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Kosovo

Thousands demonstrate in Kosovo over alleged rape of girl, 11

Protesters threw red paint at government buildings in Pristina over the incident.

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Brussels dismisses privacy concerns over online child sexual abuse law

The Commission's proposal would require social media platforms and online communications providers to scan all content, even encrypted content, for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).

Canada

Pope to beg forgiveness for 'evil' done to indigenous Canadians

The Pontiff will apologise to Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors. The visit marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pope from the Americas and the discovery of hundreds of probable graves at the school sites.

Germany

Report finds 196 German clerics abused children in Münster diocese

The research found that there were at least 610 victims of abuse in the diocese over 75 years, but the true number could be as high as 6,000.

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Germany

Church convicts Catholic ex-priest of abusing boy for several years

The man was ordered to pay 10% of his income to a charity that supports victims of abuse.

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‘Digital fingerprints’ used to tackle child sex abuse imagery

The digitally fingerprinted images include some of the most extreme examples of child sex abuse material.

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EU's plan to tackle online child abuse spark privacy rights fears

Privacy activists are sounding the alarm over the European Commission's plans to clamp down on online child abuse, warning that it would usher in "mass surveillance" in the bloc.

Portugal

Probe into Portuguese church sex abuse receives nearly 300 claims

A panel that began its inquiry in January has received witness statements from 290 alleged victims, with cases involving children as young as two years old.

World News

Northern Ireland government formally apologises to child abuse victims

The formal apology came more than five years after an inquiry into historical abuse at church institutions.

France

Former amateur football coach jailed for sexually abusing children

The 49-year-old man was given an 18-year prison sentence by a Paris court.

Spain

Spain approves investigation into sexual abuse within Catholic Church

The Spanish clergy has long been criticised for its failure to investigate allegations of sexual violence.

World News

Over 100 European suspects identified in online child abuse probe

The long-running global investigation into online child abuse images was led by New Zealand.

Germany

German court convicts Catholic Church priest of abusing children

The 70-year-old was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay victims €50,000 in damages.

Portugal

More than 200 allegations of sex abuse in Portuguese Catholic Church

An independent committee was set up in January to examine historical sex abuse.

Spain

Spain moves closer to investigation into Catholic Church sex abuse

Spain's Bishops Conference has now refused an official inquiry into allegations of priest abuse.

Tech News

EU will force tech firms to do more against child sexual abuse online

The EU's home affairs commissioner plans to propose new legislation that will strengthen requirements for reporting abuse by social media platforms and internet service providers.

France

French Catholic Academy questions findings of child sex abuse inquiry

An October report estimated that 216,000 children have been abused by French clergy since 1950.

Portugal

Portugal's Catholic Church plans committee to probe child sex abuse

Leading Portuguese Catholics, including politicians and writers, had urged bishops to create a fully independent committee to investigate possible historic abuse.

France

French Catholic Church agrees to compensate victims of child sex abuse

A damming report last month estimated that around 330,000 children were sexually abused over 70 years by priests or other church-related figures.

France

French bishops pray for forgiveness for 'massive phenomenon' of abuse

Bishops in the holy town of Lourdes prayed on their knees in a penitential gesture to ask god for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church.