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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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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‘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

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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

The Independent UK

The Independent nominated four times in End Violence Against Women Awards

The Independent was nominated three times in the Opinion category and once in the Investigation category as part of its Brick by Brick campaign into domestic violence

The Independent UK

The emergency phone number you have never heard of that could save your life

Study finds around half of women in UK are oblivious to 999-55 silent emergency lifeline

The Independent UK

Behind the scenes as The Independent’s refuge for domestic abuse survivors is being built

Completion of sanctuary for domestic abuse survivors built with our readers’ donations will be ‘moment of pride for us all’, says developer

The Independent UK

Married at First Sight shows the classist 2000s insult ‘chav’ hasn’t left Britain’s cultural conversation

The latest series of Channel 4’s reality dating show Married at First Sight UK has sparked widespread criticism for normalising harmful behaviour. The charities Women’s Aid and Refuge have publicly condemned the show’s inclusion of a male participant with a history of domestic abuse accusations.

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The Independent UK

NHS chief warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

Exclusive: Amanda Pritchard speaks out against domestic abuse suffered by NHS staff as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK

Love Island star Sharon Gaffka on coercive control: ‘Abuse is more than hitting a partner’

Exclusive: Reality television star speaks to The Independent about the evils of coercive control and the misogynistic abuse she received after leaving the ITV show

Evening Standard

More action needed to combat sexual offences and harassment on the Tube, say victims

New statistics show reports of sexual offences on the Tube have risen

The Independent UK

Domestic abuse victim’s new home address leaked to ex-partner after data breach

After her abuser was handed her new address, police visited to carry out escape route plans and check the doors had a deadlock

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The Independent UK

Mother of girl, 15, stabbed to death by boyfriend calls for teenage domestic abuse law change

Under current laws, the victim and the perpetrator must be over 16 for it to be deemed a crime of domestic abuse

The Independent UK

Queen Camilla spotlights voices of domestic abuse survivors in powerful new documentary

Camilla is seen visiting a refuge and meeting survivors as the documentary follows her on her mission to shine a spotlight on domestic abuse

The Independent UK

‘My partner secretly drugged and filmed me - and even tried to kidnap our daughter’

Domestic abuse survivor Hannah says she felt ‘degraded’ and ‘violated’

The Independent UK

Huge donation for Brick by Brick campaign to honour Julia Rausing in new £100m charity giveaway fund

The donation of £150,000 sees The Independent surpass halfway mark in funding for the second house in our campaign for domestic abuse victims

The Independent UK

See house The Independent is building for domestic abuse survivors take shape

Construction is well underway at site of first new home funded by our Brick by Brick appeal, as Refuge chair thanks readers for ‘building hope’

The Independent UK

The key players building a domestic abuse safe house

Ground has been broken, foundations have been laid, and walls are being built.

The Independent UK

Refuge ambassadors on the importance of safe spaces for domestic abuse survivors

Safe houses offer essential shelter and security for those fleeing domestic abuse. However, many refuges have limited funding and space, and sometimes can’t accommodate survivors’ diverse needs—including large families and pets.

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