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Her Name Was Khalida Chandio — and They Called Her Murder “Honour”
A young woman in Sindh was declared “kari,” dragged before a tribal council, and shot dead on its orders. The killing was filmed, and a week later her own parents watched it online. In Pakistan, hundreds of women meet this fate every year — and almost no one is convicted.
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Human Interest·5 MIN READ
She Was Known Only as "Emily Doe." Then She Told the World Her Name.
For three years she existed in headlines as an “unconscious intoxicated woman.” Then she read a statement in a courtroom that would be viewed 11 million times in four days, rewrite California law, and help recall a judge. Only later did she reveal her name: Chanel Miller.
History·6 MIN READ
The 1962 Laughter Epidemic That Closed 14 Schools in Tanzania
In 1962, three schoolgirls in a Tanganyika village began to laugh — and couldn’t stop. Within months the fits had spread to nearly a thousand people and forced fourteen schools to close. No virus, no poison, and no one ever died. Here is what actually happened.
Human Rights·7 MIN READ
Why Leaving Is the Most Dangerous Moment in Abuse
The most common question asked of abuse survivors — why didn't she just leave? — is exactly backwards. Decades of research show the risk of being killed peaks when a woman tries to leave. Here is what the data actually says about intimate partner violence, and the warning signs that appear long before anyone dies.
Human Rights·7 MIN READ
The Soldier Who Forced Japan's Military to Apologise
Rina Gonoi joined Japan's Self-Defence Forces after watching them rescue her town in 2011. When her own colleagues assaulted her and two investigations were dropped, she posted her story on YouTube — and forced the military into a public apology and a service-wide reckoning.
Human Interest·8 MIN READ
How One Woman Made Upskirting a Crime in 18 Months
Gina Martin was upskirted at a London music festival and told by police it wasn't a crime. With no lawyer, no funding, and no political connections, she spent eighteen months changing the law for all of England and Wales.
Custom Affairs·12 MIN READ
Luis Rubiales Found Guilty: The Jenni Hermoso Case Explained
On August 20, 2023, in front of a global television audience, Luis Rubiales — then president of Spain's football federation — grabbed Jenni Hermoso's head with both hands and kissed her on the lips during the Women's World Cup medal ceremony. She said, immediately and publicly, that it was not consensual. What followed was designed to make her doubt herself. The federation defended Rubiales. His mother locked herself inside a church in his hometown and went on hunger strike, calling the backlash a "bloodthirsty witch hunt." Hermoso testified that her life had been "on standby" ever since. She never changed her story. She filed a criminal complaint. She testified in court. In February 2025, a Spanish court found Rubiales guilty of sexual assault. The judge ruled plainly: a non-consensual kiss is sexual assault. Here is the full timeline of what happened. Read the full story below.
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