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‘Justice should never come at such a cost’: Court delays leaving victims struggling and suicidal, report finds

Court delays are harming victims, a report has found, with one victim overdosing after her trial was postponed for the fourth time

The Independent UK

‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals

The Guardian - UK

Stars of BBC’s Waterloo Road open up about ‘toxic behaviours’ in teens

A new storyline on BBC’s Waterloo Road explores an abusive relationship and what part ‘coercive control’ plays in it

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A woman called the police pretending to order a pizza—she was actually being threatened by her abusive partner

The quick-thinking phone operator is proof that domestic abuse training for police is not only important, it’s life-saving.

Marie Claire

The Independent’s editor-in-chief announces successful Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent’s editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig, gives an exciting update on the Brick by Brick campaign.

The Independent UK

The key donors who contributed to the Brick by Brick campaign

From the readers who dug deep into their pockets to Dame Joanna Lumley, Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet

The Independent UK

The house(s) The Independent built: The Brick by Brick campaign tackling domestic abuse in numbers

From the number of bricks used to the amount of tiles and donors, Maya Oppenheim digs into the key figures behind the Brick by Brick campaign

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The house(s) The Independent built: Two safe havens for domestic abuse survivors become reality

The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign in partnership with domestic abuse charity Refuge prompted a national conversation and smashed its original £300,000 fundraising target in weeks

The Independent UK

Voices: The challenges were clear, but nothing could have prepared us for Brick by Brick’s roaring success

COMMENT: Thank you for ensuring that women and children have a voice, and somewhere to go, actor and Refuge ambassador David Morrissey writes

The Independent UK

Trapped at Christmas: The devastating reality for thousands of women suffering domestic abuse

Thousands of women in the UK will spend Christmas being abused by their partners

The Independent UK

The women whose careers were destroyed by domestic abuse – even after escaping their partners

Survivors warn the effects of domestic abuse impact their careers years on – with little support available from employers. Athena Stavrou reports

The Independent UK

‘He beat me black and blue’: Love Island star says she had to move four times to escape abusive ex

‘I fell on my back and my stomach hit the side of the bed. A few days later I noticed the baby wasn’t moving around – that was the first sign something was wrong,’ Malin Andersson tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Starmer criticised for failing to mention key pledge to halve violence against women in reset speech

Prime minister accused of putting issue ‘on the back burner’ despite horrific levels of abuse

The Independent UK

Speaking the truth on domestic abuse: Join our panel event with Refuge

VIRTUAL EVENTS SERIES: The panel, chaired by The Independent’s Caroline Gammell, includes BBC presenter Nikita Kanda, Refuge’s interim CEO Abigail Ampofo, head of development Rachel Shuter, and our women’s correspondent Maya Oppenheim, who will all offer unique perspectives on domestic abuse and the transformative power of refuges

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Expert reveals how abusers utilise smart home tech to terrorise victims, from speakers to children’s toys

Frontline worker reveals domestic abusers are weaponising everything from smart locks to home speakers

The Independent UK

Venezuelan migrants keep arriving in Colombia. These faith leaders offer them a home away from home

Colombia hosts the largest population of migrants and refugees from Venezuela, where more than 7.7 million have left since 2014 for economic, political and safety reasons

Evening Standard

Social media ban for children ‘brilliant idea’ for tackling abuse – charity boss

The chair of Refuge emphasised the link between schoolchildren experiencing sexual harassment and social media after she was made a CBE on Thursday.

The Independent UK

The abuse didn’t end when I escaped - My ex reported me for paedophilia and tried to ruin my life

It was her abuser’s campaign of abuse after she finally managed to escape that made her feel like it was impossible to move on with her life, Ivana Ivancakova tells Maya Oppenheim

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The Independent UK

‘Women are frightened and don’t know where to go’: Sarah Ferguson speaks out on domestic violence

The Independent has partnered with leading charity Refuge to raise money to create safe homes for domestic abuse survivors

The Independent UK

Minister urges domestic abuse victims to get support amid ‘epidemic of violence’ against women and girls

Labour’s minister for victims and violence against women and girls tells The Independent she hopes more victims will be protected by restraining order measures being rolled out

The Independent UK

What’s economic abuse in relationships – and how to spot it

Economic abuse often overlaps with other forms of domestic abuse, such as emotional, physical or technology-facilitated abuse.

The Independent UK

‘I screamed at my father to stop hitting my mother’: Sir Patrick Stewart opens up about domestic abuse

Sir Patrick Stewart speaks candidly in documentary about ‘shame’ of growing up in a violent home

The Independent UK

The importance of education in tackling domestic abuse

Schools need to educate young people about consent and respect in order to address the root causes of domestic abuse, according to ambassadors of the charity, Refuge.

The Independent UK

Sir Mohamed Mansour donates to The Independent’s campaign to build safe refuges for domestic abuse survivors

Businessman ‘proud’ to support Brick by Brick appeal as more than £500,000 in donations floods in for women and children fleeing abusive partners

The Independent UK

The hidden death toll of domestic abuse: ‘There are more suicides than killings. Why isn’t more being done?’

More domestic abuse victims take their own lives than are killed by their tormentors, latest figures show, but perpetrators are rarely held to account for these deaths

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