Diane de Vignemont
@diane2v.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, always open to commissions
✍️ New Lines Magazine, Prospect Magazine, Jacobin Magazine
Libération, L'Humanité Magazine, Arrêt sur images, Causette, Têtu·, Retronews, France-Amérique Magazine
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✍️ New Lines Magazine, Prospect Magazine, Jacobin Magazine
Libération, L'Humanité Magazine, Arrêt sur images, Causette, Têtu·, Retronews, France-Amérique Magazine
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Diane de Vignemont
@diane2v.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Gisele Pelicot: Finding Sisterhood at France’s Mass Rape Trial
An Avignon courthouse has become a site of pilgrimage for French women seeking catharsis and community
newlinesmag.com
« Une pour toutes, toutes pour une ». Pour @newlinesmag.bsky.social, mon reportage au procès dit des viols de Mazan à Avignon. Un moment de solidarité et de sororité hors du commun. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/gi...
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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"The woman bears the physical burden, France bears the ethical one and Monaco keeps its hands clean. The ritual is sanitized, hidden, politically convenient."
Another brilliant piece by @diane2v.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the abortion veto in Monaco. newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
Another brilliant piece by @diane2v.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the abortion veto in Monaco. newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The woman bears the physical burden, France bears the ethical one and Monaco keeps its hands clean. The ritual is sanitized, hidden, politically convenient."
Another brilliant piece by @diane2v.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the abortion veto in Monaco. newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
Another brilliant piece by @diane2v.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social on the abortion veto in Monaco. newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
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Terrific piece by @diane2v.bsky.social on monarchy, Catholicism, and abortion in Monaco.
“The ongoing standoff around abortion rights in Monaco is anchored in the very structure of the principality’s 1962 constitution and the monarchy it upholds.”
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Terrific piece by @diane2v.bsky.social on monarchy, Catholicism, and abortion in Monaco.
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This is a great read.
Monaco remains as one of 5 European nations with a strict abortion law (also Poland, Malta, Andorra and Liechtenstein).
Monaco remains as one of 5 European nations with a strict abortion law (also Poland, Malta, Andorra and Liechtenstein).
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is a great read.
Monaco remains as one of 5 European nations with a strict abortion law (also Poland, Malta, Andorra and Liechtenstein).
Monaco remains as one of 5 European nations with a strict abortion law (also Poland, Malta, Andorra and Liechtenstein).
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“The ongoing standoff around abortion rights in Monaco is anchored in the very structure of the principality’s 1962 constitution and the monarchy it upholds.”
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The ongoing standoff around abortion rights in Monaco is anchored in the very structure of the principality’s 1962 constitution and the monarchy it upholds.”
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
@Diane2v.bsky.social reports on the Catholic Church's influence over a royal veto.
Prince Albert II of Monaco's decision to veto a popular bill set to legalise abortion reveals how Catholicism still overrides both women's rights and public opinion in the Principality.
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Prince Albert II of Monaco's decision to veto a popular bill set to legalise abortion reveals how Catholicism still overrides both women's rights and public opinion in the Principality.
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
NEW: The decision by Monaco’s prince to block a popular abortion bill highlights a complex interplay between the monarchy and the Catholic Church, reports @diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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NEW: The decision by Monaco’s prince to block a popular abortion bill highlights a complex interplay between the monarchy and the Catholic Church, reports @diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
A Royal Veto Keeps Abortion Illegal in Monaco
Prince Albert II's decision to reject a popular bill reveals how Catholicism overrides women's rights and public opinion
newlinesmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
NEW: The decision by Monaco’s prince to block a popular abortion bill highlights a complex interplay between the monarchy and the Catholic Church, reports @diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
newlinesmag.com/essays/a-roy...
With the spotlight once again on Trump and Clinton’s friendship with Epstein and the impact of the scandal on their political careers, we should (once again) ask: why does the media coverage focus on the men instead of the girls?
@prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
@prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
Epstein’s birthday book and the girls with no names
On the central cruelty of the ‘The First Fifty Years’ albums
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
With the spotlight once again on Trump and Clinton’s friendship with Epstein and the impact of the scandal on their political careers, we should (once again) ask: why does the media coverage focus on the men instead of the girls?
@prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
@prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
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New Epstein emails that mention Donald Trump have been released by House Democrats. As @diane2v.bsky.social wrote in September, the people often missing from the political debate are Epstein’s victims.
Epstein’s birthday book and the girls with no names
On the central cruelty of the ‘The First Fifty Years’ albums
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New Epstein emails that mention Donald Trump have been released by House Democrats. As @diane2v.bsky.social wrote in September, the people often missing from the political debate are Epstein’s victims.
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“The Louvre has not simply been robbed. It has been abandoned.” @Diane2v.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Even Before the Heist, the Louvre Had Been Robbed
The crime shocked France, but earlier cuts and neglect had already stripped museums of the means to protect the country's heritage
newlinesmag.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“The Louvre has not simply been robbed. It has been abandoned.” @Diane2v.bsky.social writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I argue that to truly understand why the Libyan affair led to Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for criminal conspiracy, we must go back to a 1989 terror attack, and to the families who have carried its weight ever since.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
newlinesmag.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I argue that to truly understand why the Libyan affair led to Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for criminal conspiracy, we must go back to a 1989 terror attack, and to the families who have carried its weight ever since.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
The Louvre burglars may have escaped with eight glittering relics of empire, but the larger theft has been unfolding for years, and exposes the slow erosion of France's state-funded culture. My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
Even Before the Heist, the Louvre Had Been Robbed
The crime shocked France, but earlier cuts and neglect had already stripped museums of the means to protect the country's heritage
newlinesmag.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Louvre burglars may have escaped with eight glittering relics of empire, but the larger theft has been unfolding for years, and exposes the slow erosion of France's state-funded culture. My latest, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
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The Louvre is no longer the emblem of continuity Emmanuel Macron once invoked; it is the mirror of state fragility, writes @Diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Even Before the Heist, the Louvre Had Been Robbed
The crime shocked France, but earlier cuts and neglect had already stripped museums of the means to protect the country's heritage
newlinesmag.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Louvre is no longer the emblem of continuity Emmanuel Macron once invoked; it is the mirror of state fragility, writes @Diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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NEW: The Louvre is no longer the emblem of continuity Emmanuel Macron once invoked; it is the mirror of state fragility, writes @diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
Even Before the Heist, the Louvre Had Been Robbed
The crime shocked France, but earlier cuts and neglect had already stripped museums of the means to protect the country's heritage
newlinesmag.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
NEW: The Louvre is no longer the emblem of continuity Emmanuel Macron once invoked; it is the mirror of state fragility, writes @diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.
newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
newlinesmag.com/argument/eve...
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Nicolas Sarkozy is beginning his five-year prison term today. Read @diane2v.bsky.social's look into the former French president's ties to Libya, and the plane crash that helped bring Sarkozy down, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
newlinesmag.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy is beginning his five-year prison term today. Read @diane2v.bsky.social's look into the former French president's ties to Libya, and the plane crash that helped bring Sarkozy down, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
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How the Prince Andrew saga overshadowed Virginia Giuffre's tragic life
Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
🖊️ @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
🖊️ @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
How the Prince Andrew saga overshadowed Virginia Giuffre's tragic life
Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
www.newstatesman.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
How the Prince Andrew saga overshadowed Virginia Giuffre's tragic life
Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
🖊️ @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
🖊️ @RMCunliffe.bsky.social
For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I argue that to truly understand why the Libyan affair led to Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for criminal conspiracy, we must go back to a 1989 terror attack, and to the families who have carried its weight ever since.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
newlinesmag.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, I argue that to truly understand why the Libyan affair led to Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for criminal conspiracy, we must go back to a 1989 terror attack, and to the families who have carried its weight ever since.
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-...
Reposted by Diane de Vignemont
With the spotlight on Prince Andrew’s alleged conduct, it’s worth re-reading @diane2v.bsky.social’s take on the Epstein birthday book—why does the media coverage focus on the men instead of the girls?
Epstein’s birthday book and the girls with no names
On the central cruelty of the ‘The First Fifty Years’ albums
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
With the spotlight on Prince Andrew’s alleged conduct, it’s worth re-reading @diane2v.bsky.social’s take on the Epstein birthday book—why does the media coverage focus on the men instead of the girls?
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C'était ça, ou recevoir les familles des 54 victimes françaises de l'attentat contre le DC-10 d'UTA organisé en 1989 par le terroriste que les ex-collaborateurs et coaccusés de Sarkozy ont rencontré secrètement.
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
C'était ça, ou recevoir les familles des 54 victimes françaises de l'attentat contre le DC-10 d'UTA organisé en 1989 par le terroriste que les ex-collaborateurs et coaccusés de Sarkozy ont rencontré secrètement.
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A retrial in the landmark French abuse case of Gisèle Pelicot is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court, writes @diane2v.bsky.social.
Gisèle Pelicot’s pedagogy of justice
A retrial in the landmark French abuse case is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
A retrial in the landmark French abuse case of Gisèle Pelicot is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court, writes @diane2v.bsky.social.
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After a short hiatus, The Backlash is back! With reads on Gaza, Xi’s “patriarchal turn”, the manosphere, “juvenile illiberalism”, the anti-abortion playbook in the UK, and Virginia Guiffre. Links to stuff by @emmahaslett.bsky.social, @diane2v.bsky.social and others
open.substack.com/pub/thebackl...
open.substack.com/pub/thebackl...
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
After a short hiatus, The Backlash is back! With reads on Gaza, Xi’s “patriarchal turn”, the manosphere, “juvenile illiberalism”, the anti-abortion playbook in the UK, and Virginia Guiffre. Links to stuff by @emmahaslett.bsky.social, @diane2v.bsky.social and others
open.substack.com/pub/thebackl...
open.substack.com/pub/thebackl...
my latest, for Jacobin Magazine
Last year’s Pelicot trial was the biggest rape case in French history, drawing huge public attention.
But only an appeal last week saw the case heard before a jury, allowing ordinary citizens to pass judgement on the rapists.
But only an appeal last week saw the case heard before a jury, allowing ordinary citizens to pass judgement on the rapists.
The Pelicot Trial Exposes France’s Jury Problem
Last year’s Pelicot trial was the biggest rape case in French history, drawing huge public attention. But only an appeal last week saw the case heard before a jury, allowing ordinary citizens to pass judgement on the rapists.
jacobin.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
my latest, for Jacobin Magazine
Reposted by Diane de Vignemont
In France, 88% of rape cases are tried without a peer jury.
The trial of Gisèle Pelicot's 51 rapists exposed what’s lost when justice becomes an expert affair — and what happens when ordinary people finally return to the courtroom.
My latest, for @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/peli...
The trial of Gisèle Pelicot's 51 rapists exposed what’s lost when justice becomes an expert affair — and what happens when ordinary people finally return to the courtroom.
My latest, for @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/peli...
The Pelicot Trial Exposes France’s Jury Problem
Last year’s Pelicot trial was the biggest rape case in French history, drawing huge public attention. But only an appeal last week saw the case heard before a jury, allowing ordinary citizens to pass ...
jacobin.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In France, 88% of rape cases are tried without a peer jury.
The trial of Gisèle Pelicot's 51 rapists exposed what’s lost when justice becomes an expert affair — and what happens when ordinary people finally return to the courtroom.
My latest, for @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/peli...
The trial of Gisèle Pelicot's 51 rapists exposed what’s lost when justice becomes an expert affair — and what happens when ordinary people finally return to the courtroom.
My latest, for @jacobinmag.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/peli...