Refugees contributor: Federica Marsi and Preethi Nallu Federica Marsi is a journalism graduate from City University of London. Before moving to Beirut, she reported from Tunisia and the occupied Palestinian territories. Her work has been published on Al Jazeera, Vice UK, Open Democracy, The Middle East Magazine, Wired and others. Follow her @bocchia. Preethi Nallu is the Managing Editor of Refugees Deeply. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/federica-marsi-and-preethi-nallu/rss en Lone Women ‘Easy Targets’ for Exploitation in E.U. Crises & Conflicts Thu, 19 May 2016 10:42:35 +0000 Federica Marsi and Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/19/lone-women-easy-targets-for-exploitation-in-e-u https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/19/lone-women-easy-targets-for-exploitation-in-e-u In the concluding part of our series on female refugees, we explore the challenges of identifying abuse and exploitation of lone women on the move – who are highly susceptible to sex trafficking and sometimes coerced into “transactional sex” to pay their way forward. Harsh Streets Push Female Refugees Toward E.U. Crises & Conflicts Mon, 16 May 2016 09:43:31 +0000 Federica Marsi and Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/16/harsh-streets-push-female-refugees-toward-e-u https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/16/harsh-streets-push-female-refugees-toward-e-u In the second installment of a three-part series, we visit women struggling to find shelter and make a living – two key problems the Women’s Refugee Commission cites as driving gender-based violence against urban refugees, especially in countries neighboring Syria. Female Refugees Face ‘Cycle’ of Sexual Violence Health Laws & Policy Fri, 13 May 2016 11:21:08 +0000 Federica Marsi and Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/13/female-refugees-face-cycle-of-sexual-violence https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/05/13/female-refugees-face-cycle-of-sexual-violence In this first installment of a three-part series, we explore the threats faced by female refugees, especially Syrian women – including the risk of being trafficked into the sex trade on their journeys to Europe and even after reaching its shores.