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Violence Against Women

Crime World

Hunting the Men Who Kill Women: Mexico’s Femicide Detective

Although femicide is a recognised crime in Mexico, when a woman disappears, the authorities are notoriously slow to act. But there is someone who will take on their case.

Meaghan Beatley Guardian Feb 2021 Permalink

The Search for Mackie Basil

Seven years ago, a young Indigenous woman from Tache, BC, went to a party and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her.

Annie Hylton The Walrus, Longreads Feb 2020 35min Permalink

Crime

A Violent Defense

How far can abused women go to protect themselves?

Elizabeth Flock New Yorker Jan 2020 30min Permalink

Fiction

Ficion: "Eugene OR"

A teenager faces a series of escalating life challenges.

Mary Breaden Vol 1. Brooklyn Nov 2017 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Twentieth"

Memories and violence resurface at a high school reunion.

Lindsay Hunter Buzzfeed Nov 2016 Permalink

World

A Thin Line of Defense Against Honor Killings

A women’s shelter in Afghanistan protects its inhabitants from their own families.

Alissa J. Rubin New York Times Mar 2015 15min Permalink

Listen Up

The pandemic of violence against women, the threats online, and the harassment on the streets are ongoing. But women’s voices assumed an unprecedented power in 2014.

Rebecca Solnit The Guardian Dec 2014 20min Permalink