Oh this is so cool 😍 fyi: ໊ Taylor Swift Updates

Scapegoat the homosexuals!. Uganda parliament spokesperson blames homosexuals for UK sanctions on corrupt government officials.

Update: Ugandan speaker Anita Among now sanctioned but over corruption, not her support for the Anti-Homosexuality Act ⬇️

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🔴 Exclusive: Doctors ‘bribed to use infected blood products’ telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

A man who raped his wife and frequently wore a body-cam in the home to film his partner & kids attempted to manipulate the family courts into believing he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has found. My The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report in partnership with The Observer 👉rb.gy/gigyms

I reiterate what I said in 2017 below. But mostly I am heartbroken for all those women who gave evidence and whose punishing trauma will be beyond our imagination.

Last week for a story, I asked a raft of MPs and media personalities and campaigners spreading disinformation about the proposals what they think the solution should be - do they think the status quo which can put women in prison is right? None replied.

Full story here ⬇️ Reminder that two British women are due to face trial in the coming months for illegally ending their pregnancies and there are others still under investigation tortoisemedia.com/2024/04/25/mps…

James Cleverly said the Criminal Justice Bill has become 'a Christmas tree' that MPs are dressing in a pre-election rush... But Labour claim his comments are a pretext to junk the entire piece of legislation to avoid (another) Tory rebellion

Me and Phoebe Davis for Tortoise 👇

Whilst the government is playing politics, women are enduring police investigations & prosecutions for having abortions. It's not up to the government to dictate which amendments MPs vote on. Denying MPs the opportunity to vote is nothing short of a scandalous betrayal of women.

NEW 🚨 The UK's Home Secretary has ruled out a vote on women being jailed under a Victorian-era law that criminalises abortion before the GE w/Cat Neilan
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Please share widely - the second year of the Martha Mills Young Writers’ Prize. We’re thrilled to have the wonderful Philip Pullman as a judge - Martha was such a fan of his books

State Department urges Ugandan government to investigate prominent activist’s stabbing
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This is a really great piece from Harriet. I am interested to know though if (legitimate) data privacy concerns are stopping women from being able to benefit from femtech – particularly in the US

The “Safety of Rwanda” bill was passed by the UK Parliament: both UN Human Rights and UNHCR are very concerned by this decision, which breaches refugee law and won’t help address the challenges of irregular population movements.

Read our joint statement:
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My latest for openDemocracy - how US anti-abortion cash, disinformation and tactics have come to Britain, with reproductive rights a new front in the hard right’s culture wars opendemocracy.net/en/us-anti-abo…

Huge congrats to Svitlana Morenets for an incredibly well deserved win for Young Journalist Year at The Press Awards last night. Was amazing to be shortlisted and be in the room with so many people in the industry I admire 🍾 excited for what’s to come

Crispin Odey story with Antonia Cundy and Madison Marriage won Scoop of the Year and was highly commended for Investigation of the Year at the Press Awards last night. But no prizes for this photo.