Meghan Davidson

You can find me at the same handle on bsky

How domestic deadlock brought Macron back to earth - ⁦@SylvieKauffmann⁩ for ⁦@ftopinion⁩ on the crisis in France on.ft.com/4o4gmqp

I wrote about what Malta owes my murdered mother on.ft.com/4kDhCif

The USAID freeze will also have a huge effect on independent media.. dark days -Strongmen celebrate as Trump aid freeze hits media #USAID ft.com/content/10b6a5…

Assertions that Canada has a “robust and resilient” system to deal with foreign interference feel inaccurate to anyone who has spoken to migrants here living in fear of autocratic regimes back home theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

So thrilled ⁦@ceciliasala⁩ is home safe! #JournalismisNotaCrime #WomenFreedom Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after release from prison in Iran | Italy | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…

Assad left without so much as a whisper to the people who had pledged fealty to him for decades. He didn’t even bother warning relatives, including cousins, siblings, nieces & nephews, who were left to fend for themselves as the rebels marched on Damascus: on.ft.com/3P6QZnH

Jordan’s strict abortion laws leave women with impossible choices and facing financial struggles, stigma and dangerous procedures, reports @MdLadly for @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/jord…

Really interesting panel today by @WIJ_UK on the media and language- well done!

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced the flogging of six individuals, including two women, in Deh Sabz, Kabul, for extramarital affairs and same-sex relations, resulting in 39 lashes and prison terms of one to 15 months. (Photo is old.)

This Italian surrogacy law is a devastating development #ItalySurrogacyBan

Italy criminalizes surrogacy from abroad, making it virtually impossible for gay fathers to have children. My story: nytimes.com/2024/10/16/wor…

A 27,000-acre green oasis nestled within the street grid.. This piece for ⁦@nytimes⁩ was a joy to write. In Toronto, Exploring a Wilderness in the Heart of the City - The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/10/09/tra…

The Pelicot case is devastating, but this march is a sliver of beauty #giselepelicot -Hundreds join silent march in France in support of Gisèle Pelicot | France | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2024/oct…

This is great and disturbing reporting by ⁦@anniekelly⁩ on the realities now faced by women in Afghanistan and those pushing back- Inside a secret summit of Afghan women’s rights activists – podcast The Guardian theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

*I love that Wikipedia keeps asking me for money (I have donated in the past) even though its editors took down my entry because I was "not notable enough." My husband, who has written the same number of books as me, has an entry. *extremely niche tweet

This weekend's @ftmag cover is a remarkable story I've been wanting to read for more than a decade. It's about the unsolved killing of one of Italy's greatest artists, beautifully written and meticulously reported by @mauipippa ft.com/content/c42a46…

Very much looking forward to reading this!