Race for Polandโs presidency blows wide open
The June 1 second-round vote will have an impact well beyond Poland.
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Madeleine McCann suspect release date pushed back
Christian Brรผckner, currently serving a prison sentence in Germany for rape, is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
Madeleine McCann suspect release date pushed back
Christian Brรผckner, currently serving a prison sentence in Germany for rape, is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance.
Actor banned from Cannes red carpet after accusations of rape
Theo Navarro-Mussy has a secondary role as a police officer in the film Dossier 137 by Dominik Moll which is to premiere on ThursdayThe Cannes film festival said it had banned an actor in a prominent French film from the red carpet on Thursday because …
French PM digs in heels during high-profile hearing on child abuse scandal
Franรงois Bayrou survived the five-hour grilling without any major slip-ups, but the affair isn’t going away.
PMQs: Starmer beats Badenoch on grooming gangs
The final joust before Thursday’s local elections saw a subject as distressing as child sexual abuse reduced to political back and forth.
The complex legacy of Pope Francis
His was a dramatic papacy, frustrating conservatives and progressives alike. Beloved by the faithful, he leaves behind a divided Church.
Far-right Polish MEP threatens doctor with โcitizenโs arrestโ over late-term abortion
Grzegorz Braun’s actions have been condemned by both the Polish justice minister and the country’s equality minister.
US Mideast allies face โworst-case scenarioโ with Trump aid cuts and tariff whiplash
The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.
EU needs to get serious on date rape drugs, say MEPs
One of the main challenges is that many date rape drugs are difficult to detect with standard toxicological tests and leave no bodily trace after just a few hours.
Labour suspends MP Dan Norris after arrest
Norris was reportedly detained on charges that include suspicion of rape and child sex offenses.
UK governing party suspends MP Dan Norris after rape arrest
The MP for North East Somerset and Hanham in South West England was elected to Parliament in 2024, defeating high-profile Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. He was arrested on Friday, on suspicion of sexual offences against a girl and rape.
British comedian and actor Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
Brand was charged with one count of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual assault, said London’s Metropolitan police on Friday.
Spanish prosecutors to appeal football player Dani Alves’ rape acquittal
The Supreme Court in Madrid must agree to review the decision to acquit before the case can be heard again.
Andrew Tate is back in Romania. How we handle him will reveal what kind of country we really are | Andrei Popoviciu
We could have a fair, independent process, as justice demands โ or buckle under pressure from the US. Frankly, it could go either wayA turquoise Koenigsegg Jesko, the worldโs fastest car and worth about ยฃ2.3m, zipped through central Bucharest at nearly…
Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus
The woman told police she was sexually assaulted and raped by the five men in September 2023.
Five Israeli men acquitted of rape charge in Cyprus
The woman told police she was sexually assaulted and raped by the five men in September 2023.
Meet the far-right candidate brewing trouble in Polandโs presidential race
Mentzen, known for his advocacy to liberalise gun laws and his staunch opposition to abortion in all circumstances, including cases of rape, has made social media his home.
Spanish court overturns football player Dani Alves’ rape conviction on appeal
The former Barรงa footballer was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last year and has spent more than a year in pre-trial detention for the alleged rape of a young woman in a nightclub.
Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves has rape conviction quashed after appeal
Ex-player was initially sentenced in February 2024Court rules unanimously that conviction was unsafeThe former Brazil international Dani Alves has had his conviction for rape overturned on appeal.In February 2024, a court sentenced Alves to a minimum s…
Ex-Barca defender Alves has rape conviction quashed
Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves has a sexual assault conviction overturned on appeal by a Spanish court.
Footballer Dani Alves wins appeal in rape case
Alves was found guilty last year of raping a woman in a nightclub. Now a Spanish court has overturned the ruling, citing ‘insufficient evidence.’
Bar managers investigated over sexual assault of 41 women in Belgium
Prosecutors allege suspects spiked victimsโ drinks with drugs at venues in Kortrijk between 2021 and 2024Belgian authorities are investigating the alleged rape and sexual assault of at least 41 women whose drinks are thought to have been spiked, with t…
‘Focus on perpetrators’: Rape law based on consent ‘would be a distraction, place burden on victim’
As the French Parliament debates adding the notion of consent to the penal code, Genie Godula welcomes Cรฉcile SIMMONS, Researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Her focus is on misogyny and gender-based violence. Ms. Simmons is Author of โCt…
Trumpโs show of support for Conor McGregor is making fertile ground for Irelandโs far right | Justine McCarthy
The fighter wonโt be Irish president any time soon, but the Trumpocracy seems to think it can shift the countryโs politics by endorsing himMiddle Ireland feels grievously insulted by the US president. On St Patrickโs Day, when the globe traditionally t…
‘First case to come to trial: Gerard Depardieu has been accused of sexual assault by about 20 women’
French actor Gerard Depardieu on Monday went on trial at a Paris court on charges of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Depardieu, 76, sat on a seat opposite the judge while the two plaintiffs were also present in the courtroom…
Gรฉrard Depardieu arrives at Paris court for trial over sexual assault allegations
Actor, 76, is accused of groping two women on set during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021Gรฉrard Depardieu arrived at a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case that places one of Franceโs best-know…
Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing
Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.
Another mass drug-facilitated rape case roils France
A man has confessed to fifteen rapes after drugging his victims. The 34-year-old suspect is a landscaper by profession and has no criminal record. According to the prosecutor in Montpellier, he “admitted to filming the events and acting under the infl…
Conor McGregorโs Trump meeting was โsinisterโ, says Irish rape crisis centre
Charityโs CEO says visit could help rebuild fighterโs reputation after he was found liable for rape in civil caseAn Irish rape crisis charity has complained about Conor McGregorโs meeting with Donald Trump at the White House, describing it as a โsinist…
Trump to meet controversial Irish fighter Conor McGregor for St. Patrickโs Day
The former mixed martial arts champ โ recently found civilly liable in Ireland for raping a Dublin woman โ brings his anti-immigration message to the White House.
Italyโs release of a warlord puts Meloniโs entanglements with Libya under scrutiny
“Il caso Al-Masri” raises serious questions over Rome’s dealings with Libya.
Italy and Libya’s murky migrant deals
Opposition groups in Italy are accusing the government of freeing the head of Libya’s judicial police because it relies on Libyan security forces to check the flow of African migrants crossing the Mediterranean. Osama Njeem was released despite being …
Pelicots’ daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case
Caroline Darian – who says she is her father’s “forgotten victim” – is convinced he drugged and raped her.
Pelicots’ daughter presses charges against father jailed in mass rape case
Caroline Darian – who says she is her father’s “forgotten victim” – is convinced he drugged and raped her.
Netherlands starts inquiry into Mozambique gas plant massacre
A TotalEnergies LNG project in Africa was put on hold after a POLITICO report on human rights abuses.
Florida opens criminal probe into Tate brothers
State investigators, James Uthmeier said, have been ordered to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas probing the Tate brothers on the heels of charges they faced in Romania.
Florida attorney general opens criminal investigation into Andrew Tate and brother
Inquiry launched after pair was able to fly into state despite facing trial in Romania on rape and trafficking chargesThe attorney general of Florida has opened a criminal investigation of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after the pair were able to…
Retired French surgeon accused of abusing hundreds of children โready to admitโ to some rapes
Joรซl Le Scouarnec, a former French surgeon on trial for abusing hundreds of children during his long career, on Monday said he was ready to admit to some of the many rapes he has been accused of. “Today I feel ready to admit to some acts of rape that …
Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania
The brothers face rape and human trafficking charges, which they deny.
Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania
The brothers face rape and human trafficking charges, which they deny.
Romania denies any US ‘pressure’ after departure of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, suspected of human trafficking and rape, were under a travel ban but were supported by the Trump administration.
Trump and Starmer sat side by side โ and the gulf between two nations seemed wider than ever | Gaby Hinsliff
The US presidentโs day of diplomacy involved an alleged rapist, a claimed trafficker and then Britainโs PM. It said everything about our new eraShortly after Keir Starmer arrived in Washington to fight for the future of Europe, two men who make a mocke…
Tate brothers land in Florida after Romania lifts travel ban
Governor Ron DeSantis appears to push back on latest development, saying “Florida is not a place where you are welcome with that type of conduct.”
Cypriot authorities โfailedโ British teenager who reported alleged gang rape, says ECHR
Court highlights shortcomings in 2019 police investigation amid โcertain biases concerning women in CyprusโA British woman who alleges she was gang-raped in Ayia Napa has won a โmonumental victoryโ over Cypriot authorities after the European court of h…
Andrew Tate and brother land in US from Romania after travel ban lifted
Self-styled โmisogynist influencerโ and brother, who face trial on charges including rape and people trafficking, had been banned from leaving RomaniaThe self-styled โmisogynist influencerโ Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in Florida on Thur…
France plagued by ‘major impunity’ of child sexual abuse crimes, campaigner says
A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three deca…
France plagued by ‘major impunity’ of child sexual abuse crimes, campaigner says
A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three deca…
The trial of ‘France’s biggest paedophile offender’ opens in Vannes, Brittany, on Monday
Joรซl Le Scouarnec is accused of aggravated rape and sexual assault of 299 victims, almost all minors, between 1989 and 2014. This “extraordinary” trial took two years to prepare.
UK accusers of influencer Tate urge US to stay away from case
Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape they were “concerned” by reports the US government was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. Story by James Vasina.
Andrew Tate capitalizing on rising fascist sentiment in his political aspirations: researcher
Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape said Wednesday they were “concerned” by reports the Trump administration was petitioning Romania to ease his travel restrictions. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Dr Step…
Andrew Tateโs alleged victims urge US to stay out of Romanian criminal proceedings
Four alleged victims of sexual violence by self-styled โmisogynist influencerโ react after reports US envoy asked for travel restrictions on Tate to be liftedFour alleged victims of sexual violence by Andrew Tate have urged the US to stay out of Romani…
French PM faces scrutiny over sexual abuse claims at Catholic school
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday battled to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at a Catholic school. Prosecutors in France have been inve…
Germany passes โhistoricโ law against domestic violence
But it fails to address two of the most severe forms of gender violence: femicide and rape.
Goa man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker eight years ago
Family of Danielle McLaughlin say justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat convicted in IndiaThe family of a young Irish woman raped and murdered in India eight years ago have said justice has finally been achieved after a man was convicted…
French PM says heโll sue media outlet that alleged he didnโt act after priest was accused of raping child
The allegations concern officials at the school that Bayrou’s own children attended.
Campaigner for migrants in Libya says his phone was targeted in spyware attack
Italy-based David Yambio, a critic of Meloni government, helps ICC find evidence of abuse of detainees in LibyaAn Italy-based human rights activist whose work supports the international criminal court in providing evidence about cases of abuse suffered…
France braces for trial of surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children
Joรซl Le Scouarnec has been charged with the rape or sexual assault of 299 patients from 1989 to 2014The biggest child abuse trial in French history will open in Brittany this month amid anger that a surgeon was allegedly able to attack hundreds of youn…
โWhy did we give back this alleged criminal?โ Pressure grows on Meloni after Italy releases wanted Libyan police chief
Critics accuse prime minister of pandering to Tripoli over migration after Osama Najim was freed despite an ICC warrant for alleged war crimesAfter stepping off an aircraft belonging to the Italian secret services, Osama Najim was triumphantly carried …
Man who drugged and plotted wife’s mass rape questioned over 1990s attacks
The Frenchman was jailed in December for repeatedly raping his wife Gisรจle and allowing dozens of others to do so.
Man who drugged wife and plotted her mass rape questioned over 1990s attacks
The Frenchman was jailed in December for repeatedly raping his wife Gisรจle and allowing dozens of others to do so.
French rapist Dominique Pelicot questioned over 1990s cold cases of rape and murder
French rapist Dominique Pelicot questioned over 1990s cold cases of rape and murder
Italyโs Meloni under investigation for freeing wanted Libyan warlord
“I canโt be blackmailed, I canโt be intimidated,” a defiant PM Giorgia Meloni said.
UK Labour steals from the Rudy Giuliani playbook
Giuliani touted a “broken windows” push on low-level crime as New York mayor. Britain’s center-left government needs a similar win.
Trump administration takes first anti-abortion move on world stage
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a directive Friday to rejoin a global anti-abortion pact.
Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse
Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangementsThe European Commission is fundamentally overhauling how it makes payments to Tunisia after a Guardian investigation exposed myriad abuses by…
100+ NGOs urge banks to pull funding from massacre-linked gas project in Mozambique
Pressure from human rights organizations follows a POLITICO investigation into TotalEnergies plant.
French MPs call for rape law to include consent after Gisรจle Pelicot trial
French MPs call for rape law to include consent after Gisรจle Pelicot trial
France needs โclearerโ rape laws that include consent, report finds
MPs say the need for consent-based law was highlighted again by trial of 51 men over abuse of Gisรจle PelicotFrance should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken …
UK: Following Elon Musk’s accusations, the government announces a new audit into rape gangs
The UK’s interior minister, Yvette Cooper, announced on Thursday that a budget of nearly 6 million euros would be allocated to fund new local investigations into the scandal that has affected dozens of towns in central and northern England since 2000.
French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot
Isaac Steidl being held over site used by criminals including man convicted of recruiting strangers to rape his wifeThe founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to rape his wife has been arrested in France.Isaac Steidl, 44,…
There is little the US can do to constrain Elon Musk. But here are some ideas | Robert Reich
The tech billionaire is not the first person in history to be seduced by the thrill of unconstrained powerElon Musk repeatedly asserts, without evidence, that the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, covered up the abuses of young girls by gangs compo…
13 times Elon Musk meddled in politics
The X owner and Donald Trump pick will never, ever stop posting โ governments be damned.
How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk?
The “chameleon” tech billionaire is one of the most powerful politically connected people in the world. Europe’s governments are still working out how to deal with being on his bad side.
Elon Musk told to stick to US politics after latest UK blast
Health Minister Andrew Gwynne says X owner should prioritize “issues on the other side of the Atlantic.”
2024: A year marked by violence, wars, elections and the Olympic Games
As 2024 nears its end, FRANCE 24 takes a look at world events that marked the year including the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East, the French legislative elections and the US presidential vote. 2024 was also marked by French feminist…
Gisรจle Pelicot rape case: 17 men appeal against convictions
More could follow before the window to lodge appeals closes at midnight on 30 December.
Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against conviction for drugging and raping ex-wife
Lawyer says he wishes to spare Gisรจle Pelicot a new ordeal after marathon trial convicted all 51 accused Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against his conviction for drugging and raping his wife and inviting strangers to rape her, his lawyer has said.B…
Dominique Pelicot will not appeal 20-year sentence in French mass rape case
The ex-husband of Gisรจle Pelicot, who was given a 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating and committing mass rapes against his wife while she was drugged for over a decade, will not appeal his sentence. At least 17 other men found guilty alongside …
At least 15 men in Gisรจle Pelicot rape trial appeal against convictions
Court found 51 men guilty including Dominique Pelicot, who was given a 20-year prison sentenceAt least 15 of the men found guilty of raping or sexually abusing Gisรจle Pelicot have appealed against their convictions and will be given a second trial.All …
Gisรจle Pelicotโs case highlights the need for a seismic change in menโs attitudes | Letters
Vicky Wolmuth hopes womenโs resolve to fight for justice is strengthened, Pippa Gibbs was moved by an article that placed the focus and guilt on to the rapists. Plus a letter from Chris GreenReading through the seemingly endless list of men found guilt…
Calls increase at France’s new helpline after the verdict of Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial
Calls increase at France’s new helpline after the verdict of Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial
Gisรจle Pelicot has no fear of another trial, lawyer says as appeals lodged
Two defendants have so far filed appeals and Dominique Pelicot is said to be considering challenge against sentenceGisรจle Pelicot is ready to face another trial if needed, her lawyer has said, after two defendants in the mass rape trial lodged appeals …
Macron thanks Gisรจle Pelicot for speaking out in French mass rape trial
Several top European politicians praise assault survivor for her courage.
Gisรจle Pelicot has โno fearโ of new trial as defendants consider appeal
A lawyer for Gisรจle Pelicot said Friday that his client was “not afraid” of a possible appeals trial, a day after her former husband and 50 other men were convicted in the biggest rape trial in French history.ย Two defendants have already lodged an app…
Macron thanks Gisรจle Pelicot for courage and dignity in mass rape trial
France’s president pays tribute to her strength in the trial of her husband and 50 other men.
Macron thanks Gisรจle Pelicot for courage and dignity in mass rape trial
France’s president pays tribute to her strength in the trial of her husband and 50 other men.
Friday briefing: Will the Gisรจle Pelicot case finally change how we view violence against women?
In todayโs newsletter: For years, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and recruited men to rape her. It could be a turning point in social and legal attitudes to sexual assaultGood morning.Dominique Pelicot, described as one of Franceโs worst sex offend…
Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in landmark French mass rape trial
Police believe 72 men had gone to the house to rape and abuse Gisรจle, but they were not able to identify them all.
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Dominique Pelicot’s double life: Who is the man who plotted his wife’s mass rape?
The ex-husband – who is under investigation for other attacks – has a divided personality, a doctor finds.
Dominique Pelicot’s double life: Who is the man who plotted his wife’s mass rape?
The ex-husband – who is under investigation for other attacks – has a divided personality, a doctor finds.
โThe worldโs bravest womanโ: what the papers say about the end of the Pelicot trial
Papers quote from Gisรจle Pelicotโs speech outside court, after her ex-husband Dominique and 50 others were found guilty in Franceโs biggest rape trialNews of the verdicts in the biggest rape trial in French history fills the front pages in the UK and a…
Pelicot children, women’s rights groups slam ‘too lenient’ sentences for co-defendants
Dozens of defendants in the Pelicot trial — the men who visited the Pelicot family home to rape Gisele Pelicot who was unconscious after being drugged by her husband — were handed terms of between three and fifteen years. Women’s rights groups and t…
Gisรจle Pelicot has rewritten her story โ and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit
This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us hereWomen who are raped are in many countries โ perhaps in most โ violated and abused again by the legal system. And …
Pelicot mass rape trial: Feminist groups feel ‘humiliated’, defense accepts verdicts
A French court on Thursday handed down prison sentences for 51 defendants found guilty of raping and sexually assaultingย Gisรจle Pelicot. While Gisรจle’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot was handed the maximum sentence of 20 years, feminist groups outside t…
Gisรจle Pelicot’s statement outside court in full
The 72-year-old’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was earlier sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape.
Gisรจle Pelicot’s statement outside court in full
The 72-year-old’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was earlier sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape.
Gisรจle Pelicot’s ex-husband jailed for 20 years in mass rape trial
The convictions bring to an end France’s largest ever rape trial, which has shocked the country and world.
Who are the men convicted over rape and assault of Gisรจle Pelicot?
Dominique Pelicot has been jailed for 20 years for drugging his then wife and inviting men to rape her โ and 50 men were found guilty alongside himWarning: this article contains descriptions of rape and sexual assaultFifty men went on trial alongside D…
Gisรจle Pelicot gives powerful statement outside court after multiple rape verdicts โ video
Gisรจle Pelicot has spoken briefly to reporters outside the courtroom after her husband and 50 other men were found guilty of her rape and sexual assault, and sentenced. She said she respects the court and the decision it made. ‘It is with profound emot…