In a small village outside Hebron (Palestine), Mariam’s* world nearly collapsed with a single message.

A close friend had secretly taken photos of her without a veil and was threatening to post them online unless she paid.

In Jiwaka province (Papua New Guinea), Lilly* dreads returning home from the market, fearing that her husband will become intoxicated again, beat her, and monopolize the only mobile phone in the house – further isolating her from online resources and the outside world.

Iryna*, a young woman from Kyiv (Ukraine) living with HIV and a survivor of sexual violence, found herself displaced without communication tools and cut off from essential support services when the full-scale war erupted.

Although these stories unfold in vastly different contexts, women’s safety and dignity are constantly negotiated and compromised – at home, in public, and on screens. The rise of digital violence against women and girls has blurred the boundaries between physical and virtual spaces, making it harder for women and girls to find safety. At the same time, digital tools are useful for effective survivor-centred responses to combat violence against women and girls.

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