G and H. Plus Max, Philippe Auclair, Rothna Begum of Human Rights Watch and Louise Donovan from the Fuller...

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As the #WorldCup2022 begins, migrant women who worked in Qatar’s hotels speak out about alleged abuse and harassment. Our reporter

spoke to

@guardian_sport

Football Daily podcast about her reporting for

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World Cup Groups G and H, plus: women in Qatar – Football Daily podcast

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nick Ames, Jonathan Fadugba and Tim Vickery preview Groups G and H. Plus Max, Philippe Auclair, Rothna Begum of Human Rights Watch and Louise Donovan from the Fuller...

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"It made me feel very small. And vulnerable." Migrant women working in Qatar's World Cup hotels say they have nowhere to turn when they are harassed or abused. As the #WorldCup2022 begins, my latest

reporting w/

theguardian.com

Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

Globally, women hospitality workers are vulnerable to abuse, with sporting events linked to increased risk. We spoke to five women about their experiences in Qatar’s hotels

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"Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in #Qatar’s World Cup hotels" by

Really important reporting on what women migrants face and the laws that punish them inc. quotes from me

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Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

Globally, women hospitality workers are vulnerable to abuse, with sporting events linked to increased risk. We spoke to five women about their experiences in Qatar’s hotels

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"It made me feel very small. And vulnerable." Migrant women working in Qatar's World Cup hotels say they have nowhere to turn when they are harassed or abused. As the #WorldCup2022 begins, my latest

reporting w/

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Female migrant workers speak out about harassment in Qatar’s World Cup hotels

Globally, women hospitality workers are vulnerable to abuse, with sporting events linked to increased risk. We spoke to five women about their experiences in Qatar’s hotels

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“Sometimes, I feel very unlucky to be Nepali.” Nepal sent more workers to Qatar than almost any nation, their people built the World Cup. More than 2,000 returned in coffins. I went to Nepal to see just how unfettered ambition collides with dire poverty

The World Cup’s Forgotten Team

Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis were part of an army of migrant workers who remade Qatar for its World Cup moment. But in chasing desperately needed paychecks abroad, many pay a heavy price.

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BBC News Africa

"The problem with domestic workers is they work in a hidden industry...behind closed doors and closed walls." #BBCAfricaEye revisits the story of three domestic workers striving for change. 🎥 Watch "What Happened to the 'Housegirls'?" here: ➡️ bbc.in/3TsNnwh

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Independent clinics provide more than half the abortions in the US and they're closing in large numbers. For

and

reports on one Georgia clinic's fight to stay open

fullerproject.org

From abortion to wellness: an “indie” clinic pivots to survive in the post-Roe landscape

As abortion clinics across the Southeast closed their doors this summer, one independent Atlanta clinic found itself expanding.

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The Washington Post

@washingtonpost

Nude photographs. Sleeping with judges. Rigged competitions. Officials of bodybuilding’s two premier federations have been sexually exploiting female athletes for decades, a Washington Post investigation has found. wapo.st/3CXxPu8

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84% of those people are WOMEN. We can't forget that a government's refusal to engage with making childcare affordable - and therefore giving women *choices* - is also an ideological position

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Sharp rise in number of people leaving work to look after family theguardian.com/money/2022/oct

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Amie Ferris-Rotman

“I found a Russian missile in each one of my fields”: Ukraine’s women farmers are fighting to feed their communities and get their crops out to the world. My dispatch from the front lines of Russia’s hunger war, in

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The Ukrainian Women Farmers Fighting to Keep the World Fed

In Ukraine, farming these days can feel like a race against time

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Aditya Chakrabortty

It’s one law for King Charles the billionaire and another for his struggling subjects. My column

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It’s one law for King Charles the billionaire and another for his struggling subjects | Aditya...

It is only proper that the new King pays no inheritance tax – says the state that makes citizens choose between heating or eating, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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New York Magazine

Scientology has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.

reports in this story, co-produced with

How Scientology Exploits Foreign Workers

The church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.

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"Their hearts are so big. In Ukraine we didn't have friends like this." For my first for

@NPRGoatsandSoda

, I visited Prudentópolis, Brazil's Little Ukraine, to see how friendships with Brazilians have made Ukrainian refugees feel at home. npr.org/sections/goats

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🚨New: For months,

and I have been looking at what's going on

and how it became the department we see today. My task was to speak to current staff and to get as close to Priti Patel as possible. Here's what I found out. (Thread)

tortoisemedia.com

Hostile environment: Inside the Home Office - Tortoise

The making of the modern Home Office

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Amie Ferris-Rotman

An all-female global team of reporters and photographers worked on this incl

@RukhshanaMedia

@CorinneRedfern

(photo of educator Sahra Alizai, by

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Amie Ferris-Rotman

Monday marks 1 year since Kabul fell to the Taliban. Many Afghan women, whose fate was used by the US to sell the war, felt abandoned, and so they fled. We meet eight women around the world trying to rebuild their lives, for

time.com/afghan-women-k 🧵

Afghan Women Try to Rebuild Lives in Year After Kabul’s Fall

Stories of eight Afghan women, starting anew

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Katie G. Nelson, Journalist

Kenya friends, please help us. I need contacts to help locate a missing person in Nairobi, #Kenya - law enforcement, private investigators, anyone. Please DM me immediately if you have ideas or leads. Asante.

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The parent company of

is donating major cash to a political organization pushing an anti-abortion agenda. Pleased we're able to partner with

and Popular Information for this one:

rollingstone.com

Coachella’s Parent Company Is Donating Major Cash to a Political Organization Pushing Anti-Abortion...

Anschutz Corporation — which owns AEG Live and its subsidiary Goldenvoice — gave $75,000 to GOP group after Roe v. Wade was overturned

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