A mother and child in Bintang regency, West Papua. Photographer anonymous by request.
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The Forgotten Women of West PapuaIn West Papua, international journalists are all but banned. While Indigenous people are being displaced and the land is being desecrated, the world is looking away. Rode Wanimbo has been collecting stories from displaced Indigenous women, and she shared them with me for The Conversationalist.
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Photo courtesy of NGO Gen/Ukraine
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The Surprising Communities Thriving in the Time of WarAfter waking to the sound of explosions on February 24 2022, the morning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Anastasiya Volkova knew that she and her family had to leave Kyiv. This is the story of an eco village network in Ukraine and further afield in Europe, offering sanctuary to people who have been displaced by war. Written for Mother Jones.
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Photo: MgHla, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Two Years On: The Dwindling Freedoms Following Myanmar’s Military CoupOn the second anniversary of the coup, democracy in the country is slipping further away. A Burmese-led organisation and an exiled journalist describe the landscape to me for Index on Censorship.
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An Afghan asylum seeker with blankets and a sleeping bag donated by a local NGO, January 2021. Photo courtesy of Michele Amoruso.
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Beaten BackRefugees are forced from country to country by police in European Union nations. This is in contravention of international human rights law. For New Internationalist, originally produced in print.
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When Authorities Dunked Outspoken Women in WaterIn early modern England, women accused of being “common scolds” were immersed in rivers and lakes while strapped to contraptions known as ducking stools. For Smithsonian, I trawled through archives and the brains of historians to piece together a picture of the women punished for speaking out.
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Kris and Marita Maharaj, courtesy of Reprieve
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Execution by Another NameKris Maharaj was sentenced to death over 30 years ago for a double murder he swears he did not commit, and the courts have now said as much. And yet, he's still in prison. In his 80s, he's now trying to survive the Covid-19 pandemic. For Enemy.
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Joyce and Margaret in their kitchen garden in Uganda
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How agroecology is transforming a Ugandan refugee campIn a refugee settlement in Uganda, people are transforming their land and changing their lives by planting permaculture gardens. I went to Uganda to meet the group supporting them, and to find out why these gardens are so important
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Photo courtesy of Lauren Marina
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Exposing the Spy Who Loved MeActivists across the UK are living with the knowledge that they may have been spied upon by undercover police officers, with some even discovering that ex-boyfriends were in fact police spies. As the Public Inquiry into undercover policing continues, I report on the issue and meet some of the women impacted.
After spending time with "Lindsey," I wrote a creative nonfiction piece based on her story.
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Image courtesy of Reprieve
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Why I Went on Hunger StrikeI write about why I joined human rights organisation Reprieve in a hunger strike in solidarity with Guantánamo Bay detainees Ahmed Rabbani and Khalid Qasim. I speak to former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson, and Reprieve Founder Clive Stafford-Smith to find out why they too are joining the fast.
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Refugee Voices in the Media
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Think of the last article you read about refugees. Did it give a platform to refugee voices? How were people represented? I host an evening to discuss refugee voices in the media, and explore ways that journalists can engage in ethical storytelling. An evening of lightning talks, discussions, and storytelling, featuring Rania Ali, Sue Clayton, Jihyun Park, Reem Khabbazy, and Jaz O'hara.
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