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Ireland

Thousands protest across Ireland for second day over rugby rape trial

Discontent over the handling of a high-profile rape trial involving two Ireland rugby players is showing no sign of abating as thousands of protesters took to the streets for a second day on Saturday.

31/03/2018

Ireland

Protesters rally across Ireland over handling of high-profile rape trial

A high-profile rape trial involving two Ireland rugby players has brought thousands out on to the streets across Ireland to protest the handling of the case and inspired a new 'I belive her' campaign.

29/03/2018

Germany

Life sentence for student murder in Germany

The asylum seeker claims to be from Afghanistan and the murder of the 19 year old in 2016 at Freiburg fueled a backlash against a mass migration

21/03/2018

USA

Accusers’ dad charges at Larry Nassar during sentencing hearing

Father of victims restrained in court after charging at disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

02/02/2018

France

Tariq Ramadan is 'taken into custody following rape accusations'

Prominent Islamic Studies academic Tariq Ramadan was taken into custody by French police following rape accusations, a judicial source told Reuters on Wednesday.

31/01/2018

France

French Government rallies round minister accused of rape

French Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin faces rape allegations dating back to 2009: prominent members of the Macron government have sprung to his defence.

29/01/2018

Europe News

Exhibition challenges victim-blaming rape myth

"What were you wearing?" It's a question that's often put to the victims of sexual violence. It suggests that the way they were dressed may have had something to do with the attack -- and thereby insinuates that the victim bears some responsibility.

18/01/2018

Belgium

Brussels exhibition shows 'no outfit prevents rape'

“The belief that clothing or what someone’s wearing ‘causes’ rape is extremely damaging for survivors,” exhibition organiser Delphine Goossens told Euronews.

17/01/2018

Pakistan

Pakistani TV anchor brings young daughter on air to protest rape, kill

"I want the culprit to hang and justice for Zainab," she told Euronews.

12/01/2018

Sweden

Swedish man sentenced to 10 years for ‘online rape’

Under Swedish law, rape doesn’t have to involve intercourse

30/11/2017

World News

How do different European countries define the age of sexual consent?

At what age is sex with a child assumed nonconsensual, if at all, in different European countries?

14/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017

USA

Rapper Nelly released after rape allegations

US rapper Nelly denies allegations upon release from prison in Washington

08/10/2017

Italy

Italian police officers accused of raping US students

Two Italian police officers have been placed under investigation, suspected of raping two American students while on duty in Florence.

08/09/2017

India

'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

25/08/2017

Lebanon

Law that 'rewarded rapists' is scrapped

Activists say the legislation 'turned marriage into a prison for rape victims'.

17/08/2017

Jordan

Law that 'let-off rapists if they married victims' is scrapped

A law that let rapists off the hook if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan.

01/08/2017

Sweden

Sweden drops charges against Assange, but Wikileaks founder "does not forgive or forget"

Sweden has dropped rape charges against Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange.

19/05/2017

India

India's top court upholds death sentences for gang-rape attackers

India’s top court has upheld death sentences for four men convicted in the gang-rape and torture of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi.

06/05/2017

France

French President visits 'police rape victim'

French President, Francois Hollande has gone to hospital to visit the man known as Theo who police allegedly ‘raped’ with a baton on 2nd February 2017.

08/02/2017