On 16 March, I boarded a flight from Washington D.C. in the hope of finally being reunited with my husband and three-year-old son in Prague,…
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‘They killed my puppy because I am a woman’
Sahba Barakzai, her family and seven-month-old husky Aseman, tried to get out into the mountains near their home in western Afghanistan every Friday. But last…
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Racism forced my dad out of the UK and 23 years later, it's driven me out too
It was a brisk, winter morning in Peterborough when my father took my older sister and brother out for a vigorous walk – daily exercise…
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My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding twin brothers died in 'suicide pact'
‘They couldn’t face living without each other’: My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding twin brothers died in ‘suicide pact’ after cancer and depression battles, family reveals…
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‘Why I give up my weekends to protest’
Amina Boumaraf, 19, and Yanis Cherrou, 23, are not your typical students. Every week since February they have been taking part in demonstrations in Algeria.…
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'My breasts have never been so angry' says woman barred from prison
Two women have called out a south London prison after they were turned away from visiting their friend for not wearing bras, adding that the…
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My grim ‘real New Yorker’ baptism in subway violence
Returning home to the suburbs Wednesday, I told my husband about the violent, unprovoked attack I’d witnessed that afternoon on the Rockefeller Center subway platform…
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Losing my son in the Manchester Arena attack made me determined to fight hate
Since my son Martyn was murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing on the 22 May 2017, I’ve been compelled more than ever to turn such…
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‘A stray baseball cracked my skull’
Two recent incidents of fans being injured by rogue baseballs during Major League games have reignited a debate about safety. So what’s the solution when…
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‘My stepfather killed two girls – now I track other murders’
Sherele Moody is no stranger to violence. In addition to spending her spare time documenting the violent deaths of Australian women and children, she has…
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How cartoons saved my life
Cartoonist Ali Dorani fled Iran at the age of 21 before becoming trapped in Australia’s controversial Manus Island detention camp for four years – but…
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I was an anti-vaxxer until my own children fell ill
This week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced he is seriously looking into legislation that would make vaccinations compulsory. He will likely face vocal backlash from…
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‘My country doesn’t argue about me now’
Ten years ago, Aboriginal Australian Ian Hamm welcomed words he had been waiting a lifetime to hear. “For the pain, suffering and hurt of these…
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‘I haven’t seen my jailed parents for 17 years’
Ibrahim Sherifo, 30, has not seen or heard from his parents since he was 13 years old when they were “disappeared” in Eritrea. “The memory…
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