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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

Discrimination & the law

6 Nursing Homes Accused of HIV Discrimination

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Poz
22 September 2016
Drug policy & policing

Philippines' war on drugs affecting fight against HIV

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Deutsche Welle
20 September 2016
HIV prevention policy

I wrote this piece while getting chemotherapy, because people have started using cancer patients like me as a weapon against gay people

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The Independent
19 September 2016
People & personal stories

Through a Journal, a Long-Term HIV Survivor Looks Back at the Early Years

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The Body
19 September 2016
Human rights

How three drug users took on the might of the Russian state

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The Guardian
15 September 2016
Combatting stigma

Prince Harry makes private visit to HIV hospital where Diana helped break stigma

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Daily Telegraph
15 September 2016
Experiences of stigma

AIDS in South Korea: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

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The Diplomat
14 September 2016
HIV & criminal law

Black PLWHA Face Higher Rates of Incarceration, Longer Sentences

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Black AIDS Institute
13 September 2016
HIV & criminal law

South Africa: Two Women Charged With Stealing ARVs From Mpumalanga Clinic

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AllAfrica
12 September 2016
People & personal stories

This Is What It’s Like To Be Dying Of AIDS – And Then Survive

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BuzzFeed
10 September 2016
HIV prevention policy

Russia faces HIV epidemic with 1 million positive cases; Kremlin blames moral lapses

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ABC Online
7 September 2016
Harm reduction

Is harm reduction the primary goal, or acceptable only in the service of eliminating drug use?

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Drink & Drug News
6 September 2016
Finding support

Pregnant and diagnosed with HIV: the group providing support for mothers

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The Guardian
6 September 2016
Activism & civil society

Russian HIV workers fear blacklisting

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BBC News
6 September 2016
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilization in government hospitals

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Daily Mail
5 September 2016
Ageing & HIV

HIV Survivors Face Their Own Vietnam

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The Advocate
30 August 2016
History of HIV & AIDS

The woman who discovered India's first HIV cases

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BBC
30 August 2016
Drug policy & policing

The Injustice Of Lifetime Food Stamp Bans

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Huffington Post
30 August 2016
HIV testing programmes & uptake

Making a difference in your organisation: Why workplace HIV testing makes sense

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Martyn Loukes
25 August 2016
Telling people you have HIV

Scott Agnew review – intimate standup set tackles HIV diagnosis

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The Guardian
25 August 2016
Harm reduction

Hysteria about drugs and harm minimisation. It's always the same old story

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The Guardian
23 August 2016
People & personal stories

Having Sex With Poz Men Helped Kick My Fear of HIV

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The Advocate
23 August 2016
History of HIV & AIDS

Art Aids America review – gay artists channel anguish, anger and intimacy

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The Guardian
22 August 2016
People & personal stories

Todd Heywood was the victim of a hate crime. He was almost arrested because of it — and HIV criminalisation laws.

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HIVPlusMag
18 August 2016