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The Independent to start building refuge after anonymous £25,000 donation boosts Brick by Brick campaign

Individual donors have generously given more than £71,000 to The Independent’s campaign just days after it launched

The Independent UK

More than half of women fleeing domestic abuse turned away from safe refuge due to chronic shortages

Leading domestic abuse charity Refuge reveals it is making more homelessness referrals than ever

The Independent UK

Domestic abuse survivor: ‘It started with love bombing and ended with him holding me hostage’

After being held prisoner for a week in her flat, Esther finally escaped to her mother, who didn’t recognise her daughter when she opened the door

The Independent UK

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The house The Independent built: why we’re launching a campaign to help victims of domestic abuse

Build a house, rebuild women’s lives – donate to The Independent and Refuge’s Brick by Brick campaign to help domestic abuse survivors. Maya Oppenheim takes us through the lifesaving initiative

The Independent UK

‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m a gay man who was a victim of domestic abuse – it doesn’t only happen to women’

When comedian James Barr met his ex, he thought he’d finally found his soulmate, but their relationship quickly became a source of constant fear. He tells Helen Coffey about how he found the strength to leave – and why we need to talk more about domestic violence in the queer…

The Independent UK

Domestic abusers weaponising joint mortgages by refusing to pay their share

‘Over a decade since I left my abusive husband, he remains on the joint mortgage. I can’t sell the property without his permission,’ one domestic abuse victim says

The Independent UK

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1700 UK Domestic Abuse And High-Risk Criminals Go Free Today Under Labour Govt's. Early Release Scheme

More than 1,700 prisoners are being let out early in England and Wales today as part of a government scheme to deal with overcrowding

International Business Times UK

Some crime victims ‘unaware’ of offenders’ early prison release in England and Wales

‘Sizeable minority’ of survivors of crime have not been informed that perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme

‘The early release of perpetrators will have a detrimental impact on both the physical safety and mental wellbeing of survivors,’ says campaigner

The Independent UK

Domestic abusers may be among 1,700 prisoners released early from jail on Tuesday, minister admits

Some 1,700 criminals who have only served 40 per cent of their sentence will be let out on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker: a tumultuous examination of the impact of domestic abuse on motherhood

Clove is a young woman with a seemingly good life. She has an adoring husband, two healthy, happy children and a comfortable home in Portland, a pleasant US city. She is a perfectionist with an obsession with clean eating and super-health who has spent years building such “perfection”.

The Conversation

‘She should have been warned’: Family’s anger at failure to stop abusive ex left free to kill two women

Exclusive: ‘Controlling’ Carl Cooper had been implicated in the stabbings of two other women before he killed mother of four Fiona Holm – whose body has never been found

The Independent UK

Glasgow initiative clears debt for 390 domestic abuse survivors

A Glasgow project has helped nearly 400 victims of domestic abuse write off their debt.

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Peru's Christian Cueva Separated From Club Over Abuse Allegations

Peru international Christian Cueva separated from Cienciano after domestic abuse accusations. Cueva's wife reported physical and psychological attacks.

The Independent UK

‘It’s not like you were beaten’: The horrifying misogyny vulnerable women face from the judge’s bench

Domestic abuse survivors warn that – inside the secretive family courts – they are being ‘retraumatised’ by the legal system, and say judges are the worst offenders. Athena Stavrou reports

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The grim toll of a ‘national emergency’ in attacks on women

In today’s newsletter: The number of cases in which a man has been charged for killing a woman has reached 50 in the UK this year. Alexandra Topping explains why the Guardian is focusing on their stories

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Woman Is Planning To Run From Her Husband Immediately After Giving Birth As He Showed His Real Face

While the occasional inconsiderate behavior is tolerable in a relationship, it becomes unacceptable when the other person is endangered. (Trigger warning: domestic abuse and forced intimacy) The post Woman Is Planning To Run From Her Husband Immediately After Giving Birth As He Showed His Real Face first appeared on Bored…

The Independent UK

Thousands of babies witness domestic abuse each year and suffer ‘life-altering’ trauma, data reveals

Exclusive: Data showing thousands of babies affected by domestic abuse is ‘tip of the iceberg’, experts warn

Marie Claire

Violence against women and girls has been declared a national emergency - what took so long?

Sexist crimes are on the rise and perpetrators are getting younger

The National (Scotland)

Labour MP claims whips threatened to 'withdraw abuse support' over two-child cap

A SUSPENDED Labour MP has claimed that party whips threatened to withdraw her “domestic abuse support” if she voted in favour of lifting the…

The Conversation

Violence against women isn’t the only national emergency – we must also tackle the misogyny that’s causing it

The National Police Chiefs’ Council has declared violence against women a national emergency in England and Wales. The first national police analysis of the scale of the problem estimated 2 million women to be victims of offences including stalking, harassment, sexual assault and domestic abuse.

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EastEnders airs SHOCKING new domestic abuse storyline tonight!

EastEnders is covering new ground with this harrowing story

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