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Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net

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I read The Golden Notebook aged 22 and was like - I don’t get it, but I feel like one day I will get it.

Aged 30, it was completely different.

07.03.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'We work to gather coal': Ukraine's mines are the war's second frontline Last week, I visited the Dnipropetrovsk oblast in Ukraine's Donbas region, to meet miners working through shelling, blackouts, and loss of colleagues.

Ukraine’s other frontline.

open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...

07.03.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Arthur!

07.03.2026 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kharkiv πŸ’”
Today, 9‑year‑old Gordiy was killed together with his mother Olena when a Russian missile struck a residential building.

The tragedy was reported on the page of the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation:

β€œGordiy was a sincere, kind, and open boy who loved hockey, his team, and training.

07.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 593    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 11

Vote for us or the shooting starts?

07.03.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops, HUR claims The units of Ukraine's military intelligence and the Armed Forces have stopped Russia's advance toward the city of Zaporizhzhia as part of a three-month defensive operation in the country's south, HUR...

⚑️Ukraine halts Russian offensive toward Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring 300 Russian troops, HUR claims.

07.03.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 414    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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"We work to gather coal"
First of three articles about life in the Donbas region, starting with the experiences of miners who are on the second frontline of Russia's war with Ukraine.

open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...

07.03.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The death toll in Kharkiv after russian strike has risen to 10, including two children: a 13‑year‑old girl and a 9‑year‑old boy. Another 16 people have been injured‼️

Russia killed these people in the middle of the night in their own homes for being Ukrainian.

07.03.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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"We work to gather coal"
First of three articles about life in the Donbas region, starting with the experiences of miners who are on the second frontline of Russia's war with Ukraine.

open.substack.com/pub/sianushk...

07.03.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Russia also killed a second child in Kharkiv. A little boy with his mother.

07.03.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We now know more people are dead, including a second child.

07.03.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

While Russians paraded under their flag to the sporting world’s cheers, their missiles murdered a 13 year old girl in Kharkiv. Shame on the IOC!

07.03.2026 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explosions rock Kyiv, 4 killed in Kharkiv as Russia strikes residential building Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles and drones overnight on March 7, the Air Force reported.

⚑️Update: Explosions rock Kyiv, kill 5 in Kharkiv as Russia strikes residential building.

Russian ballistic missiles and drones attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv, where five people were killed and 10 were injured overnight on March 7, authorities reported.

07.03.2026 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 212    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Russia murdered a child and five adults overnight

07.03.2026 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”΄ Russia struck Kharkiv with missiles, collapsing part of a five-story residential building. Six people were killed, including a 13-year-old girl, and ten others were injured.

Rescue teams are still searching the rubble for possible survivors.

07.03.2026 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 157    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

β€œYou think I hate myself but it’s you I hate” - serious rage from John Grant!

06.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

War crimes update.

06.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Note that the electoral side is that important given how awful this proposal is but... I am sure the sight of sobbing children being handcuffed and dragged onto planes will boost the Government's standing with the progressive voters we're losing.

Fuck. This.

06.03.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6
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Zelensky arrived in Donbas and visited Druzhkivka, Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.

06.03.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 331    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I will not be taking dissenting opinions.

06.03.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But the greatest break up album of all time remains Pale Green Ghosts by John Grant, every one else is playing for seconds.

06.03.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I respect your opinion but I love it!!! And I’m definitely not a girly πŸ˜‚

06.03.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the job, reporting at an IDP transit centre in Donbas region. The worst suffering I’ve ever witnessed, I wrote in my notebook: β€œI saw the woman’s face for maybe 10 seconds, I’ll remember her for the rest of my life.”

Article coming soon, not clear where yet.

06.03.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Obvs this is a fake quote but one thing I thought about at the far right conference in Brussels - where an Orwell drinking game would have made me pissed after the first panel - is HOMAGE TO CATALONIA, ANYONE?

06.03.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How it started / how it's going

05.03.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1674    πŸ” 321    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 70

Congrats Matthew!

06.03.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

V good read πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to read this - and what a cover!!!

06.03.2026 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reds:A Global History of Communism by Paul Mason Shop now:

Reds: A Global History of Communism - out in August 2026 geni.us/Redscovrev

05.03.2026 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I'm looking for *two* PhD students to join my ERC project on refugee-led approaches to displacement justice. The positions are funded for four years, and you get to join our lovely community in Bristol. Please share widely!

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04.03.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5