domestic violence

On average, one woman died at the hands of her partner or ex-partner every two days.

According to the "scarce" data WHO has received, emergency calls by women subjected to violence by their intimate partners jumped 60% across European member states in April, compared to the same period last year.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says many women and girls are threatened and appeals for "peace at home" amid the pandemic.

The German publisher Bauer Verlag has apologised for a horoscope published in Tina magazine, which announced possible domestic violence to the reader.

Euronews spoke with an expert on violence against women and she answered user questions submitted on Reddit.

"Russia is one of the only major countries that does not have dedicated laws for domestic violence, despite official findings that at least one in five women has experienced physical violence perpetrated by a husband or partner," Alexandra Patsalides, a lawyer with Equality Now told Euronews.

"This is the wrong number to order a pizza," the dispatcher said, then added shortly after, "I'm getting you now, OK. ... The guy still there?"

Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house.