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USA

Rapper Nelly released after rape allegations

US rapper Nelly denies allegations upon release from prison in Washington

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.

India

'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

Lebanon

Law that 'rewarded rapists' is scrapped

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

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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.

Sweden

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

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

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.

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.

France

Paris anti-police protests following 'rape' charge

Outraged protesters have marched through the centre of the ethnically diverse Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois demanding, “Justice for Theo”.

Myanmar

Myanmar promises to investigate reports of atrocities against Rohingya

The UN's top human rights official says the leader of Myanmar has promised to investigate allegations of atrocities against the country's Rohingya Muslims.

Sweden

Sweden: Three men remanded in custody over Facebook live rape investigation

Two of the men were detained suspected of rape, while one man was detained on suspicion of failing to reveal rape.

Israel

Israel's ex-president freed from jail after serving five years for rape

Israel’s former president Moshe Katsav has walked free from prison, winning early release, five years after being jailed for rape.

Germany

Immigrant who lied about age suspected of rape and murder

An immigrant accused of raping and murdering a German student is the same man who was convicted of a separate attack in Greece.

United Kingdom

Former football coach Barry Bennell faces eight new charges of sex assault against a boy under the age of 14

British former football coach Barry Bennell was charged on Tuesday with eight historical offences of sexual assault against a boy under the age of 14.

Turkey

When is rape not a crime? Turkey considers proposal for controversial sexual abuse law

Turkey's ruling AK Party comes under fire for proposing a law critics say legitimises rape in some cases.

Argentina

Latin America rallies to condemn violence against women

Tens of thousands took to the streets across Latin America to protest against the brutal rape and killing of Lucia Perez in the Argentine resort of Mar del…

Sport

Five Cuba volleyball players jailed for rape

Five members of the Cuban national volleyball team have been convicted of rape in Finland.

Ukraine

Roma forced to flee violent mob in Ukraine village

In Ukraine, around a dozen Roma families have reportedly been forced to flee for their lives after locals in a small village in the region of Odessa turned…

World

One in four women raped in South African mining areas, report

A report released on Tuesday by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says one in four women living in South Africa's platinum belt have suffered from rape.

Germany

German parliament votes for 'No means No' rape law

“No means no” when it comes to rape – so says the German parliament after a unanimous vote.

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