Arts May 05 Johnny Depp’s entourage enabled drug and alcohol abuse, testifies ex-wife Heard Amber Heard is telling a Virginia jury that Johnny Depp surrounded himself with an entourage of enablers to shield him from the consequences of his drug and alcohol use. By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
Arts Apr 20 Johnny Depp denies assaulting ex-wife, testifies he was demeaned and berated Actor Johnny Depp has scoffed at the notion during court testimony that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her. By Matthew Barakat, Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics Feb 10 WATCH: Angelina Jolie urges Senate to pass new deal on domestic violence bill A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a proposal to reauthorize the 1990s-era law that extends protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence after it lapsed in 2019 because of Republican opposition. Actor Angelina Jolie praised the proposal… By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Nation Aug 11 Domestic violence can also take the form of economic abuse Debt, inaccessible accounts and job sabotage are all examples of financial abuse that domestic violence survivors may endure. By Jean Lee, The 19th
Jul 14 Domestic violence survivors aren’t getting the reduced sentences they qualify for By Jean Lee, The 19th Subconscious discrimination may be to blame, especially if the defendant already falls outside the classic image of a victim — blameless and helpless. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: What’s behind rising domestic and gun violence during the pandemic? By Courtney Vinopal There were 43,538 gun deaths in America in 2020, and at least 611 mass shooting events, the most on record. Among the reasons for those statistics was an increase in domestic violence. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 3:15 A Brief But Spectacular take on confronting the pandemic of gender-based violence With stay-at-home orders in place, many victims of domestic violence have been trapped at home with their abusers. In this Brief But Spectacular, we meet Kathryn Jacob, the CEO of SafeHaven, which focuses on creating preventative programs that help high-risk… Continue watching
Nov 25 With domestic violence on the rise during COVID-19, activists push for protections By Associated Press Activists are holding protests Wednesday from France to Turkey and world dignitaries are trying to find ways to protect millions of women killed or abused every year by their partners. Continue reading
Aug 07 Behind the #ChallengeAccepted campaign, rising Turkish femicides and hostility toward a womens’ rights treaty By Ali Rogin There are several theories for how this latest selfie meme began, but many users have traced the viral moment back to a campaign combating violence against women in Turkey. Continue reading