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One year ago today, I officially launched Girl Friday! I am forever grateful to all of you for joining me on this adventure. Thanks to your suggestions and interests, over the past 224 Instagram posts and countless stories I've covered a range of topics, including the renewed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, wrongful incarceration in the U.S, the plight of Uyghurs in China, and inspiring women-led political movements in Belarus and Thailand.