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Neha Wadekar

@nehawadekar.bsky.social

journalist | bylines in The New Yorker, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Economist, The New York Times, etc special correspondent @ PBS NewsHour www.nehawadekar.com

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What is the significance of Libya? Please read 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' to learn about the crimes against humanity taking place there, & how vulnerable people are already sent there to be abused & silenced. #trump #gaza www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... bsky.app/profile/sall...

17.05.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Horrifying but important story. Good work from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @zoeflood.bsky.social.

18.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence

While we're all feeling paralyzed here in the US, this woman in Sudan, who herself has been a victim of the country's civil war, offers support to other Sudanese woman who have been raped. @nehawadekar.bsky.social reports for @pbsnews.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnS6...

17.04.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls from non-Arab ethnic groups. These war crimes have sparked international out...

Amid conflict in Sudan, the RSF are using sexual violence to terrorise women and girls. In Chad last year, @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @zoeflood.bsky.social met Zahra Khamis, a Sudanese refugee helping others heal.

I helped with the edit of this piece for PBS Newshour.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

17.04.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls from non-Arab ethnic groups. These war crimes have sparked international out...

In #Chad, @zoeflood.bsky.social & I met Zahra Khamis, a Sudanese refugee who has dedicated her life to helping rape survivors heal. Thanks to the courageous women who shared their stories. For @pbsnews.org, support from IWMF and MSF.

TRIGGER WARNING: sexual violence

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

17.04.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...

For 2 years since conflict broke out in South Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled violence and starvation to neighbouring Chad.

This is the first of two PBS reports by @zoeflood.bsky.social and @nehawadekar.bsky.social that I had the privilege of working on the post-production for.

16.04.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...

The war in #Sudan has been raging for 2 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis of this century. @zoeflood.bsky.social & I reported for @pbsnews.org from the Chad-Sudan border, w support from the IWMF.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

16.04.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...

The war in #Sudan has been raging for 2 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis of this century. @zoeflood.bsky.social & I reported for @pbsnews.org from the Chad-Sudan border, w support from the IWMF.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

16.04.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @foreignpolicy.com: the rape of civilian women is an abiding feature throughout the history of conflict, yet justice for survivors remains an elusive concept. fullerproject.org/story/the-lo...

10.04.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.

New from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @foreignpolicy.com: the rape of civilian women is an abiding feature throughout the history of conflict, yet justice for survivors remains an elusive concept: fullerproject.org/story/the-lo...

10.04.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”΄ Lessons from feminist investigative journalists around the world | @nas009.bsky.social @monaeltahawy.bsky.social @jerryrichardson.bsky.social @nehawadekar.bsky.social #ijf25

11.04.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Lessons from feminist investigative journalists around the world
YouTube video by International Journalism Festival Lessons from feminist investigative journalists around the world

such an interesting debate about journalism and feminism, how to report, how to make it effective, great insights from all the journalists @nas009.bsky.social @jerryrichardson.bsky.social @nehawadekar.bsky.social

@journalismfestival.com
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11.04.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.

Last year, @nehawadekar.bsky.social & I reported from eastern Chad on atrocities committed in Darfur – particularly horrific sexual crimes against women and girls.

We also met an extraordinary woman leading efforts to support her community – πŸ“Neha, πŸ“Έ by me:

foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/10/t...

14.04.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria? While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...

I spoke w @france24.com about how Donald Trump’s re-election will impact #abortion in #Africa, & how US rightwing groups are opposing abortion rights on the continent. Starts at 3:48.

www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

@foreignpolicy.com @fullerproject.org @pulitzercenter.bsky.social

14.12.2024 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria? While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...

I spoke w @france24.com about how Donald Trump’s re-election will impact #abortion in #Africa, & how US rightwing groups are opposing abortion rights on the continent. Starts at 3:48.

www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

@foreignpolicy.com @fullerproject.org @pulitzercenter.bsky.social

14.12.2024 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria? While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...

Hard to believe but this is our last show for 2024 (where did the year go?)! In this show, #womensrights in a new #Syria & I talk to @nehawadekar.bsky.social from the @fullerproject.org re #Trump’s #globalgagrule on #abortion. We’ll be back in Jan 2025 on @france24.com. Until then, Happy Holidays!

13.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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