Sam Mednick
Bio:
Sam Mednick is a freelance journalist based in South Sudan. Over the past 12 years she has reported on humanitarian, human interest, and conflict stories from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. She writes for The Associated Press, VICE, Devex, and iPolitics, among other international publications. She also produces and hosts a weekly radio and a podcast. Follow her work at sammednick.com and on Twitter @sammednick.
WMC Women Under Siege
How women are fighting back in South Sudan’s epicenter of rape
“He said, ‘If you cry, I’ll kill you,’” Agnes says. “He clasped my throat so I wouldn’t scream, threw me to the ground and raped me.” The shy, anxious 18-year-old lowers her eyes and touches her throat. She’s barely said a word in two months.
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