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A Fabulous feature in which Paris describes her experience of stalking and image-based abuse, and its impact on her.
Content note: Contains detailed descriptions of stalking and image-based sexual abuse.
View original coverage on The Sun(opens in a new tab)Paris speaks about her concern that the man jailed for stalking her could be released early under the Government's early-release measures.
Content note: Includes discussion of stalking and image-based sexual abuse.
View original coverage on Internewscast(opens in a new tab)Daily Mail report, republished by MaxM News, in which Paris speaks about her concern that the man jailed for stalking her could be released early under the Government's early-release measures.
Content note: Includes discussion of stalking and image-based sexual abuse.
View original coverage on Daily Mail (via MaxM News)(opens in a new tab)Paris speaks about her concern that the man jailed for stalking her could be released early under the Government's early-release measures.
Content note: Includes discussion of stalking and image-based sexual abuse.
View original coverage on TDPel Media(opens in a new tab)Paris speaks about her concern that the man jailed for stalking her could be released early under the Government's early-release measures.
Content note: Includes discussion of stalking and image-based sexual abuse.
View original coverage on The Express Gazette(opens in a new tab)BBC South's political editor reports on the Westminster Hall debate prompted by Paris's petition, which was signed more than 107,000 times.
View original coverage on BBC News(opens in a new tab)Coverage of a survivors' march in support of Paris's Law and justice reform, which also marked the launch of the survivor-led National Survivors Justice Coalition. Paris spoke about her experience of the justice system.
View original coverage on Daily Echo(opens in a new tab)The conversation continues: post-separation abuse, the emotional toll of the justice process, and why Paris believes legislative reform is needed.
Content note: Includes discussion of domestic abuse, strangulation and suicidal feelings.
View original coverage on Crime Analyst(opens in a new tab)A long-form podcast conversation about Paris's experience, the 530-day wait for trial and the impact of late guilty pleas on survivors.
Content note: Includes discussion of domestic abuse and strangulation.
View original coverage on Crime Analyst(opens in a new tab)A long-form Telegraph feature on Paris's experience of coercive control and why she is campaigning for change to the way late guilty pleas are treated.
Content note: Contains descriptions of physical and psychological abuse.
View original coverage on The Telegraph(opens in a new tab)As the petition passes 100,000 signatures, Paris says the total “shows just how many people feel that something isn't right”, and calls for greater awareness of coercive control among young people.
View original coverage on Daily Echo(opens in a new tab)A Metro feature in which Paris talks about her experience of domestic abuse and the court process that followed.
Content note: Contains detailed descriptions of domestic abuse and strangulation.
View original coverage on Metro(opens in a new tab)A report on Paris's campaign to stop sentence reductions for late guilty pleas, including her experience of abuse and the outcome of her case in court.
Content note: Contains detailed descriptions of domestic abuse and strangulation.
View original coverage on The News, Portsmouth(opens in a new tab)An interview in which Paris speaks about her lived experience of domestic abuse and the outcome of her case in court.
Content note: Contains detailed descriptions of domestic abuse and strangulation.
View original coverage on The Sun(opens in a new tab)Paris features in an LBC report in which survivors explain why they believe late changes of plea should not earn a reduced sentence.
Content note: Includes detailed accounts of violence from several survivors.
View original coverage on LBC(opens in a new tab)BBC South reports on Paris's petition calling for an end to sentence reductions for late guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases. Paris says she is hopeful it “could be the start of a judicial system reform”.
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