UK TV soap ‘EastEnders’ could “save lives” with domestic abuse under lockdown plot
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A harrowing storyline in the popular British soap opera EastEnders could save lives, as a mother is killed by her husband as she tries to flee her toxic marriage following lockdown, domestic abuse charities said. Reports of domestic abuse have soared around the world during the new coronavirus pandemic, with lockdowns […]
ESSAY: MORE REFUGEES ARRIVE ON GREEK ISLANDS AMID OVERCROWDING AND WATER SHORTAGES
In an article first published on The Conversation, GEMMA BIRD, a lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Liverpool in the UK, says an increase in refugee and migrant arrivals on Greek islands amid heightening tensions with locals demands a greater response from authorities…
HOMELESSNESS: DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS, WOMEN FIND REFUGE IN GRANDEUR
ZOE TABARY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Paris on how the city is helping homeless women…