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Enough: Start-up targeting rape survivors at UK universities Launching in Bristol, Enough vowed to be the ‘breathalyser of rape’. But can fem tech really ‘deter’ sexual violence?

www.opendemocracy.net/en/enough-br... @sianushka.bsky.social Launching in Bristol, Enough vowed to be the ‘breathalyser of rape’. But can fem tech really ‘deter’ sexual violence?

Nearly 800 killed while receiving aid in Gaza, UN human rights office says Killings recorded at aid points run by the U.S.– and Israeli-backed GHF and near humanitarian convoys run by other relief groups

“The UN human rights office said on Friday that it had recorded at least 798 killings both at aid points run by the U.S.– and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and near humanitarian convoys run by other relief groups, including the UN.”

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This is what happens when states are allowed to kill journalists with impunity. They carry on doing so.

Saudi Arabia executes journalist Turki al-Jasser on treason, terrorism charges  - Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025 — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced the Saturday execution of prominent Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser, who had been detained for seven years on charges o...

“We are outraged by Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was detained for seven years because the regime believed he reported on allegations of corruption within the Saudi royal family,” said CPJ Chief Program Officer cpj.org/2025/06/saud...

Any Israeli sense of victory will be short lived as it is... Israel may have the intelligence, the capability and impunity to attack its enemies, but it cannot destroy them

Israel may have the intelligence, the capability and impunity to attack its enemies, but it cannot destroy them
IWPR's Managing Editor Daniella Peled (@daniellapeled.bsky.social) writes for The Observer ⬇️
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Read our new short guide for reporting safely under threat and harassment for US-based journalists, based on our press freedom talk with the Committee to Protect Journalists. gbvjournalism.org/storage/uplo...

Fresh Push for Immediate Access to Gaza | Rory Peck Trust The Rory Peck Trust, along with over 100 news organisations and media freedom NGOs, is calling for “immediate, independent, and unrestricted” access for international media to Gaza. The coalition incl...

Read the full letter here rorypecktrust.org/news-and-ins...

The Rory Peck Trust, along with over 100 news organizations and media freedom NGOs, is calling for immediate, independent, unrestricted international media access to Gaza. The coalition which includes BBC News and the leading Israeli publisher Haaretz is demanding full protection for journalists.

Vitally important research by @jbgallopin.bsky.social coming out of a region of Sudan where it is so hard to gather the facts from because of limited access and connectivity, allowing abuses to occur in virtual silence.

Gaza worse than hell on Earth, Red Cross chief tells BBC as aid centres close for day - live updates The president of the ICRC tells the BBC's international editor Jeremy Bowen Palestinians have been stripped of human dignity.

Unprecedentedly strong intervention by ICRC. “Palestinians, she says, have been stripped of human dignity. International humanitarian law is being hollowed out. What is happening in Gaza, she says, surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard” www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

It’s economics, stupid: Why the UN is inefficient and what to do about it UN reforms: Budget cuts and dramatic restructuring aren’t going to cut it. The aid sector needs to understand its economic inefficiency problem.

UN reforms: Budget cuts and dramatic restructuring aren’t going to cut it. Aid needs to tackle its economic inefficiency problem.

"biological sex" is the idea that being born with a vulva makes you female, until it doesn't because you were too good at sports.

Screenshot of Telegraph article thumbnails from late April and early May 2025. Headlines include “Victory for women’s sport as football joins trans ban”, “Trans players banned from women’s football”, “Asking about pronouns could be triggering, students told”, “NHS trust uses derogatory term ‘terf’ in official guidance”, and “I need to take care of my trans colleagues. I will protect them.” A prominent central image shows a Black woman holding a “Dump Trump” sign, under the headline “How Trump erased diversity in 100 days.”

Another batch of Telegraph article thumbnails, dominated by anti-trans framing. Titles include “Starmer: treatment of women in trans debate was ‘clearly wrong’”, “EHRC: Trans women should not be in female lavatories”, “Marathon to let trans athletes run as women”, “Scotland trans ban piles pressure on FA”, “Hampstead won’t ban trans women at ladies’ pond”, and “Transgender teenagers allowed on girls’ wards.”

Wider screenshot of Telegraph headlines. Headlines include “Hostility: BBC’s listening sessions for trans staff,” “Junior doctors condemn gender verdict as ‘scientifically illiterate,’” “Redmayne signs ‘letter of solidarity’ over court ruling,” “Britain has finally overthrown the suffocating tyranny of the woke Left,” “Trans rights court ruling highlights how HR lost its way,” “Hospitals ‘defy ruling’ on trans patients,” and “Lavatories ‘will not be policed’ after trans judgment.”

Continuation of trans coverage thumbnails in the Telegraph. Titles include “A school cancelled me for running for Reform,” “From beyond the grave, Francis may have brought peace a little closer,” “We don’t want to go back to the past – mourners hail Pope’s legacy of acceptance,” #TransAgendaClips

Telegraph printed 42 articles attacking trans people between 24 April and 4 May 2025 (11 days)

Support for Hajar Harb's Family Help Reem Akkad raise money to support My Child My Friend

Very sorry to hear that Hajar Harb, a courageous journalist from Gaza who we mentored on the Refugee Journalism Project a few years ago, has died in London. There's a crowdfunder here to support her family in the UK and Palestine if you can spare anything. www.justgiving.com/page/hajarharb

We joined forces with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and photojournalist Jodi Hilton, to deliver vital tips and findings to reporters on how to stay safe under threat and harassment. gbvjournalism.org/page/press-f...

There is a war on journalists raging around the world: let their voices be heard | Annie Kelly Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Guardian is determined to highlight the dangers faced by reporters working in some of the world’s most perilous places, and to tell their stories, says the Guardi...

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m... There is a war on journalists raging around the world: let their voices be heard
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‘They told me that they’d hunt me down’: journalists on how they survive working in war zones With a record number of journalists killed over the past year, four reporters covering conflicts across the world reveal how they dodge death

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... An important piece on journalists under threat around the world

Turkish Cypriot journalist threatened, source murdered after reporting on alleged government corruption mailchi.mp/cpj/journali...

The story about the life and death of journalist Viktoria #Roshchyna, killed by #Putin‘s men / #Russia, must be told again, and again, and again.

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

A chilling story about my ex colleague, journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, detained by Russia on the occupied territories of Ukraine while reporting. She was tortured and killed, her body returned to Ukraine several months later with missing organs, as brain www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much. Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one…

NEW: Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.

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Her remarks come after a Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. The Welsh government said it was "carefully considering" the court's decision.

The BBC keep doing this. This isn't true. This is straightforwardly wrong in law. The ruling *only* applied to the Equality Act 2010. Trans women are still legally women for the vast majority of purposes! That's the whole point of the Gender Recognition Act.

I've put in a complaint. So can you.

Defining a woman solely by biological sex is a step backwards This is not a form of justice or progress

A feminist's perspective on the recent Supreme Court ruling – this week in my column for @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/opinion/defi...

CPJ issues safety advisory for journalists traveling to the United States - Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United Sta...

CPJ issues safety advisory for journalists traveling to the US - “CPJ has seen a spike in concern among journalists whose work entails travelling to the United States or crossing the border.” cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...

Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

The @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social is providing support to various civilian-led groups providing relief and protection support in N. Darfur where hundreds of thousands are fleeing the RSF's genocidal violence. To support pls go to sudansolidarity.com. Pls consider becoming a monthly donor 🙏🏿.

Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out www.npr.org/sections/goa...

The Trans Agenda by Lee Hurley | Substack News you need, the perspective you won't find anywhere else. The trans community's guide to UK news and politics and our place in it. Click to read The Trans Agenda by Lee Hurley, a Substack publicati...

I have one year of data regarding articles on trans people in the Mail, Times, Telegraph and Guardian/Observer.

In 365 days, they have printed a combined 1,075 articles, nearly all attacks.

A more detailed post will be up on the Trans Agenda later this week, so be sure to subscribe hleehurley.com

Opinion | In Syria, an Account of Life Under al-Assad From Syria, an account of life under siege sets a path for the country’s future.

"Everything that I have seen and heard will not be erased from memory and remain etched in the soul" from the diaries of Samira Al-Khalil, human-rights activist and political dissident abducted in Assad's Syria www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions

Student #journalists say both sources & opinion writers are asking that their names be removed from articles critical of #Trump policy, with some writers even resigning, the @theguardian.com reports tinyurl.com/yc24yzsr

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On (Gift Article) The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

Video obtained by @nytimes.com confirms the IDF fired on and killed clearly identified Red Crescent medics in Gaza. 15 were killed. Satellite pics analyzed by @ckoettl.bsky.social & @sanjanamv.bsky.social show the IDF then buried the medics andambulances. Story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...