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  • Signed of different bike routes are standing in the countryside near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling in the countryside near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is starting to cycle from Thixendale to York, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling on the way to Thixendale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A peacock is standing in a garden at Nunnington Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Star Inn is located in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Black Swan is standing in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Rievaulx Abbey is standing among greenery in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Items that belonged to T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") are on display, along with pictures and books, inside his bedroom in Clouds Hill, his former home near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Afreen, 17, a member of the Red Brigades, is performing during a street play promoting awareness about women’s condition in India, on the streets of Madiyaw colony, Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh. The Red Brigades are a group of young women led by Usha, 25, who after an attempted rape began talking about abuse with her students, aged around 14 to 18 years old. Usha founded the Red Brigades in November 2010. They perform in self-written plays on gender equality around villages and cities, take part to protests and also teach self-defence classes. Most of the girls in the group have experienced some kind of abuse in their past. They sing words such as "all sisters are breaking all the rules, boundaries, come to bring a new world, change will come," and "for how long do we have to go through this?" and "the country has freedom, but girls do not have freedom."
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  • York Brewery Beers are being sold at a pub in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A woman is cycling near Rievaulx, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A burger is being served at The Durham Ox restaurant, in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A young woman is serving tea and cake in a shop in Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • (name changed) Kanchan Kumari Sharma, 12, is standing insider her home in Sersiya Kekrahi village, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 2012, Kanchan went with a friend to bring lunch to her father, around 2 km away from her home. On the way they met Rajesh (rapist) and Ashok, a friend of his. Both girls were picked up on the spot using an excuse. Ashok drove Kanchan's friend home, but Rajesh forced Kanchan to travel with him during six days and for hundreds of kilometres across different states. (Mirzapur / Chennai / Itarsi / Bhusawal) He raped her once behind the station in Itarsi. With great effort and some coincidence, the uncle of Kanchan managed to bring her back home. Although she was scared, she insisted on going to the police to file a case (FIR). She was kept at the police station for 12 days and threatened to prevent her from filing an official case. Ashok and Rajesh are from higher caste and wealthy families. While Rajesh spent 24 days in jail initially in summer 2012, he is now a free man while the trial is still going on. Kanchan's family is now struggling to put together 30.000 Indian Rupees (500 USD) to continue battling for justice in court.
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  • Chocolate is on sale inside York Cocoa House Tearoom, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Christian artefacts are exhibited inside York Minster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling on the road towards Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tourists are staring in a green field with their dogs near Pocklington's Buddhist Centre, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Green fields are visible on the road near Millington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling on the way to Thixendale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Majestic fountains are exhibited in a harder in Castle Howard, near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Green and yellow fields are growing near Castle Howard, near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A peacock is standing in a garden at Nunnington Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Star Inn's restaurant is ready for guests in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • People are walking in Helmsley's town square, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Cars are parked in Helmsley's town square, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Salmon is served at The Black Swan in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A dog statue is standing next to a red door to a home in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is approaching the entrance of Shandy Hall, in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Durham Ox is standing in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Fish and chips are being served at The Durham Ox restaurant, in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Live music entertainment, with a man playing guitar and singing, is being provided at The Durham Ox restaurant, in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Two youngsters playing soccer near Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tourists are eating at a traditional culinary shop in Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Traditional culinary items are on sale in a shop in Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Open to the public, an elegant cottage and former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, is located near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Open to the public, an elegant cottage and former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, is located near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Open to the public, an elegant cottage and former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, is located near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • A painting belonging to T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") and still working, is sitting inside Clouds Hill, his former home near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Pravesh Verma, 29, from the charity MASVAW, is smiling inside his home in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Pravesh grew up in a middle class family living in a small village where women had to stay in the house and cover their faces when young or just married. He never helped with anything at home; sometimes he and his brother used to beat their sister when she left home to be with her local friends. He used to insult girls using foul language. He had a girlfriend, an adult relationship, but nobody was to know. When his father found out, they had to break up. He later moved to Lucknow in 2001 to study philosophy, and in summer 2007 he attended his first MASVAW-workshop on gender equality. He was impressed and continued to visit those kind of workshops in the coming years. Pravesh began to change; he started to cook and clean on his own, opened up a banking account for his sister where he could deposit some money for her, he even asked his father to change some of his property to his mother's name. He now has a girlfriend named Pinki, 29, and they both met each other's parents. He would like to marry her, but she is still thinking about it. She lives close to Delhi, and they can only meet twice a month. He resides in Lucknow with his sister and his old grandmother, around 100 years old.
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  • A lone woman is crossing a small fence near a railway crossing on the outskirts of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  • A woman and her two children are sitting next to a field in the rural area outside of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  • (name changed) Neelam Bharadwaj, 16, (right) is standing inside her family’s home in Rajbhar village, located around 20 kilometres away from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India, while her older sister Sanju, 29, (left) is cooking. Neelam was raped when she was 13 years old. After walking to a local shop on the main road neighbouring her village, she was forcibly picked up by two men. While one of them was raping her in the bushes, the other watched out. After some time, she managed to free herself and run away, hiding under a bridge in cold dirty water for several hours. When she returned home in the morning, the family was too afraid to go to the police, but activist Mangla Parsad, 34, from PVCHR, convinced the family to take the right action. The police initially insulted and threatened the family for bringing the facts up, but filed the official case (FIR) nevertheless. The rape was not mentioned in the file due to an inaccurate and superficial medical record that did not, in fact, mention it. Because of social shame facing by victims of rape in India, the family agreed to wed Neelam to an older man, with help of an agent. After the marriage, her husband raped her again for a whole month before she decided to return home with her family. Neelam’s father works in the metal industry in Mumbai and manages to send around 2-3000 INR every month. He only visits the family once in a year. Neelam goes to school and she is studying in 11th Class Standard. She is interested in doing BA in Arts after completing her high school 12th final year.
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  • (name changed) Neelam Bharadwaj, 16, is standing inside her family’s home in Rajbhar village, located around 20 kilometres away from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Neelam was raped when she was 13 years old. After walking to a local shop on the main road neighbouring her village, she was forcibly picked up by two men. While one of them was raping her in the bushes, the other watched out. After some time, she managed to free herself and run away, hiding under a bridge in cold dirty water for several hours. When she returned home in the morning, the family was too afraid to go to the police, but activist Mangla Parsad, 34, from PVCHR, convinced the family to take the right action. The police initially insulted and threatened the family for bringing the facts up, but filed the official case (FIR) nevertheless. The rape was not mentioned in the file due to an inaccurate and superficial medical record that did not, in fact, mention it. Because of social shame facing by victims of rape in India, the family agreed to wed Neelam to an older man, with help of an agent. After the marriage, her husband raped her again for a whole month before she decided to return home with her family. Neelam’s father works in the metal industry in Mumbai and manages to send around 2-3000 INR every month. He only visits the family once in a year. Neelam goes to school and she is studying in 11th Class Standard. She is interested in doing BA in Arts after completing her high school 12th final year.
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  • (name changed) Neelam Bharadwaj, 16, is standing among some clothes inside her family’s home in Rajbhar village, located around 20 kilometres away from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Neelam was raped when she was 13 years old. After walking to a local shop on the main road neighbouring her village, she was forcibly picked up by two men. While one of them was raping her in the bushes, the other watched out. After some time, she managed to free herself and run away, hiding under a bridge in cold dirty water for several hours. When she returned home in the morning, the family was too afraid to go to the police, but activist Mangla Parsad, 34, from PVCHR, convinced the family to take the right action. The police initially insulted and threatened the family for bringing the facts up, but filed the official case (FIR) nevertheless. The rape was not mentioned in the file due to an inaccurate and superficial medical record that did not, in fact, mention it. Because of social shame facing by victims of rape in India, the family agreed to wed Neelam to an older man, with help of an agent. After the marriage, her husband raped her again for a whole month before she decided to return home with her family. Neelam’s father works in the metal industry in Mumbai and manages to send around 2-3000 INR every month. He only visits the family once in a year. Neelam goes to school and she is studying in 11th Class Standard. She is interested in doing BA in Arts after completing her high school 12th final year.
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  • Members of the Red Brigades are performing in a street play promoting awareness about women’s condition in India, on the streets of Madiyaw colony, Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh. The Red Brigades are a group of young women led by Usha, 25, who after an attempted rape began talking about abuse with her students, aged around 14 to 18 years old. Usha founded the Red Brigades in November 2010. They act in self-written plays on gender equality around villages and cities, take part to protests and also teach self-defence classes. Most of the girls in the group have experienced some kind of abuse in their past. They sing words such as "all sisters are breaking all the rules, boundaries, come to bring a new world, change will come," and "for how long do we have to go through this?" and "the country has freedom, but girls do not have freedom."
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  • Indian men are walking next to provoking Pepsi advertisement starring Bollywood celebrity Priyanka Chopra, on the streets of Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  • Chocolate is on sale inside York Cocoa House Tearoom, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Sweets are on sale at Betty's Tearoom in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tourists are attending a guided tour of York Minster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Statues are standing inside York Minster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A stuffed lion's head is exhibited on a wall of the House Of The Trembling Madness pub in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • People are having a drink at the House Of The Trembling Madness pub in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • People are walking by York Minister, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Hikers are walking on a green field near Pocklington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Next to a typical English red phone booth, a tourist is starting to cycle from Thixendale to York, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Woods are thick on the way to Thixendale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Burythorpe Country House is located in Burythorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Signed are indicating the road towards Burythorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Jams are on sale in front of a house on the road towards Burythorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tourists are walking in the park of Castle Howard, near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling on the road towards Castle Howard, near York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Deer, apple pieces and cheese served at The Star Inn in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Star Inn is located in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Star Inn is located in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • The Star Inn is located in Harome, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Hand-carved walking sticks made by Keith Pickering are sitting in his shop in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Keith Pickering is polishing a hand-carved walking stick in his shop in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • People are walking near Helmsley's town square, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Marmalades are on sale in a shop on Helmsley's town square, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • People are walking in Helmsley's town square, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Italian gnocchi are served at The Black Swan in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A couple is sitting on a bench at The Feathers pub in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is cycling in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Pink flowers are growing inside a garden at Shandy Hall, in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Apple juice bottles are on sale inside a shot at Shandy Hall, in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • An old century is standing next to St Michaels' Church, in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Trees are standing among green fields near Coxwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Road signs are seen in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Tables at The Durham Ox restaurant are ready for guests, in Crayke, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A black rabbit sculpture is on sale at a garden shop inside Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A large teapot art installation is standing inside Beningbrough Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • A tourist is using a binocular while sitting at a traditional shop in Beningbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Open to the public, an elegant cottage and former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, is located near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Open to the public, an elegant cottage and former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, is located near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Old pictures hang on walls inside the former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • The greek words 'Ou Phrontis' ('Who cares?') are inscripted above the door of the former home of T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • A gramophone belonging to T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") and still working, is sitting next to a painting inside Clouds Hill, his former home near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • A portrait of T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") on display in Clouds Hill, his former home near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Items that belonged to T. E. Lawrence, ("Lawrence of Arabia") are on display, along with pictures and books, inside his bedroom in Clouds Hill, his former home near Wool, Dorset, southwest England.
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  • Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi, (left) and her wife (right) are listening to some of their collaborators at the PVCHR headquarters in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Lenin's grandfather was a freedom fighter in India's fight against the British. His father was a communist, so he names all of his children after famous communists: Mao, Che Guevara, Stalin, Lenin and Raul. Lenin used to be a doctor in Ayurveda and modern medicine but quit because of the inherent corruption he witnessed. He founded PVCHR in 1996. The charity organises workshops, supports victims during trial and with the police, and promotes education and gender equality.
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  • In the early morning, a lone boy is standing by Hindu writing on a wall near Sersiya Kekrahi village, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India. In 2012, Kanchan (name changed) went with a friend to bring lunch to her father, around 2 km away from her home. On the way they met Rajesh (rapist) and Ashok, a friend of his. Both girls were picked up on the spot using an excuse. Ashok drove Kanchan's friend home, but Rajesh forced Kanchan to travel with him during six days and for hundreds of kilometres across different states. (Mirzapur / Chennai / Itarsi / Bhusawal) He raped her once behind the station in Itarsi. With great effort and some coincidence, the uncle of Kanchan managed to bring her back home. Although she was scared, she insisted on going to the police to file a case (FIR). She was kept at the police station for 12 days and threatened to prevent her from filing an official case. Ashok and Rajesh are from higher caste and wealthy families. While Rajesh spent 24 days in jail initially in summer 2012, he is now a free man while the trial is still going on. Kanchan's family is now struggling to put together 30.000 Indian Rupees (500 USD) to continue battling for justice in court.
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  • Young women are taking part to an awareness workshop organised by Neeta Shani, from the charity PVCHR, in Parmandapur, a rural area near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The girls are painting pro-women slogans on the walls of the local Panchayat, or village council.
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  • In the early morning, men are standing around the roads of Sersiya Kekrahi village, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India, where Kanchan Kumari Sharma, 12, (name changed) resides with her family. In 2012, Kanchan went with a friend to bring lunch to her father, around 2 km away from her home. On the way they met Rajesh (rapist) and Ashok, a friend of his. Both girls were picked up on the spot using an excuse. Ashok drove Kanchan's friend home, but Rajesh forced Kanchan to travel with him during six days and for hundreds of kilometres across different states. (Mirzapur / Chennai / Itarsi / Bhusawal) He raped her once behind the station in Itarsi. With great effort and some coincidence, the uncle of Kanchan managed to bring her back home. Although she was scared, she insisted on going to the police to file a case (FIR). She was kept at the police station for 12 days and threatened to prevent her from filing an official case. Ashok and Rajesh are from higher caste and wealthy families. While Rajesh spent 24 days in jail initially in summer 2012, he is now a free man while the trial is still going on. Kanchan's family is now struggling to put together 30.000 Indian Rupees (500 USD) to continue battling for justice in court.
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  • People are passing by a capsized Tata truck on a rural road outside of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  • (name changed) Neelam Bharadwaj, 16, is preparing some rice for cooking while sitting inside her family’s home in Rajbhar village, located around 20 kilometres away from Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Neelam was raped when she was 13 years old. After walking to a local shop on the main road neighbouring her village, she was forcibly picked up by two men. While one of them was raping her in the bushes, the other watched out. After some time, she managed to free herself and run away, hiding under a bridge in cold dirty water for several hours. When she returned home in the morning, the family was too afraid to go to the police, but activist Mangla Parsad, 34, from PVCHR, convinced the family to take the right action. The police initially insulted and threatened the family for bringing the facts up, but filed the official case (FIR) nevertheless. The rape was not mentioned in the file due to an inaccurate and superficial medical record that did not, in fact, mention it. Because of social shame facing by victims of rape in India, the family agreed to wed Neelam to an older man, with help of an agent. After the marriage, her husband raped her again for a whole month before she decided to return home with her family. Neelam’s father works in the metal industry in Mumbai and manages to send around 2-3000 INR every month. He only visits the family once in a year. Neelam goes to school and she is studying in 11th Class Standard. She is interested in doing BA in Arts after completing her high school 12th final year.
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  • A young girl and other women are walking near a fruit vendor on the roads of Madiyaw colony, Lucknow District, Uttar Pradesh.
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