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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.

11/03/2022

Culture news

Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault by French court

Actress Charlotte Arnould was aged 22 when she presented herself to police in Lambesc in southern France at the end of August 2018, claiming to have been raped a few days earlier on two occasions at the actor's Parisian home.

10/03/2022

World News

EU plans to introduce same laws on violence against women across bloc

The European Commission presented a proposal for a directive on International Women's Day.

08/03/2022

Cyprus

Cyprus court overturns UK woman’s conviction for lying about gang rape

The woman's lawyers have described the court decision as a "watershed" moment.

31/01/2022

United Kingdom

Man Utd suspend Mason Greenwood after arrest for alleged violence

“An investigation was launched and following enquiries we can confirm a man in his 20s has since been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.

30/01/2022

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Thousands protest against 'rape culture' in Uruguay

Thousands of women took the streets of the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Friday, to protest against a rape case that has shocked the country.

29/01/2022

Greece

Landmark rape trial of sailing coach begins after #MeToo revelations

Triantafyllos Apostolou is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old sailing federation athlete in 2010.

12/01/2022

France

Investigation opened after women claim former minister assaulted them

The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation after several women accused former French environment minister Nicolas Hulot of sexual assault and rape.

26/11/2021

France

Probe launched over alleged rape at French presidential palace

A woman soldier working at the palace accused a fellow serviceman of rape, according to French President Emmanuel Macron's office.

12/11/2021

Russia

Russia dismisses 18 prison officials over rape and torture allegations

Videos released by an NGO in October showed a prisoner being sexually abused at a prison hospital in the Saratov region.

10/11/2021

Spain

Spanish Parliament debates 'Only Yes is Yes' sexual consent law

The law would strengthen the country's penal code against rape by requiring explicit consent for sex acts, a move long demanded by assault survivors and women's rights groups.

15/10/2021

Russia

Russia dismisses four prison officials over allegations of rape

Russia is investigating allegations of torture and rape in the country's prison system after leaked NGO videos appear to show inmates being abused.

06/10/2021

United Kingdom

Banner with name of alleged rape victim flown over Ronaldo game

Euronews spoke to the feminist activists who flew a banner with the name of Ronaldo's alleged rape victim over his return game for Manchester United.

11/09/2021

United Kingdom

Police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to murdering Sarah Everard

Wayne Couzens's guilty plea for murder came a month after he also admitted to kidnapping and raping 33-year-old Sarah Everard.

09/07/2021

United Kingdom

Police officer pleads guilty to kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard

The body of 33-year-old Sarah Everard was found in Ashford, Kent on March 10 a week after she disappeared in south London.

08/06/2021

Belgium

Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim

Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent.

04/06/2021

Sweden

Former Swedish LGBT activist convicted of raping four migrants

A former employee of a Swedish LGBT organisation was convicted of raping four migrants and two more charges of sexual assault.

22/04/2021

France

French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

16/03/2021

France

Epstein associate charged for rape and sexual harassment in France

Jean-Luc Brunel was charged for raping minors over the age of 15 and for sexual harassment, French prosecutors said in a statement on Saturday.

19/12/2020

World

Denis Mukwege's stand against sexual violence in DRC

Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

14/10/2020