David Challen

America’s Tempo of Violence: The Charlie Kirk Killing

A reckoning with martyrdom, hypocrisy, and America’s politics of grief in an age of violence.

Sep 14 • 

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August 2025

The Hijacking of Women’s Safety

An exploration of how women’s safety became the far right’s most powerful weapon

Aug 31 • 

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June 2025

Father’s Day never meant much to me… but why?

You see, I almost instinctively knew from an early age he’d bore of me, lose interest altogether.

Jun 15 • 

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How Do You Survive The Unthinkable? You Write It.

A memoir born not from choice, but from the need to survive - to reclaim a childhood lost to silence, and a mother who tried to shield me from it.

Jun 5 • 

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January 2025

Misogyny and Extremism: A Connection We Cannot Ignore

As the Southport murderer begins his 52-year sentence, I take a closer look at the overlooked role of misogyny in acts of extremism

Jan 25 • 

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Stuart Hogg: The Costs of Leniency towards Coercive Control

This week deals yet another dangerous green light to perpetrators of domestic abuse and a devastating blow to survivors seeking justice.

Jan 12 • 

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December 2024

51 Guilty Verdicts, One Global Icon: The Legacy of Gisèle Pelicot’s Courage

How one woman’s bravery shattered the silence of rape culture and exposed the ordinary men behind the devastating crimes.

Dec 20, 2024 • 

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Lily Phillips’ 100-Man Challenge: Who’s to Blame?

A new YouTube documentary capturing Lily’s attempt to sleep with 100 men in 24 hours spotlights her as the protagonist, but the real story lies with the…

Dec 11, 2024 • 

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August 2023

Greenwood's exit and the failure by football to tackle sexual violence.

Manchester United's troubling approach to serious player issues raises deep concerns over whether clubs can be trusted to act as judge and jury over…

Aug 22, 2023 • 

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July 2023

'Sally's Law': How Coercive Control Finally Gets its Due Recognition

New legal reforms reshape the landscape of domestic homicide cases, providing a deeper understanding of the role of coercive control.

Jul 23, 2023 • 

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March 2023

Why Mason Greenwood’s return to Manchester United would silence victims of sexual violence.

As the club considers a phased reintroduction of the player, I ask fans what the forward's return would mean for them.

Mar 19, 2023 • 

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February 2023

Ukraine, one year on: as the scale of sexual violence continues, war crime units work to deliver justice.

“We have to win in both battles — in the fight for our territory and in the fight for justice,” says Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Andriy Kostin.

Feb 24, 2023 • 

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