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08 March 2025
Nigeria Has a Femicide Problem It Refuses to Acknowledge
As murders of women surge across the country, activists fight for recognition and justice in a system that refuses to name the crime.
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News
03 September 2019
South Africans are Calling for the Death Penalty in Response to Violence Against Women
This comes after the horrific murder of several young South African women.
News
21 June 2019
Dear South Africa, Nigerians Aren't the Problem, Criminals Are
Dangerous stereotypes make Nigerians the perfect scapegoats for South Africa's crime problem.
Featured
09 May 2018
The Daily Nightmare of Being a South African Woman Shows No Signs of Ending
Rape, kidnapping and murder are routine in a society where women's lives are devalued.
Popular
30 March 2018
For Those Excluded From Easter Dinner Because of Who They Love or How They Identify
For some members of the South African LGBTQI+ community, holidays are reminders of rejection and persecution
News
13 September 2017
South African Woman Who Fought Robbers was Protecting her Thesis
A video of a woman who was attacked by three men made rounds on social media yesterday.
News
27 January 2017
This Week in White American Crime
A non-exhaustive list of the exhaustive crimes committed by white male U.S. citizens.
Politics
30 November 2016
The Privilege of Being Non-Muslim (or White) After A Mass-Attack
In this dispatch from Columbus, Paul Meara sorts through the backlash against Somalis in the aftermath of Monday's Ohio State stabbings.
News
01 June 2016
Binyavanga Wainaina Violently Assaulted by His German Taxi Driver
Kenyan journalist and author, Binyavanga Wainaina writes on Facebook about suffering a violent assault at the hands of his German taxi driver.
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