Claire Provost was openDemocracy’s head of global investigations and founder of the Tracking the Backlash project, which investigates anti-democratic movements and tactics threatening women’s and LGBTIQ rights around the world. Previously she was openDemocracy’s gender and sexuality editor, worked at The Guardian as a data journalist and was a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism at the University of London, Goldsmiths. Find her on Twitter: @claireprovost.
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureWhy this Italian MP launched a book-long protest against patriarchyLaura Boldrini has been fighting for women’s rights and against sexism for years. Her new book demands both outrage...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionDon’t be fooled: the new Texas ban is cruel, but it won’t end abortionsDid a little bird tell you that women are obedient and law-abiding, and always do what they’re told? It’s time to...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsRevealed: Files expose ‘culture war’ ties between anti-abortion groups and BrexitWikiLeaks: The Intolerance Network filesLeading Conservatives, including a Tory Party donor and Vote Leave’s Matthew...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsGreen Party co-leader stepping down amid divisions over trans rights‘More urgently than ever we need a transformed society that respects everyone’s rights,’ said Siân Berry in a letter...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsFeminist groups demand action to ‘stop anti-rights infiltration’ at the UNGlobal organisations call on UN agencies to ‘stop access to decision-making’ for opponents of women’s and LGBT...
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Published in: 50.50: News‘Home-grown’ European funding for religious extremism overshadows foreign cashNew research from the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reveals $700m spent on...