France

Football superstar Neymar denies Paris rape allegations

Paris St Germain and Brazil international Neymar has denied allegations by an unidentified woman that he raped her in Paris last month.

02/06/2019

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Indonesian martial arts school helps Egyptian women battle harassment

With the help of Indonesian students studying in Egypt, over 1,200 women and children are learning the sport in Cairo which they hope will help them fight ongoing street harassment.

23/05/2019

Georgia

How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states

How Georgia pioneered women's rights movement in former Soviet states

07/05/2019

France

France fines 447 under new 'sexist outrage' street harassment law

The "sexist outrages" law was passed in late September just weeks after a video of a man hitting a woman outside a Paris cafe shocked people around the world.

30/04/2019

World News

Catholic Church expels a US Cardinal found guilty of sex crimes

Theodore McCarrick is the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church to be expelled in modern times.

16/02/2019

France

Sexism in France: 1.2 million women targeted, four convictions made

Some 1.2 million French women were targeted with sexist insults in 2017, but there were just four convictions over the offence, according to a major report released on Thursday.

17/01/2019

United Kingdom

Social media harassment 'like walking down a dark alley'

BBC journalist Faranak Amidi explains her strategy for fighting back against the online bullies.

06/12/2018

France

Woman hit by harasser tells Euronews about life since the Paris attack

Marie Laguerre, a French student who was punched in the face after confronting her harasser in July, will be marching at Saturday's protest against sexual violence in Paris. She speaks to Euronews about her life since the attack.

23/11/2018

World News

In which country do women experience the most street harassment?

A new study saw over 6,000 women surveyed in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the UK and the USA to see where they experienced the most harassment in the street.

20/11/2018

USA

Google CEO aims to revamp company harassment policies

Thousands of Google employees marched out of 40 offices around the world last week, as part of a global protest following a bombshell report from the New York Times.

08/11/2018

World News

Europe briefing: Seven stories to know about today

Take a look at our round-up of key stories from around Europe so far today.

26/10/2018

World News

Man jailed for slap on bottom

A man has been jailed and fines after slapping a woman's bottom on a bus in Paris and making lewd remarks

26/09/2018

World News

Six more women accuse CBS chief of sexual misconduct

Leslie Moonves has resigned as CEO of U.S. media giant CBS over sexual misconduct accusations from six more women

10/09/2018

France

French Secretary of State says stares not considered sexual harassment

The French government has passed legislation that will impose significant fines on sexual harassment in the streets and on public transport, but contrary to recent rumors, it does not mean that prolonged stares will be fined.

06/08/2018

Russia

World Cup reporter groped and kissed on air

The Deutsche Welle reporter took to social media to hit out harassment of female journalists

21/06/2018

Italy

Too old to be molested? Italian sexual harassment case sparks debate

Italian prosecutors are calling for a woman's sexual harassment case against the former head of Italy's football federation to be dropped because they believe she was too old to be intimidated.

19/06/2018

United Kingdom

May backs 'upskirting' law after lone MP blocks bill

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a law to make "upskirting" a criminal offence after one of her own MPs blocked attempts to outlaw it on Friday.

15/06/2018

USA

Morgan Freeman apolotises after assault claim

According to CNN, the US film star is alleged to have assaulted one production assistant for months during filming of bank robbery comedy Going in Style

25/05/2018

USA

Disgraced movie mogul Weinstein to be arrested

Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to police in New York after a warrant was issued for his arrest

25/05/2018

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Fighting for justice in Spain

The end of ETA and post-Brexit budget battles in Brussels

04/05/2018