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1 in 5 pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad acutely malnourished

Figures come as Hard Labour, a documentary by Bel Trew for Independent TV exposes how efforts to stop women and babies dying in childbirth have been blunted in the Central African Republic and Nigeria

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Hard Labour: Inside the global crisis killing mothers and babies

For centuries, pregnancy and childbirth were among the world’s greatest dangers. Over the past 25 years, major advances in healthcare have helped reduce maternal deaths by 40 per cent. But that progress is now under threat.

The Independent UK

Newborn deaths are surging in the world’s most vulnerable communities as aid cuts hit

SPECIAL REPORT: Mothers across sub-Saharan Africa face a perfect storm of conflict, displacement and global aid cuts that are leaving them without the help they need in the most dangerous countries to give birth. Liz Cookman and Nick Ferris report

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I fear a new HIV and Aids epidemic is coming – and the world won’t care, UN official warns

At a screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+,’ UNAIDS official Christine Stegling made clear the danger she sees coming

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‘I was abducted by Boko Haram aged 5 – our children still face a deadly threat every day’

ON THE GROUND: With the number of child abductions on the rise again in northern Nigeria, an area ravaged by conflict and recently the target of Trump-led US strikes, chief international correspondent Bel Trew meets those who have survived brutality and captivity

The Independent UK

Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s powerful new documentary at ICA London

The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to the screening of ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ followed by a panel discussion at the London ICA

The Independent UK

Voices: I was persecuted like these LGBTQ+ people – we can’t sit back and do nothing

COMMENT: Jide Macaulay is a gay Anglican minister who has spent much of his life helping the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria. He is clear that Bel Trew’s new documentary ‘Hunted’ has a message that needs to be listened to – and acted upon

The Independent UK

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‘I thought I’d be lynched’: Inside the deadly attacks on Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community

ON THE GROUND: Chief international correspondent Bel Trew investigates the phenomenon of ‘kito’ attacks in Nigeria, where members of the LGBTQ+ community are catfished online, kidnapped, beaten and extorted by gangs in a rising surge of violence and hatred

The Independent UK

Independent documentary reveals persecution of LGBTQ+ people – made worse by Trump’s aid cuts

At a special preview screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ the vital nature of funding to protect safe spaces for vulnerable communities was laid bare

The Independent UK

When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? Bel Trew looks at the tit for tat strikes between Israel and Iran - and Trump’s efforts to stop them

When is a ceasefire not a ceasefire?

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Screenings for Independent’s new film documenting the kidnap and torture of LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

To mark Pride Month, The Arzner cinema will screen our film on how aid cuts are severing lifelines for vulnerable people. A second screening will follow at the Institute for Contemporary Arts

The Independent UK

On The Ground | Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids

A groundbreaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Eswatini, southern Africa, where there is hope that the pandemic could be…

The Independent UK

Investigating The Human Cost Of ICE Raids | Witness with Bel Trew

In this brand new series, the Independent’s Chief International Correspondent, Bel Trew, looks back at her time in Minneapolis. As ICE agents patrol the city, on the orders of President Trump, Bel meets the people pushing back against them, including the woman who hasn’t left her home for five weeks…

The Independent UK

Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids

ON THE GROUND: A groundbreaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Eswatini, southern Africa, where there is hope that the…

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‘It was like an earthquake’: Israeli strike kills 12 medics in bloody attack on Lebanon’s healthcare system

SPECIAL REPORT: In the past two weeks, Israel has pounded vast swathes of Lebanon, killing at least 850 people, according to health authorities. Health facilities are also being targeted, causing widespread casualties. Bel Trew reports from the scene of the latest deadly strike

The Independent UK

The forgotten victims of Israel’s bombing who hold little hope for Trump’s talk of ending the war

ON THE GROUND: Washington has given mixed signals in the past two days over how long its war in Iran will last. Families sheltering from Israeli bombs in the suburbs of Beirut tell Bel Trew that the devastation has left them without hope for their country’s future

The Independent UK

The Independent journalists shortlisted for prestigious Press Awards 2026

The Independent’s health, foreign and travel correspondents in the running for top industry awards

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The Independent calls on government to help end Aids pandemic

Chief international correspondent Bel Trew tells parliament’s International Development Select Committee that our call to protect funding will help save lives

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Syria’s mass graves haunt loved ones a year on from fall of Assad, as hunt for clues finally gets underway

SPECIAL REPORT: Syria has not yet begun a wide-scale search for those missing after the country was gutted by autocratic rule, civil war and crippling sanctions, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Sayyida Zeinab, southeast Syria

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‘Foolish’ government cuts could take Aids pandemic back to 1980s, warns former cabinet minister

Funding cuts risk sending progress back decades, Lord Smith tells a gathering of campaigners organised by The Independent – but there is still hope of ending the pandemic by 2030 if investment is made in new drugs

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World is so close to ending Aids pandemic but must keep funding ‘miracle’ drugs, UN chief warns

IN FOCUS: Cutting-edge prevention drugs – hailed as being able to reduce new infections to zero – could see the end of the Aids pandemic, as long as funding continues amid massive cuts, UNAIDS chief tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK

ICA to screen Independent documentary amid unprecedented cuts to global HIV/AIDs response

To mark World AIDS Day, the Institute for Contemporary Arts will screen our film tackling the collapse of USAID funding

The Independent UK

Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s documentary at the Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to Bel Trew’s eye-opening screening and panel discussion at the Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Independent UK

As Trump’s Gaza plan unravels, what’s next for the Middle East? Join live Q&A with Bel Trew

ASK ME ANYTHING: With tensions rising once more and Trump rushing to uphold his fragile deal, join chief international correspondent Bel Trew for a Q&A on what – if anything – is achievable for the Middle East under the current framework

The Independent UK

How the murder of an ice-cream seller from Florida embodies a hidden war on the West Bank

ON THE GROUND: Even as Donald Trump touts peace in the Middle East with his Gaza ceasefire deal, the families of US citizens killed in unprecedented settler violence in the West Bank are getting no answers, reports chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya

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