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Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
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Bodies Under Siege
Think today's anti-abortion ideas are rooted in religious prohibitions or arguments about where life begins? Wrong: today's anti-abortion movements is largely financed and planned by far-right extremi...
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My book Bodies Under Siege tracks the far right attack on abortion rights in UK, Europe & US, via conspiracy theories, Christian nationalist networks & dark money from US, Russia & Europe… I’ve been on this story for 8 years so buy it now!!
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Honestly crazy how no man has ever had any problem that oppressing women couldn’t solve.
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Honestly crazy how no man has ever had any problem that oppressing women couldn’t solve.
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Hace casi un año, mi compañera @sianushka.bsky.social empezó a investigar un asunto escalofriante: abusos a adolescentes en el Army Foundation College de Harrogate, única unidad de entrenamiento del ejército británico que recluta a chicos de entre 16 y 17 años. (3/5)
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November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hace casi un año, mi compañera @sianushka.bsky.social empezó a investigar un asunto escalofriante: abusos a adolescentes en el Army Foundation College de Harrogate, única unidad de entrenamiento del ejército británico que recluta a chicos de entre 16 y 17 años. (3/5)
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During one interview with Jones in 2018, Farage argued that “globalists” were trying to engineer a war with Russia “as an argument for us all to surrender our national sovereignty and give it up to a higher global level”.
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
During one interview with Jones in 2018, Farage argued that “globalists” were trying to engineer a war with Russia “as an argument for us all to surrender our national sovereignty and give it up to a higher global level”.
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Three people were killed and eight injured in a russian drone attack on Kharkiv.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Three people were killed and eight injured in a russian drone attack on Kharkiv.
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🔴 Kharkiv is under a large-scale drone attack, says Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Hits were recorded in the Saltivka district.
Over a dozen explosions were reported by local media.
Hits were recorded in the Saltivka district.
Over a dozen explosions were reported by local media.
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🔴 Kharkiv is under a large-scale drone attack, says Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
Hits were recorded in the Saltivka district.
Over a dozen explosions were reported by local media.
Hits were recorded in the Saltivka district.
Over a dozen explosions were reported by local media.
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💔 According to preliminary information, there are already 2 dead and 8 wounded in Kharkiv, including one child, — Terekhov.
The city was attacked by Russian drones.
The city was attacked by Russian drones.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
💔 According to preliminary information, there are already 2 dead and 8 wounded in Kharkiv, including one child, — Terekhov.
The city was attacked by Russian drones.
The city was attacked by Russian drones.
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Finally I spoke to LGBTQ+ activists and soldiers about how they are fighting on the frontlines … and for equality
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‘I’ll die as a gay man’: LGBTQ rights in a time of war
Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ soldiers are coming out and demanding change for their community, but progress remains slow
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Finally I spoke to LGBTQ+ activists and soldiers about how they are fighting on the frontlines … and for equality
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
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The horror of Russia’s war against Ukraine’s children was brought home once again when I visited the Save Ukraine Centre, which rescues the stolen children & those under occupation
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One in 10 rescued Ukrainian children sexually abused
Russia is abusing and raping children in the occupied territories, warns centre dedicated to rescuing families
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November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The horror of Russia’s war against Ukraine’s children was brought home once again when I visited the Save Ukraine Centre, which rescues the stolen children & those under occupation
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
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Thread of all three reports from my recent trip to Ukraine
First, on the roof of a missile destroyed school in Kharkiv, I saw the devastation of Russia’s war against children
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
First, on the roof of a missile destroyed school in Kharkiv, I saw the devastation of Russia’s war against children
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
How trade unions are fighting for Ukraine's future
www.opendemocracy.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thread of all three reports from my recent trip to Ukraine
First, on the roof of a missile destroyed school in Kharkiv, I saw the devastation of Russia’s war against children
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
First, on the roof of a missile destroyed school in Kharkiv, I saw the devastation of Russia’s war against children
www.opendemocracy.net/en/from-fron...
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🔥 Shahed hit a private house in Kharkiv. There are casualties.
‼️ Russians just struck Slovyansk, 5 civilians injured, including two children.
‼️ Russians just struck Slovyansk, 5 civilians injured, including two children.
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🔥 Shahed hit a private house in Kharkiv. There are casualties.
‼️ Russians just struck Slovyansk, 5 civilians injured, including two children.
‼️ Russians just struck Slovyansk, 5 civilians injured, including two children.
Just woke up from a nap on the sofa during which I dreamt I was at an event and heckled Zack Polanski about Keynesian economic policy.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just woke up from a nap on the sofa during which I dreamt I was at an event and heckled Zack Polanski about Keynesian economic policy.
It’s so important to understand- as Arthur explains here - that the so called peace plan is not only a disaster for Ukraine but a threat to all of Europe
Moscow's guilty men in the White House are trying to destroy Ukraine and weaken Europe.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
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Another Day, Another Russian-US Attempt to Betray Ukraine and Destroy Europe
The Putin-Trump surrender plan will lay the groundwork for Russia to expand its attacks on other parts of Europe
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s so important to understand- as Arthur explains here - that the so called peace plan is not only a disaster for Ukraine but a threat to all of Europe
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Fiona Hill, geopolitical strategist: 'The US is giving Russia tremendous influence over Europe'
Fiona Hill, geopolitical strategist: 'The US is giving Russia tremendous influence over Europe'
According to the former Trump adviser, 'This White House wants Ukraine to capitulate to Russian demands to end this war, without proper consideration of all the factors at play.'
www.lemonde.fr
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fiona Hill, geopolitical strategist: 'The US is giving Russia tremendous influence over Europe'
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"If implemented, or even if a version of this deal is implemented, Russia is handed victory on a blood-spattered platter."
Moscow's guilty men in the White House are trying to destroy Ukraine and weaken Europe.
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
Another Day, Another Russian-US Attempt to Betray Ukraine and Destroy Europe
The Putin-Trump surrender plan will lay the groundwork for Russia to expand its attacks on other parts of Europe
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"If implemented, or even if a version of this deal is implemented, Russia is handed victory on a blood-spattered platter."
I worked as a copywriter but was often invited to write comment pieces because I was quite a prominent feminist activist. Went freelance in 2016 and persuaded an editor to let me write an article shout the anti lgbtq referendum in Romania. And here we are, with a book & career
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I worked as a copywriter but was often invited to write comment pieces because I was quite a prominent feminist activist. Went freelance in 2016 and persuaded an editor to let me write an article shout the anti lgbtq referendum in Romania. And here we are, with a book & career
Trump would have surrendered and taken the ride
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Trump would have surrendered and taken the ride
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For anyone wondering what life was like in Mekelle during the civil war and its aftermath, this open access book contains the personal accounts of 20 civilians - everyday people, mostly from from the lower middle classes
books.openedition.org/cfee/3812
books.openedition.org/cfee/3812
Mekelle Stories: Life in Time of War
On the night of 3 to 4 November 2020, war broke out in Tigray. Soon after Mekelle was bombed, people were stunned: should they leave the city? How to protect their loved ones? Where to get supplies? F...
books.openedition.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For anyone wondering what life was like in Mekelle during the civil war and its aftermath, this open access book contains the personal accounts of 20 civilians - everyday people, mostly from from the lower middle classes
books.openedition.org/cfee/3812
books.openedition.org/cfee/3812
This is so so so much worse than you think it is going to be - absolutely phenomenal reporting by Sirin Kale & Lucy Osborne
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is so so so much worse than you think it is going to be - absolutely phenomenal reporting by Sirin Kale & Lucy Osborne
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
“It’s not hard to live without a light in your home. It’s hard to live without a light in your heart.”
Heart wrenching report about Ukraine’s blackouts by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Heart wrenching report about Ukraine’s blackouts by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network
Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm up
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“It’s not hard to live without a light in your home. It’s hard to live without a light in your heart.”
Heart wrenching report about Ukraine’s blackouts by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Heart wrenching report about Ukraine’s blackouts by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Trying to think of a case where a national newspaper would platform a man facing allegations of murdering a white British woman - but Agnes is a black Kenyan woman.
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Trying to think of a case where a national newspaper would platform a man facing allegations of murdering a white British woman - but Agnes is a black Kenyan woman.
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Trump has made a choice over the course of the past few months to publicly reward Putin for illegally invading another country and stealing their land, rather than make him an international pariah. Those who say Ukraine needs to accept reality, think what precedent this sets
November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump has made a choice over the course of the past few months to publicly reward Putin for illegally invading another country and stealing their land, rather than make him an international pariah. Those who say Ukraine needs to accept reality, think what precedent this sets
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Choices are being made at the moment that are bigger than Trump owning the libs or how many pro-Trump voices the BBC or CNN chooses to have in their coverage. If you care about Trump being “right” and getting a peace prize more than Putin’s war crimes, you’re beyond help
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Choices are being made at the moment that are bigger than Trump owning the libs or how many pro-Trump voices the BBC or CNN chooses to have in their coverage. If you care about Trump being “right” and getting a peace prize more than Putin’s war crimes, you’re beyond help