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Germany

"If you don’t just need a room, we can share the bedroom too"

Stalking and harassment is making apartment-hunting an ordeal for women in Berlin

United Kingdom

Rolf Harris cleared in new sex crime trial

86-year old cleared of new charges, still imprisoned on earlier convictions

World News

Australia: data suggests rife rejection of child sex abuse claims in Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Australia releases data suggesting child sex abuse between 1950 and 2010 was widespread, but largely ignored.

World News

From a single image: vast networks of child sexual abuse uncovered around the world

Child sexual abuse is a global problem, which is why police around the world are working to identify and rescue the victims.

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India

Claims of mass New Year assaults on Indian women attributed to "western" copycats

A state minister in India dismisses claims of sexual assaults in Bengaluru as young men copying western behaviour and clothing

Myanmar

Police officers detained in Myanmar over disturbing video

At least four officers have been detained by over footage that appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya Muslim minority

United Kingdom

Dozens of suspects in UK football child sex abuse inquiry

83 suspects have been identified along with possible links to 98 football clubs as British police probe historical cases of alleged child abuse.

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.

Madagascar

Madagascar: reintegration centre gives young people fresh start

In Ambohidratimo, a town some 15 kilometres from the Madagascan capital, a reintegration centre receives 150 children and teenagers night and day.

United Kingdom

Fears of paedophilia cover up as English Football Association launches sex abuse inquiry

The English Football Association has launched an independent internal inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse by coaching staff against youth players, amid fears of a wide scale cover…

Spain

Massive child porn ring uncovered in Spain

Spanish police have arrested 56 men accused of possessing and distributing pornographic photos and videos of children.

Iran

Leading Koran preacher accused of abusing young boys

A well known reciter of the Koran and teacher of Islam in Iran is facing a possible death sentence after he was accused of sexually abusing several of his…

Central African Republic

Violence erupts at anti-UN mission protest in CAR

Tensions boil over into violence in the Central African Republic.

USA

Trump camp calls new groping allegations 'pure fiction'

Donald Trump is threatening to sue the New York Times following an article alleging he had groped two women.

Germany

Germany: Catholic Church to pay compensation to Regensburg abuse victims

The Catholic Church agrees to pay compensation to victims of abuse spanning decades at a famous boys' choir school in Germany.

Turkey

Sex laws row between Turkey and Sweden leads to rape billboard

A row between Turkey and Sweden over changes in laws on sexual assault of minors led to a billboard appearing in Istanbul's main airport claiming Sweden has the world's highest rate of rapes.

United Kingdom

Scotland: online child sex abuse inquiry identifies over 500 possible victims

Scottish police have identified more than 500 victims or potential victims of online child sex abuse.

My Europe Series

Fighting sexual harassment on all fronts

In Europe more than one in two women have experienced sexual harassment at least once since the age of 15.

My Europe Series

Enforcing EU laws on sexual harassment

Euronews, Sophie Claudet: In your study, published in 2014, we read that one in two women in the EU have been sexually harassed; and that Sweden and Denmark top the list with 80 and 81 percent of wome

My Europe Series

Sexual harassment at work - breaking the silence

Allegations against a high-ranking member of France’s Green Party have once again shone the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace.