Charlie Alford

Women who alleged abuse from ICC prosecutor sidelined in fierce debate

Post author:Em Colquhoun
Post published:17 July 2026
Post last modified:17 July 2026

For the last two years, the international criminal court (ICC) has been struggling to navigate serious allegations levelled at its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. Two women, who previously worked with Khan in varying capacities, came forward in 2024 with claims of sexual abuse, harassment, and coercion. He denies all allegations. Khan was suspended whilst the ICC undertook two investigations. Both have since concluded, albeit with differing outcomes. The first found that the women’s claims had merit; the second found that the evidence was insufficient. Now, the two women have spoken publicly about their experiences, as well as addressing counter-claims that they…

Police misogyny has filed women — But racism compounds these failures with fatal consequences

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:17 July 2026
Post last modified:17 July 2026

Police forces across the country have repeatedly failed to protect women and girls, with the Metropolitan Police frequently exposed as one of the worst offenders in allowing misogyny to persist within its ranks. These institutional failures do not simply undermine trust in policing; they compound the trauma experienced by victims and survivors of violence against women and girls. For Black women, however, the consequences of these failures can be even more devastating. When racism compounds an already entrenched culture of misogyny, discrimination and disbelief, it leaves Black women facing male violence more exposed and further denies them the protection, justice and…

Refuge hope police reforms signal the “beginning of a future where women feel protected”

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:13 July 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

As of the 13 July, new regulations have come into effect for all police forces which will impact vetting procedures and suspensions. The government is rolling out the “complex and wide-ranging” rule change as part of its pledge to end violence against women and girls (VAWG). It follows a campaign from the charity Refuge, ‘Remove the Rot’, which kicked off in 2023 and subsequently found a “shocking scale of police-perpetrated VAWG” which meant women and girls could not trust the police to protect them. Refusing to allow there to be no place to turn for justice, the domestic abuse charity pushed…

Walk Zara Home silent vigil and protest – end violence against women and girls

Post author:The Canary
Post published:26 June 2026
Post last modified:26 June 2026

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Zara Aleena’s family, friends and supporters will gather at Valentines Park, Ilford, to Walk Zara Home. It’s an annual silent vigil in Zara’s memory, and a protest against male violence. Zara Aleena was murdered as she walked home in Ilford on 26 June 2022. She was 35 years old. She was a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, friend and aspiring solicitor. The walk starts at 1.30pm from the Bethell Avenue entrance of Valentines Park, Ilford, IG1 4UX. Please wear white as a sign of remembrance, solidarity and peace. The annual Walk Zara Home vigil is a moment…

Muslim NHS nurse leads campaign to get more women cycling

Post author:The Canary
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:21 June 2026

An NHS worker who learned to cycle in her 40s, is preparing to take on her first ever cycling commute. It’s part of a “Switch Your Journey” challenge encouraging women to swap car and train journeys for cycling in East London. Nelufa Aziz is leading the campaign. She’s a 45-year-old Community Nursery Nurse from Tower Hamlets who learned to cycle just two years ago. She joined women-only cycling lessons with Cycle Sisters, a charity supporting Muslim and ethnically diverse women to cycle, to become more active. But she’s since become a volunteer Ride Leader with the organisation, and now supports other…

Genocidal terrorist Ben-Gvir suggests kidnapping Lebanese women and children

Post author:The Canary
Post published:10 June 2026
Post last modified:11 June 2026

Itamar Ben-Gvir, a genocidal terrorist and Israeli Minister of National Security, has suggested that Israel kidnap Lebanese women and children to “break Hezbollah’s morale”. That’s right, after he spent two years pleading with the world to help release the Israeli hostages and using it to justify carpet-bombing Gaza, Ben-Gvir now wants Israel to take even more hostages than it already has in its prisons. By his own standards, that gives Lebanon the right to flatten the whole of Israel. During a security cabinet meeting, where several officials backed escalating its illegal attacks in Lebanon, Ben-Gvir said: Let’s start thinking outside the…

West Ham co-owner, nicknamed ‘Sultan of Sleaze’, banned from being alone with women and girls

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:10 June 2026
Post last modified:10 June 2026

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and harrassment The billionaire co-owner of West Ham Football Club, David Sullivan, resigned on Saturday ahead of a joint BBC and Times investigation alleging he’s a sexual predator. The Panorama documentary broadcasts allegations made by several women that Sullivan abused his position of power and influence to prey on women for sex. Since 2023, officials have banned Sullivan from being alone with members of the women’s and youth teams. An investigation uncovered concerns serious enough to prompt safeguarding restrictions around female players. The porn tycoon has insisted this was not a “disciplinary…

Ben-Gvir suggests arresting women and children to ‘hurt’ Hezbollah

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:9 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Fascist Israeli security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has told a meeting of Netanyahu’s cabinet that the occupation regime needs to abduct more Lebanese women and children. He told his fellow monsters ministers that killing many Lebanese resistance fighters is good but that “arresting their women and children”… This is what hurts them most. Ben-Gvir/Israel’s actions met with impunity and silence As the International Committee of the Red Cross notes, collective punishment of civilians is unequivocally a war crime. The minister is used to getting away with committing and inciting war crimes. So far, the UK government has not condemned this one. Or even…

‘Beloved youth’ abducted at gunpoint by Israeli forces alongside three other women

Post author:Maddison Wheeldon
Post published:3 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The Director of Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and Evangelical Lutheran Pastor, Munther Isaac, has posted a statement from Bishop Dr. Imad Haddad on the abduction of a young member of their church community in Birzeit, located in the occupied West Bank. As the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, Haddad has demanded the immediate release of Natalie Abudayyeh as he joins the Birzeit and Beit Jala communities in: earnest prayer for Natalie’s safety and freedom. Moreover, the Christian leader has made a plea to “friends, partners and siblings in Christ” to: demand an…