Jai Mitchell had planned to have a home birth. “My sister had a really bad hospital experience,” Mitchell, who lives in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “Knowing the statistics and the things that happen when it comes to births, and Black women specifically, in the hospital I just didn’t feel safe. I thought that […]
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1 in 5 women are mistreated during maternal care. These women share their stories.
Jai Mitchell had planned to have a home birth. “My sister had a really bad hospital experience,” Mitchell, who lives in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “Knowing the statistics and the things that happen when it comes to births, and Black women specifically, in the hospital I just didn’t feel safe. I thought that […]
Palestinian woman says she was mistreated after Israel detained her in Gaza
By Mohammad Salem RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers seized Tamam al-Aswad after their tanks crashed through the walls of a Gaza City school where she was sheltering in December, later imprisoning her for weeks in Israel where she says she was insulted and mistreated. Aswad says she was freed on Thursday at the […]
Ascarate ducks injured, mistreated, killed over the years: Trish Long
Steve Buraczyk emailed me about a story he remembered as a young man: I remember a story about someone who was arrested for shooting and killing ducks at Ascarate Lake. I believe it was in the late 70s or before 1981. I would love to see the story again, but I can’t find it online. […]
Three Gaza brothers say they were beaten, mistreated in Israeli detention
By Saleh Salem and Bassam Masoud GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian brothers rounded up by Israel in the Gaza Strip said they and fellow detainees were beaten, stripped to their underwear, burnt with cigarettes and subjected to other forms of mistreatment during their detention. Sobhi Yaseen, his brothers Sady and Ibrahim, were among a group […]