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Thaslima Begum

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Thaslima Begum is a human rights journalist with a focus on women, conflict and migration. She was recently nominated for Britain's Orwell Prize for her ongoing coverage of the Rohingya crisis

A Rohingya rape survivor breastfeeds her baby in a makeshift shelter in Kutupalong Camp, Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Humanitarian aid groups report treating hundreds of rape cases in the aftermath of the violence carried out in August 2017 by the Myanmar military.
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Rape is not a by-product of war in Myanmar – it is a strategy of it

The school is more than just a facility; it is a safe haven protecting vulnerable children from the harsh realities of street life
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Educating the children of brothels should be a priority in Pakistan

A woman sits outside a hospital after surviving the blast
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There are no tributes for victims of terror's latest attack

The UK is home to more ultra-high net worth individuals than anywhere except the US and China
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There is a mental health crisis in the City

Today's London shares the social inequalities that Charles Dickens wrote about in his classic novel, A Christmas Carol.
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How London is living a modern day Christmas Carol

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