by Lakshmi Anantnarayan and Jacqui Hunt
Kobra Najjar is currently facing death by stoning. She is a 44-year-old Iranian woman whose husband subjected her to systematic violence during their marriage,
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): For the first time since the First World War the Liberals are defining popular feeling thanks to Vince Cable. They have been hegemonic before (meaning dominating
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Just in time for the collapse of New Labour in a cloud of double-dealing, the escutcheon of Charter 88 has been hammered to the wall of
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): There are some most embarrassing appreciations of me over on the OurKingdom's mothership. At the recent Goldsmiths conference on the future of the news,
by Jon Collins
The causes of violence against women are complex, but we can all agree that we're against it. Can't we?
Unfortunately, it is not
John Jackson (London, Mishcon de Reya & Unlock Democracy): The Hunting Act, a controversial statute dealing with a controversial topic and imposed by the House of Commons in a controversial
by Helen O'Connell
I would like to pick up some of the points made by earlier bloggers to write a little about how I see the links between
by Anindita Sengupta
A woman I know has been physically, sexually and verbally abused by her husband for years. In her forties now, she has a teenage daughter who is
Moderator: Originally posted on Bethan's blog on Wednesday.
Bethan Jenkins (Neath, Plaid AM): Peter Hain has just addressed the Assembly, but fear not, I am not live blogging.
Listen now to Takyiwaa Manuh on her work to empower women in Ghana plus: tackling domestic violence in Africa
by Amy Pimentel
"Anonymous"
Soft-spoken
Pacific Island accent
purple eyeliner
outlined fear
a cry for help
she asks if I was
abused by a boyfriend
my stomach deflates
Jon Bright (London, OK): There are two ways of approaching the problem of gun control. One is to argue that responsible adults can be mature enough to look after a
