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Johnny Depp v Amber Heard is a defamation case. But it could have a chilling effect on domestic violence survivors

A jury will soon decide on the simple matter at the heart of the celebrity trial. On social media, millions of people have already chosen one side, waging a campaign for the truth that's become tangled up with hate.

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Apple AirTags, touted as a way to find lost keys, purses, also are being used by stalkers

Millions of the trackers have been sold since they were introduced last year. And reports to the Chicago Police Department of unwanted surveillance or stalking using them soon began.

Chicago Sun-Times

Domestic violence and work status: which Nigerian women are most at risk

One in four women in Nigeria has experienced abuse from her intimate partner in her life. Globally, the figure is one in three women.

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Closing Arguments Set in Depp vs Heard Defamation Trial

Closing arguments are to be held on Friday in the bitter multi-million dollar defamation case between "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard. Lawyers will make their final appeals to the jury following dozens of hours of testimony and six weeks of blistering mutual…

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Abuse survivor who killed stranger jailed

A woman jailed for fatally stabbing a stranger in the NSW Hunter region acted out of fear after suffering shocking domestic violence, her sentencing judge said.

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Crackdown on 'disturbing trend' of Queensland prison inmates perpetrating domestic violence from behind bars

Domestic violence survivors have been sexually and physically assaulted in attacks orchestrated from behind bars by their estranged partners.

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Johnny Depp mouths ‘wow’ as Amber Heard team questions officer about her 2009 domestic violence arrest

‘So you know that if you have something that might be significant to say, then that way you can get on TV right?’

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Canberra domestic violence support staff burnt out

Five frontline domestic violence support workers have been promised to the territory.

The Canberra Times

‘To survive, I must appear fearless’: the former nun helping India’s garment workers fight sexual violence

Sexual harassment and assault are rife in the factories that supply some of the world’s leading fashion brands. In Tamil Nadu, union leader Thiyva Rakini is trying to change that

The Guardian - UK

Ancient Rome didn't have specific domestic violence legislation – but the laws they had give us a window into a world of abuse

Readers are advised this story includes depictions of domestic violence and violence against women.

The Conversation

Mary McNamara: Will the Depp/Heard hell trial never end?

It is day 857 in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial and all I can say is I hope the upcoming House committee hearings on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol get as much attention from the public and the press.

Los Angeles Times

Seagen Posts Encouraging Data From Tucatinib Combo Trial In Colorectal Cancer

Seagen Inc (NASDAQ:SGEN) announced topline results from phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial investigating Tukysa (tucatinib) in combination with trastuzumab in previously treated HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. Trastuzumab is sold under the name Herceptin by Genentech, a unit of Roche Holdings AG (OTC:RHHBY). Data from this trial will form the basis of a planned supplemental…

Benzinga

Candidate for MP from Macron's party withdraws amid domestic violence scandal

IN THE PAPERS – Thursday, May 19, 2022: Papers in Spain brace for the first visit of former king Juan Carlos since he went into exile amid investigations of tax evasion. In France, a parliamentary candidate from Emmanuel Macron's party who was convicted of domestic violence has been forced to…

France 24

Amber Heard’s sister says star’s marriage to Johnny Depp was like a ‘slow motion gunshot’

Whitney Henriquez said her sister was left ‘emaciated’ and struggling to sleep as she endured bouts of domestic violence and cruel verbal abuse

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Irish Mirror

'At least' 11,000 Irish women are suffering from both drug addiction and domestic violence

The figure is said to be a 'highly conservative estimate'

Daily Mirror

Black victims of domestic violence 'left with no where to turn' because of government cuts

Apna Haq founder says black and minority (BME) charities have been unequally affected by cuts in local government funding, leaving many on the brink of closure

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Two NT police officers disciplined after failing domestic violence victim before her death, inquest hears

A coronial inquest into the death of Roberta at the hands of her partner has heard two officers were disciplined, after telling her to "stop calling us".

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Change for Sam lobbies for more domestic violence services as community says 'enough'

Samantha Fraser "just oozed kindness" but felt guilt and shame about being a victim of family violence. After her murder, her friends and community are demanding change and more services to help people like her.

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Domestic violence funding lacking despite $5.7 billion surplus in WA budget, women's group says

The Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing in WA says the sector is still suffering from "chronic underfunding", as the housing crisis makes it harder to help domestic and family violence victims.

The Independent UK

Amber Heard cross-examined about her domestic violence arrest while dating Tasya Van Ree in 2009

Prosecution ultimately declined to file charges

The Independent UK

Resurfaced tweet shows Amber Heard mocking Johnny Depp’s ‘short’ lawyer

Attorney Adam Waldman had claimed Amber Heard’s accusations of domestic violence were ‘a hoax’

ABC News

Coalition remains non-committal on paid domestic violence leave after Fair Work Commission backs the entitlement for millions

The Coalition is remaining non-committal about legislating 10 days' paid family and domestic violence leave for all workers, after the industrial umpire backed a union push to grant the entitlement to millions of Australians.

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Family and domestic violence paid leave on the political agenda after Fair Work Commission decision

Millions of workers are set to get access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave after an in-principle decision by the Fair Work Commission. But advocates say not everyone will benefit.

Salon

SNL is part of the Heard-Depp problem

The sketch says about the domestic violence: "I'm glad it ain't me." But for millions of women, it is them

The Independent UK

Amber Heard insists her 2018 op-ed on domestic violence is ‘not about Johnny’

Actress told court the article is actually about her and what happened to her ‘after I escaped my marriage’

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