Fatma Tanis
Stories
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Health
U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an undercount
These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?
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He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers
Mahamat Djouma is one of the millions displaced by the civil war in Sudan. He is part of an especially vulnerable group — unaccompanied minors. Here is his story.
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They're the most vulnerable of refugees. And they're remarkably resilient
Sudan's civil war has displaced 10 million citizens. Here are profiles of two young people from the most vulnerable groups: an unaccompanied minor caring for twin brothers, a woman who was raped.
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A world of women: Portraits from a refugee camp where the men are missing
In one refugee settlement in Chad, estimates are that 97% of the Sudanese residents are women and children. Here's how four women there are mourning the loss of a partner and struggling to get by.
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The arrival of refugees from Sudan add to the food strains in eastern Chad
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese, fleeing civil war, arrive in Chad hoping for safety and food. What they find, however, is there just isn't much food. Many refugees are suffering from malnutrition.
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World
Women refugees speak of loss and violence in Darfur
The refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan recount the violence which took the lives of many men and boys. That violence, they say, was directed towards those of particular tribes and skin colors.
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Sudanese refugees share their experience fleeing the country's civil war
Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled civil war and are crossing into Chad for safety. At the border, we hear from people — mostly women — on what they've seen and experienced that forced them to leave.
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Sudanese refugees are struggling after fleeing to Chad. Locals are being strained too
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.
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World
Why famine has not been declared in Sudan
The government of Sudan has not made an official declaration of famine and denies that famine exists. Aid groups are concerned that without a declaration, international resources won't be mobilized.
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Health
Oropouche virus 101: A guide to a little-known virus that's raising concern this year
The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know.
