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Neha Wadekar

@nehawadekar.bsky.social
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journalist | bylines in The New Yorker, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Economist, The New York Times, etc special correspondent @ PBS NewsHour www.nehawadekar.com

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International Anti-Corruption Conference @iaccseries.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🌴🚨Paradise under threat: UAE’s luxury hotel boom in Seychelles risks fragile ecosystems & sparks political tension 🔗Full Article: j4t.org/toolkit/stor... 📝By @nehawadekar.bsky.social, with photos by Patrick Meinhardt ➡️ Supported by Journalists for Transparency (#J4T) @anticorruption.bsky.social
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
My latest on Kenya’s burgeoning ice hockey program for Nat Geo - photos by Khadija Farah www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
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Ice hockey is flourishing in ... Nairobi
There's only one rink in the country—and it's tiny—but the Kenya Ice Lions have their sights set on the Olympics.
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
My latest on Kenya’s burgeoning ice hockey program for Nat Geo - photos by Khadija Farah www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
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Ice hockey is flourishing in ... Nairobi
There's only one rink in the country—and it's tiny—but the Kenya Ice Lions have their sights set on the Olympics.
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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
What is the significance of Libya? Please read 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned' to learn about the crimes against humanity taking place there, & how vulnerable people are already sent there to be abused & silenced. #trump #gaza www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... bsky.app/profile/sall...
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Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.
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Shirley L. Smith @shirleysmithvi.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Horrifying but important story. Good work from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @zoeflood.bsky.social.
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Elmira Bayrasli @elmirab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
While we're all feeling paralyzed here in the US, this woman in Sudan, who herself has been a victim of the country's civil war, offers support to other Sudanese woman who have been raped. @nehawadekar.bsky.social reports for @pbsnews.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnS6...
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Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Acacia Redding @acaciaredding.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Amid conflict in Sudan, the RSF are using sexual violence to terrorise women and girls. In Chad last year, @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @zoeflood.bsky.social met Zahra Khamis, a Sudanese refugee helping others heal. I helped with the edit of this piece for PBS Newshour. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence
Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls from non-Arab ethnic groups. These war crimes have sparked international out...
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
In #Chad, @zoeflood.bsky.social & I met Zahra Khamis, a Sudanese refugee who has dedicated her life to helping rape survivors heal. Thanks to the courageous women who shared their stories. For @pbsnews.org, support from IWMF and MSF. TRIGGER WARNING: sexual violence www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence
Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls from non-Arab ethnic groups. These war crimes have sparked international out...
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Acacia Redding @acaciaredding.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
For 2 years since conflict broke out in South Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled violence and starvation to neighbouring Chad. This is the first of two PBS reports by @zoeflood.bsky.social and @nehawadekar.bsky.social that I had the privilege of working on the post-production for.
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger
For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The war in #Sudan has been raging for 2 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis of this century. @zoeflood.bsky.social & I reported for @pbsnews.org from the Chad-Sudan border, w support from the IWMF. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger
For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The war in #Sudan has been raging for 2 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis of this century. @zoeflood.bsky.social & I reported for @pbsnews.org from the Chad-Sudan border, w support from the IWMF. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Inside the crowded camp where Sudanese refugees have fled violence and hunger
For two years now, Sudan has been wracked by a civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the suppo...
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The Fuller Project @fullerproject.org · 10/04/2025
New from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @foreignpolicy.com: the rape of civilian women is an abiding feature throughout the history of conflict, yet justice for survivors remains an elusive concept. fullerproject.org/story/the-lo...
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The Fuller Project @fullerproject.org · 10/04/2025
New from @nehawadekar.bsky.social and @foreignpolicy.com: the rape of civilian women is an abiding feature throughout the history of conflict, yet justice for survivors remains an elusive concept: fullerproject.org/story/the-lo...
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The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes
Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
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International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com · 11/04/2025
🔴 Lessons from feminist investigative journalists around the world | @nas009.bsky.social @monaeltahawy.bsky.social @jerryrichardson.bsky.social @nehawadekar.bsky.social #ijf25
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Francesca Baldassarri @francescabaldassarri.it · 11/04/2025
such an interesting debate about journalism and feminism, how to report, how to make it effective, great insights from all the journalists @nas009.bsky.social @jerryrichardson.bsky.social @nehawadekar.bsky.social @journalismfestival.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brlv...
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Lessons from feminist investigative journalists around the world
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Zoë Flood @zoeflood.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Last year, @nehawadekar.bsky.social & I reported from eastern Chad on atrocities committed in Darfur – particularly horrific sexual crimes against women and girls. We also met an extraordinary woman leading efforts to support her community – 📝Neha, 📸 by me: foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/10/t...
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The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes
Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I spoke w @france24.com about how Donald Trump’s re-election will impact #abortion in #Africa, & how US rightwing groups are opposing abortion rights on the continent. Starts at 3:48. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... @foreignpolicy.com @fullerproject.org @pulitzercenter.bsky.social
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria?
While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...
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Neha Wadekar @nehawadekar.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I spoke w @france24.com about how Donald Trump’s re-election will impact #abortion in #Africa, & how US rightwing groups are opposing abortion rights on the continent. Starts at 3:48. www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/... @foreignpolicy.com @fullerproject.org @pulitzercenter.bsky.social
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria?
While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...
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Annette Young @annettef24.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Hard to believe but this is our last show for 2024 (where did the year go?)! In this show, #womensrights in a new #Syria & I talk to @nehawadekar.bsky.social from the @fullerproject.org re #Trump’s #globalgagrule on #abortion. We’ll be back in Jan 2025 on @france24.com. Until then, Happy Holidays!
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The 51% - How will women fare in a new Syria?
While Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad, concern is expressed over the need to protect women's rights in a country decimated by decades of cruel dictatorship. With Donald Trump heading bac...
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