@bedfordindependent.co.ukMonthly column: "Every day in England and Wales, two hundred rapes are reported to the police, and far too many go unreported..." PCC John Tizard says funding to prevent VAWG crime and to protect and support victims must continue...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #VAWG #Misogyny #Policing #VictimSupport
@stayingputuk.bsky.socialDid you know...?
Our accommodation services can accept accommodation referrals from anywhere outside of West Yorkshire- enabling us to help more people in crisis.
Find out more about our accommodation service here: buff.ly/qIUqeSC
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The problem is also evolving: advances in AI are making it easier to create & distribute synthetic sexual images without consent, adding another layer to an already serious form of online harm.
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Some were reportedly left to gather evidence & manage the removal of intimate material themselves.
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Despite almost 25,000 reports to the Revenge Porn Helpline in 2025, researchers found that charging rates remain extremely low & that survivors can face inconsistent or dismissive responses when they seek help.
@perkinskeighley.bsky.socialThis piece from @theguardian.com reports on a new police super-complaint concerning the handling of image-based abuse in England and Wales.
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@insidecroydon.bsky.socialSarah Reynolds' partner guilty of murder and coercive control insidecroydon.com/2026/10/08/s... #Croydon #Murder #VAWG @the-independent.com @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
@nursinginpractice.bsky.socialThe government has outlined measures that will see violence against women and girls given a ‘public health approach’ – including new specialist support accessed via general practice.
@loverofwhimsy.bsky.socialThese are all stories on the BBC news website today about violence against women and girls. Appalling. #VAWG
@ggwwrights.bsky.socialImagine 56 men showing up to "answer the call" when the text went out to traffic Jane Doe. Imagine the message to other predators, police, prosecutors, and women who are chronically unsafe. EPIC. Bystanders: we're looking at you as part of the problem and also part of the remedy.
#Bystander #VAWG
@drkwildschut1984.bsky.socialmetro.co.uk/2026/10/06/m...
Norfolk GP killed during a kids sleepover; Mark Cain of same address charged with her murder.
#VAWG
@feministory.bsky.socialA Brief History of Sexual Violence Against Women #womenshistory #womensrights #SA #VAW #VAWG #rape #rapelaws #rapeculture #JaneDoe #Cornell
@lawrsuk.bsky.socialAlong with fellow organisations, we signed this letter urging the PM and its government to prioritise its manifesto commitment to halve #VAWG; with a focus on prevention.
You can read more about it here ⤵️
@stayingputuk.bsky.socialAt Staying Put, we support survivors to find safety and regain choice, in their own time and on their own terms.
@katharinekite.bsky.social‘Other passengers looked round but did not intervene’
No. No - no one intervened
@stayingputuk.bsky.socialWe honour her courage while remembering that survivors should never have to speak publicly to be believed. Read our blog post here: buff.ly/8FRqu1v
#VAWG #NotOKNeverOK #GiselePelicot #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth
@alphakitty.bsky.social#Ohio #OH #DataCenters #ArtificalIntelligence #WaterPollution #NoisePollution #AirPollution #RealEstate #Taxes #AI, and ugh #SI
Husted provided #TaxBreaks for billionaires while #ElectricBills + #PropertyTaxes GO UP!
#EspteinFiles — Husted also got $$$$$ from Lex Wexner #VAW #VAWG #Cornell #SA
@drhannahgraham.bsky.socialNations which refugees/asylum seekers may come from are very low (single digits) in these Scottish prison stats for sex offenders, whereas Brits/UK are over 1,000. **
** Every victim-survivor matters; we must do much more to prevent devastating harms of male violence against women and girls #VAWG
@scotsuffragette.bsky.social
@catrionastewart.bsky.socialAn Open Letter: The Save a Safeguarding Seat for Autism Pledge–Launch 1st October 2026 National Domestic Abuse Month Please share with your organisations, departments, colleagues and connections, #Autism #NationalDomesticAbusePreventionMonth2026 #VAWG
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