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    Podcast: Reporting sexual violence and abuse

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    Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020 by Nikita

    Podcast: Sexual violence and its effects

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    Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020 by Nikita

    From friend to rapist

    I bit down on my fingers to withstand the pain. I felt like I was falling down a never ending slope – like I was losing grip of reality.

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    Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020 by Nikita

    Say hello to The Tinkerbell Project

    Stemming from the trauma from her own abuse, Sinnita decided that it would be a great idea to create a safe space on Facebook and Instagram for people to share their stories with her, which she posts on their behalf.

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    Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020 by Nikita

    The demons of rape just never go away, do they?

    One day in April 1997, a demon that had been chasing me finally caught up. It wasn’t shadowed and cloaked. Instead, it was open, smiling, and full… Read more “The demons of rape just never go away, do they?”

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    May 13, 2017 by Nikita

    ‘I am not a better person as a result of having been raped’

    I hate it when people call me “brave” for surviving being raped. It’s been seven years since he took me to his dorm and after my saying… Read more “‘I am not a better person as a result of having been raped’”

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    May 11, 2017 by Nikita

    ‘I still remember the way they smell’

    I was raped three times by three different men. The first time, I was eight years old. I was raped by my neighbour. I remember that day… Read more “‘I still remember the way they smell’”

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    Jul 12, 2016Jul 12, 2016 by Nikita

    I’m not a rape victim; I’m a survivor

    When it comes to rape and sexual assault, the world is no stranger to victim-blaming and victimising. But when the court cases are over and society has… Read more “I’m not a rape victim; I’m a survivor”

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    Jul 12, 2016 by Nikita

    On Emily Doe

    Dear Emily Doe, Aaron Persky, and Brock Turner I was once like Brock Turner was. A student with great potential. And a swimmer. Even at that young… Read more “On Emily Doe”

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    Jul 8, 2016Jan 2, 2021 by Nikita
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