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Nancy Pelosi stands behind a lectern. In front of her is a sign that says, “Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act.”
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Congress Takes Aim at Abusers’ Illegal Guns in New Violence Against Women Act

by Jennifer Gollan March 11, 2022March 15, 2022

After Reveal reported on soaring rates of intimate partner homicide, new legislation gives state and local law enforcement more power to crack down on abusers who have weapons unlawfully.

Actress Angelina Jolie stands behind a lectern. Senators and advocates stand in a row behind her.
Posted inGuns

How the Updated Violence Against Women Act Would Crack Down on Domestic Abusers Who Have Guns

by Jennifer Gollan February 23, 2022February 23, 2022

After Reveal reported on soaring rates of intimate partner homicide, a bipartisan Senate proposal gives local law enforcement greater power to pursue abusers who possess illegal weapons.

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Armed and Abusive

by Jennifer Gollan October 26, 2021October 26, 2021

Intimate partner homicides are skyrocketing, yet police, prosecutors and judges often trust offenders to disarm themselves.

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A family gathers around the grave of their daughter, who was killed in a domestic violence situation.
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Unrelinquished

Reveal -- Site Icon by Reveal staff October 20, 2021May 23, 2022

A documentary from Reveal and Al Jazeera English exposes how ineffective laws have allowed domestic abusers to keep their guns – with deadly consequences.

An illustration shows a detail of a gun. In the trigger, a man and a woman are arguing.
Posted inGuns

Help Us Investigate Domestic Violence Shootings

by Jennifer Gollan and Byard Duncan October 9, 2021October 12, 2021

We’re trying to get a more accurate picture of how many people have been shot by offenders illegally possessing firearms.

An illustration shows a man holding a gun and staring at a woman. They are surrounded by bullets. In the foreground is shattered glass.
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Episode: When Abusers Keep Their Guns

Portrait of steven rascón by Jennifer Gollan, Katharine Mieszkowski, Taki Telonidis, Nina Martin, Amanda Pike, Grace Oldham, Sarah Mirk, Amy Mostafa, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson October 9, 2021March 3, 2022

By law, domestic abusers are banned from owning guns. But too often, those laws aren’t enforced, and the consequences can be deadly.

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How one filmmaker covered Afghan women jailed for escaping marriage

by Meghann Farnsworth February 4, 2015June 30, 2021

As recently as the 1990s, women made up 40 percent of doctors, 70 percent of school teachers and 50 percent of government workers in Afghanistan. So what happened?

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To Kill a Sparrow: Afghan Women Jailed for Love

by Zohreh Soleimani October 19, 2014February 4, 2015

In Afghanistan, thousands of young women have been imprisoned for so-called moral crimes – including running away from unlawful forced marriages or marrying against a father’s wishes. This is one woman’s story.

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