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Kim Willsher
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Foreign correspondent. Journalist.
Guardian/Observer
Former Reporter of the Year: UK Press Awards
www.kimwillsher.com
https://muckrack.com/kim-willsher/articles
Amateur lino printmaker: IG @parispressart
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New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people reut.rs/3LNVXHJ
New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people
New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of those affected.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right? Many thanks @demiguelch.bsky.social and Almudena Carracedo

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Terrible news. If an article had Rachel Cooke's name on it you knew it would be worth reading, whatever the subject.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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A grim four days in court. My report from the retrial of one of Gisèle Pelicot's rapists who challenged his conviction. The testimony from this and the earlier hearing in Avignon - particularly the appalling videos - can never be unseen or unheard.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
As Gisèle Pelicot rapist’s jail term is increased, French...
The only man to challenge his sentence has lost his appeal. But campaigners fear old attitudes remain in place
observer.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A grim four days in court. My report from the retrial of one of Gisèle Pelicot's rapists who challenged his conviction. The testimony from this and the earlier hearing in Avignon - particularly the appalling videos - can never be unseen or unheard.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
As Gisèle Pelicot rapist’s jail term is increased, French...
The only man to challenge his sentence has lost his appeal. But campaigners fear old attitudes remain in place
observer.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Groundhog Day in France. Four days after Sébastien Lecornu resigned as prime minister, Emmanuel Macron has reappointed him. There's no government but under the French constitution Lecornu has until Monday to submit a 2026 budget.
www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...
France, in political crisis, risks having no budget
With no government and a hard deadline on October 13 for submitting the budget bill to Parliament, every passing day makes it more likely France will enter 2026 without a budget.
www.lemonde.fr
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Husamettin Dogan’s conviction for the aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot while she was under “chemical submission” ie. drugged, upheld by the appeal court. The jury increased his sentence by a year from 9 to 10 years.
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Gisèle Pelicot will be back in court on Monday after one of the 51 men convicted last year of raping her appealed. She does not have to attend the new trial but is determined to see the case through, her lawyers say.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Gisèle Pelicot faces rerun of court trauma after one of h...
Incredulity at convicted man’s claim that victim’s husband tricked him into raping her, despite evidence
observer.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Gisèle Pelicot will be back in court on Monday after one of the 51 men convicted last year of raping her appealed. She does not have to attend the new trial but is determined to see the case through, her lawyers say.
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Gisèle Pelicot faces rerun of court trauma after one of h...
Incredulity at convicted man’s claim that victim’s husband tricked him into raping her, despite evidence
observer.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Baffling. For 2 years protestors are allowed to march across Britain calling for the killing of a specific group of people. Then everyone is surprised when people of the specific group are killed? Thoughts for the victims' families. May their memory be a blessing.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Six minutes of terror: how Manchester synagogue attack unfolded
Witnesses screamed ‘he’s got a bomb’ and ‘shoot him’ before suspect was killed by armed police
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.

She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Now how about the companies, recommended by UK.gov website, charging those arriving in the UK - including for funerals and sick family - hundreds of pounds a time for Covid tests similar, if not exactly the same, as those the NHS was sending out for free? Making money out of people's misery.
October 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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BREAKING | Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE
Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE
www.independent.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The argument against a wealth tax is often that it will discourage entrepreneurship and innovation - take a look at this list of France's wealthiest people and count how often the words inherited/heir/heiress come up . . .
How many billionaires does France have and who are they?
Despite its reputation for high taxes and a strong union movement, France still has dozens of billionaires.
www.thelocal.fr
September 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
How long does a man live?

A man lives for as long as we carry him inside us,
For as long as we carry the harvest of his dreams
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Brian Patten obituary
One of the Liverpool poets, along with Roger McGough and Adrian Henri, who was a perceptive writer on love
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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The “Block Everything” takes France by storm.

Angry protestors see this as a sequel to the gilets jaunes movement.
The “Block Everything” takes France by storm
Angry protestors see this as a sequel to the gilets jaunes movement.
www.newstatesman.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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‘All the accused men in that court had a double life’: Béatrice Zavarro on defending Dominique Pelicot
‘All the accused men in that court had a double life’: Béatrice Zavarro on defending Dominique Pelicot
He is one of the worst sexual predators in history – and she agreed to be his lawyer. But why? The woman who was called ‘the devil’s advocate’ explains all
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Interview with lawyer Béatrice Zavarro who defended sexual predator Dominique Pelicot earning her the nickname "the Devil's Advocate" and has written a book - "Defending the Undefendable" - about the harrowing, life-changing trial last year.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
‘All the accused men in that court had a double life’: Béatrice Zavarro on defending Dominique Pelicot
He is one of the worst sexual predators in history – and she agreed to be his lawyer. But why? The woman who was called ‘the devil’s advocate’ explains all
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM