Domestic abuse

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue
Online abuse

‘We’ve been waiting for this’: Sexually explicit deepfakes ruin lives – a crackdown is long overdue

New laws to protect women and girls are an important step, said Hera Hussain, but police must be trained to help survivors

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage
Tanya

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage

Tanya was a teacher back home, and fled torture. After claiming asylum in the UK, creative writing is helping her to heal

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
Cycling

These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope

This cycling project brings hope to domestic abuse survivors. But it faces an uncertain future as funding is due to run out at the end of December

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse
Lucy Russell

No women should ever be sent to prison for enduring domestic abuse

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’
Criminal justice

Women are being sent to prison in UK for self-defence or being coerced: ‘I lost everything’

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How Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: ‘We must tackle this crisis’
Homelessness

How Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed millions into homelessness: ‘We must tackle this crisis’

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post
Post Exclusion

Refugee brutally attacked after HIV-positive status revealed due to unsafe access to post

Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small
Care system

Domestic abuse survivor had ‘no chance’ of reuniting with kids as council flat was too small

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines
Homelessness

The boiling frog of domestic abuse – and why shame can’t breed where the light shines

‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison
Prisons

‘When I first went inside I wanted to die’: What life’s like inside a UK women’s prison

Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how
Caitlin McCullough

Labour has a chance to stop domestic abuse at its roots – here’s how

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them
Justice

Fighting for justice for women in a system that’s rigged against them

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues
Letters

Letters: The politicians who deserve power are the ones speaking on real issues

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost ‘gave up’ wants others to know help is out there
Domestic abuse

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost ‘gave up’ wants others to know help is out there

Tory renting reforms could be ‘catastrophic’ for victims of domestic abuse. Here’s why
Judith Vickress

Tory renting reforms could be ‘catastrophic’ for victims of domestic abuse. Here’s why

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned
RENTING

Renting reforms risk ‘trapping’ victims of domestic violence with abusers, government warned

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors
Domestic abuse

‘This will transform lives’: London’s Sadiq Khan invests £10m in safety for domestic abuse survivors

Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change
Abigial Ampofo

Domestic abuse is escalating in the cost of living crisis. We need urgent change

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse
Indy Cross

We need to stop hoping for a cure and prevent women and girls from facing poverty and abuse

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution
Cost of living crisis

‘There was no way out’: Survivors of domestic abuse forced to stay with abusers or face destitution

‘I saw my arm melting’: Acid attack survivor on hope, making change and new Rankin campaign
Violence against women

‘I saw my arm melting’: Acid attack survivor on hope, making change and new Rankin campaign

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From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women
Barriers to work

From prison to cakes: The bakery changing the lives of London’s most disadvantaged women

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets
Domestic abuse

Woman became homeless after fleeing domestic abuse. Nobody helped when she slept on streets

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
Inequality

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women
review

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women