Green News EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
Green News EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
World News Euronews moderates Reddit Q&A on how to end violence against women Euronews spoke with Iris Luarasi, an expert on violence against women and she answered user questions submitted on Reddit. 26/11/2019
Russia Domestic Violence: High number of cases in Russia urges new action "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. 25/11/2019
World News Wanted: Eight men on the run for violent crimes against women Described by the UN as “the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world”, the organisation says one-in-three women experience violent or sexual abuse. 25/11/2019
USA Woman's call to 911 for pizza delivery leads to arrest "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?" 22/11/2019
United Kingdom Man found guilty of killing heavily pregnant ex-wife with crossbow Police revealed that Sana's ex-husband had bought two crossbows months prior to the attack and carried out surveillance on her house. 22/11/2019
Finland Finland's gender-neutral policies 'conceal female victims of violence' Experts claim attempts in Finland to be more gender-neutral is having the unintended consequence of concealing female victims of domestic violence 22/11/2019
Hungary A quest for justice: Hungary's victims of domestic violence Every fifth Hungarian woman lives in a physically abusive relationship, according to a local NGO 22/11/2019
Spain Domestic abuse survivor on why walking away is not easy 'One day I will change - but how long will that take?' 20/11/2019
France Women in France work to raise awareness about domestic violence Reporting doesn't always work in preventing the worse from happening: at least one-third of the women killed in 2018 had previously filed a complaint with the police, according to a report by Le Monde newspaper. 19/11/2019
World News 'Every society' has violence against women, expert says Ahead of the International Day of Violence against Women on November 25, Euronews takes a look at the statistics on the issue. 19/11/2019
World News Watch: How is Europe faring on violence against women? 58% per cent of the 87,000 women murdered in 2017 were killed by intimate partners or family members. 18/11/2019
South Africa 'We stand together': Meghan visits memorial for murdered student Meghan Markle visited a memorial to Uyinene Mrwetyana, a young South African whose rape and murder inspired thousands to protest. 28/09/2019
France Watch: Protestors mark 100 domestic violence deaths in France in 2019 Protestors gathered to commemorate the 100 victims, with the 101st being announced two days later. 03/09/2019
Russia Euroviews. The chilling inaction on domestic violence in Russia is endangering women’s lives ǀ View Russia has no domestic violence law and does not treat domestic violence as a stand-alone criminal offense. In a dramatic step back in 2017, certain forms of domestic violence were actually decriminalised. 29/07/2019
France France: 74 women killed by their partners so far in 2019 NGOs and families of victims marched across Paris on Saturday to denounce the rise in femicides and demand governmental action. 06/07/2019
Russia Russia: Outrage over murder charges against domestic violence victims Murder charges against three teenage sisters in Russia who killed their father as a result of domestic and sexual violence have sparked outrage in the country. 05/07/2019
Spain Spain's 999 female victims of domestic violence A published list has revealed the 999 names of women in Spain who have died as a result of violence from their partners or ex-partners since official records began in 2003. 13/06/2019
USA Ohio man punches lawyer in court after receiving 47-year sentence "All I remember is waking up on the floor underneath the table," the lawyer said. 21/02/2019
France Paralysed by violent partner, woman found 'partly responsible' A woman has been found "partly responsible" and denied full compensation by a French court after she was paralysed from the waist down by her violent partner. 04/01/2019
Spain Spain's PP signals concession to Vox party over domestic violence law Spain's far-right Vox party says it will pull its support for a People's Party (PP) and Ciudadanos coalition government in Andalusia unless the parties agree to overturn domestic violence legislation Vox deems part of the "radical feminist agenda." 03/01/2019