< Translator’s note: The original formatting of the stories has been preserved. The translations aim to remain as close as possible to each author's original wording and expression.

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Three years ago, I was walking through a badly-lit underground crossing.

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Two men were coming towards me, they noticed me and started surrounding me from both sides, and blocking my way forward. Having come very close, they grabbed my buttocks and walked away laughing.

 

I froze in place from fear, afterwards I was violently shaking. 

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Nastia; story shared in 2022 as part of the campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.”