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Journalists Told Poor Word Choice Can Downplay Harm of FGM

Thursday July 30, 2026 Journalists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya join facilitators for a group photograph after a regional workshop in Nairobi on ethical, survivor-centred coverage of female genital mutilation (FGM) and…

July 30, 2026 3 min 4 views