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In #Chad, @Zoe_Flood & I met Zahra Khamis, a Sudanese refugee who has dedicated her life to helping rape survivors heal. Thanks to the courageous women who shared their stories. For @NewsHour, with support from @IWMF.
TRIGGER WARNING: sexual violence
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🌴🚨Paradise under threat: UAE’s luxury hotel boom in Seychelles risks fragile ecosystems & sparks political tension
🔗Full Article: j4t.org/toolkit/stories/shad…
📝By @NehaWadekar , with photos by Patrick Meinhardt
➡️ Supported by Journalists for Transparency (#J4T)
@anticorruption
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My latest on Kenya’s burgeoning ice hockey program for @NatGeo - photos by @kmfarah
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My latest for @NatGeo
The Kenya Ice Lions in National Geographic! nationalgeographic.com/photo… & check out our GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/m4waf-kenya-i… @Waziri_Mvurya @moyasa_ke @IIHFHockey @hockey
My latest on Kenya’s burgeoning ice hockey program for @NatGeo - photos by @kmfarah
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After two years of trying, we finally made it to North Darfur. We went to camps sheltering thousands of people who risked their lives to escape the RSF's suffocating siege on Al Fashir.
They shared horror story after horror story of RSF torture.
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Rare on-ground reporting from Darfur, with heart-rending accounts from civilians caught in the war, by @YousraElbagir.
After two years of trying, we finally made it to North Darfur. We went to camps sheltering thousands of people who risked their lives to escape the RSF's suffocating siege on Al Fashir.
They shared horror story after horror story of RSF torture.
news.sky.com/story/sudan-war…
HIRING! @SunCultureKenya (the coolest hottest company ever) is looking for a Social Media Storyteller & Viral Campaign Lead. Remote, paid work. Apply here: sunculture.freshteam.com/job…
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New @hrw research investigates 5 airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces using unguided air-dropped bombs which hit busy residential and commercial in Nyala, Darfur killing scores of civilians. hrw.org/news/2025/06/04/suda…
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An immense honor to be awarded the @PulitzerPrizes for our work on Sudan. pulitzer.org/node/declan-wal…
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The International Press Association of East Africa (IPAEA) strongly condemns today's summons of Kenyan filmmakers Mark Denver Karubiu, Nicholas Wambugu, Brian Adagala and Christopher Wamae by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
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We call upon the relevant authorities to uphold media freedoms and ensure that journalists can work without censorship, intimidation, or interference.
#PressFreedom #journalism
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The IPAEA reaffirms that free access to information and an independent press are essential pillars of democracy. Any interference with journalistic work threatens press freedom and the public’s right to know.
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The IPAEA notes with great concern the reported cancellation of a screening of #BBCAfricaEye ’s documentary "Blood Parliament in Kenya", attributed to pressure exerted by the Kenyan authorities.
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SCREENING OF BBC documentary 'Blood Parliament' cancelled due to "pressure from authorities," broadcaster’s spokesperson says.
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#FierceWomenJournos and #IWMFGrantees @zoe_flood and @NehaWadekar have been producing vital reporting on the women facing sexual violence in Sudan's civil war. They spoke with survivors and advocates for justice for @NewsHour: ow.ly/Izp650VGBzJ
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Our reporting from Chad for @ForeignPolicy, words by @NehaWadekar, photos by me.
With support for our reporting from @IWMF.
Despite widespread recognition today of sexual violence as an intentional tactic of war, justice for survivors remains an elusive concept, @NehaWadekar writes. Published in collaboration with @FullerProject. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/10…
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okayafrica.com/sudan-footbal… I wrote this about the history of the beautiful game in Sudan.
Amidst their incredible World Cup qualifiers run, Sudan's national team offers rare moments of unity for a country torn apart by conflict.
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Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, paramilitary forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls. to.pbs.org/3GbwGEp
Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, paramilitary forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls. to.pbs.org/3GbwGEp