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City 6 years ago
After months-long trial, schizophrenic Bogor woman absolved of blasphemy charge
A blasphemy case started after a video of Suzethe Margareth entering Al-Munawaroh Mosque in Sentul, Bogor regency, went viral last year. Believing that her husband was marrying another woman inside the mosque, she stormed inside with her pet dog and wearing her shoes.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Healing a nation’s trauma without mental hospitals
Cambodians experienced a massive traumatic event, defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for of Mental Disorders as “a direct or indirect exposure to death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence”.
City 6 years ago
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Schizophrenic woman stands trial for blasphemy
A legal report accusing Suzethe of blasphemy was filed with the police shortly after the incident. The police processed the report and submitted the dossier to the court, even though Suzethe’s children have provided evidence that their mother has mental health issues.
Health 6 years ago
Letterbox campaign helps Afghans cope with silent war of mental health
Hundreds of Afghans, weary of war and unsure of the future, have joined a letter-writing campaign to share their feelings with the powerful few who will decide on peace with the Taliban and, with it, the fate of their country.
Opinion 6 years ago
Mental health: The forgotten element in human development
As physical and sexual violence dominated the report, what is equally important but often unseen and forgotten is emotional and mental abuse in intimate relationships, leaving it untreated or often being ignored or undermined. However, the impacts on the victim are equally serious, even worse than scars or bruises.
