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Published in: 50.50I am lonely and miss talks with neighbours
How can I be afraid of the pandemic? I’m living without any means and I’m still alive! I don’t even die. #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: 50.50How a harsh Polish abortion bill sparked women’s strikes around the world
This week Polish parliament votes on restricting abortion rights. In 2016, we resisted a bill like this, inspiring...
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Published in: 50.50‘This is war’: The story behind Poland’s bid to ban abortion today
A new book traces religious and ‘traditional values’ networks in Poland and beyond. Now, amidst coronavirus, they’re...
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Published in: 50.50We are cheap labour to fight COVID-19
I was put on the frontline against the coronavirus. I’m a medical resident. We have no tests, protection or...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionHow my north Texas students taught me ‘we’re all in the same boat’ is a lie
Asking big questions and learning from our different experiences are the first steps to a better world beyond coronavirus.
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Published in: 50.50Millions may struggle to access contraception and abortion amidst COVID-19
Travel restrictions and border closures are causing clinic closures and shortages of contraceptives and HIV...
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Published in: 50.50Isolated in a toxic relationship
I am in lockdown with my husband who drinks and shouts and breaks things. We live on social grants. My kids are...
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19
Democracy groups warn of 'significant risks' to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...
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Published in: 50.50Family offers no solace when it's the source of pain
How can LGBTIQ people find solace in family or religion when these are the sources of our pain? #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: oDRIn Russia's far east, a feminist theatre director comes under attack
Yulia Tsvetkova was building a community in her hometown in Russia's far east - until she was targeted by violent...
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Published in: 50.50Regole ‘assurde’ ostacolano l’accesso all’aborto durante COVID-19
Abortire è legale in Italia da oltre quarant’anni, ma secondo le linee guida le IVG farmacologiche sono accessibili...
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Published in: 50.50¿Quién está feliz con el coronavirus?
Nuestros derechos y democracias están amenazados. Pero la forma en que esta crisis redefina nuestro mundo depende de...
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Published in: 50.50‘Absurd’ rules obstruct abortion access in Italy during COVID-19
Abortion has been legal in Italy for 40 years but guidelines say medical terminations must occur in hospitals – now...
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Published in: oDR: Opinion“Your traditions, our blood!”: The struggle against patriarchal violence in Kyrgyzstan
In Kyrgyzstan, it appears that the police and nationalist groups are increasingly conspiring to push organised...
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Published in: 50.50Who's happy about coronavirus?
Our rights and democracies are under threat. But how this crisis reshapes our world depends on us. Español
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationEcuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’
Health authorities say they'll open formal investigations following openDemocracy's reporting – though it’s unclear...
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Published in: 50.50Job: US Investigations Editor
Seeking: A highly experienced US-based investigative journalist, to lead our project tracking the backlash against...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationWith help from American activists, Ukrainian women are being misled about abortion
Abortion has been legal in Ukraine for decades – but groups empowered by Trump’s White House are misleading...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationЯк американські активісти допомагають обманювати українських жінок щодо абортів
Вже кількадесят років аборти дозволені законом в Україні — проте пов’язані з адміністрацією Дональда Трампа...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationInside Italian public hospitals, I saw how a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women
An Italian federation of anti-abortion activists, linked to the US religious right, is “infiltrating” hospitals to...