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Gisele Pelicot, a survivor of a decade-long ordeal of drugging and rape by her ex-husband, attends the appeals court as a convicted man challenges his verdict. She’s an international symbol of courage against sexual violence.
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Trump’s Supreme Court threatens to reverse decades of progress in civil rights and equality. Under the guise of “free speech” and “states’ rights,” the justices could legitimize discrimination, weaken democracy, and solidify Trump’s long-term power.

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Stand for democracy and community!
Join the "No Kings" protests
happening across the U.S. on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Find your nearest local protest here:
www.nokings.org

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History does not repeat itself, but it does instruct.
- Timothy Snyder

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We all feel hopeless. Sometimes it feels like it’s not possible to do anything more. But we must remember that humanity still exists. There are tens of thousands of us protesting, and together, we will not stop until Palestine is free.

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(4/4) Since being transferred to Ketziot Prison, he has allegedly been kept in isolation, subjected to humiliation, sleep deprivation, and intimidation, with access only to undrinkable water.

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(3/4) This is not his first time joining a flotilla. McEwen said he felt he could not not go. “My core worry is dying, being killed,” he told the Guardian last year, before joining an earlier mission to Gaza.

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(2/4) Reports from those in contact with the detainees describe harsh and degrading treatment; Israeli soldiers tore pages from McEwen’s passport during the interception, treated him roughly upon arrival at Ashdod Port, slapped him, and caused a shoulder dislocation by slamming him to the ground.

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According to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), activist Surya McEwen has been exposed to serious mistreatment since the interception of the Gaza aid flotilla.
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(5/5) After surviving years of abuse and enduring a historic trial, she still isn’t allowed even a moment of peace. Because a 44-year-old man, who says the word “rapist” is too heavy for him to bear, has decided that his own ordeal deserves another hearing.

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(4/5) Gisèle Pelicot became a symbol of resistance when she chose to waive her anonymity, insisting the trial be public. “It’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them,” she said.

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(3/5) Last year, her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging her and inviting dozens of men to assault her while she was unconscious. Fifty others were convicted.

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(2/5) At his first trial last year, Dogan said he thought “it was just a game.” “I’m not a rapist. That’s too heavy for me to bear,” he told the court.
Now Pelicot must return to court to explain once again that there is no such thing as a small rape — only rape.

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Gisèle Pelicot, a 72-year-old survivor of nearly a decade of rape after being drugged by her husband, will attend the appeal of Husamettin Dogan, a builder sentenced to nine years for raping her.
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(5/5) Trump’s hunt for a peace prize isn’t just vain. It’s grotesque. The man who once threatened to “flatten Gaza” now wants a medal for peace. And the world keeps pretending that his hunger for glory might somehow bring salvation.⁩