The age of impunity is over for male violence against women, say campaigners after the actor was found guilty of sexual assaultWhen Gérard Depardieu, one of France’s biggest cinema stars, was placed on the sex offender register this week after being fo…
George Simion, leader of the right-wing AUR party, criticizes French president for interfering in Romania’s election.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou will take questions on Wednesday from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of decades of abuse at a Catholic school in southwest France. Critics claim that, as education minister in the 1990s, Bayrou kne…
France’s interior minister wants to turn his center-right party back into a heavyweight political force.
Italian ministers, judges and NGOs will participate in the European Parliament hearing.
Ukraine relies on the U.S. to fund HIV services during the war. The Trump administration is still mulling axing its support.
Support in this week’s papal conclave coalesced around a leader who may challenge the U.S. president’s agenda, particularly around migration.
The first American to preside over the church spent much of his career as a missionary abroad.
The government has proposed, starting this summer, to make it illegal for people in Sweden to pay someone to have sex or masturbate in front of a camera. One of the arguments for the bill is that platforms such as OnlyFans could become a gateway to pr…
As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals looking to restore Vatican’s primacy.
Downing Street insists nothing has changed despite both main parties getting a drubbing from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. That line may not hold forever.
With Trump back in the White House, the alt right are attempting a hostile takeover of the group deciding on the next pope.
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A controversial decision recently issued by the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that existing equalities legislation does not protect trans people from sex discrimination according to their preferred gender.
From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice.
A law that was adopted in December last year allows sex workers in Belgium to sign employment contracts, granting them more labour rights like health insurance and paid leave. But even if Belgium has some of the most liberal sex work laws in Europe, a…
For the first time, Conclave is cool. But what does this surge in interest reveal about the relationship between the young and one of the world’s oldest institutions?
Local elections pose a steep test for the Conservative leadership of Kemi Badenoch, despite wide disapproval of the Labour government.
The Tory leader repeatedly asked the prime minister if he would apologize for his changing stance on gender policy.
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, 23 April. A ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia appears to be making progress, albeit extremely slowly. [Editor’s note: as this press review aired, it was announced that London peace talks on Ukraine involving top diplomats …
He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supplyPope Francis died hours after meeting the US vice-president, JD Vance. If that wasn’t a bad enough omen, the Republican congresswoman Marjori…
His was a dramatic papacy, frustrating conservatives and progressives alike. Beloved by the faithful, he leaves behind a divided Church.
He was unafraid to wade into politics, publicly feuding with U.S. President Donald Trump over immigration and rebuking U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
Thousands of trans activists rally in London, days after the Supreme Court ruled a woman is based on biological sex, thereby excluding trans women from the definition.
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 17: The UK Supreme Court rules that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Also, The New York Times describes rifts in Trump’s cabinet. Next, Haiti marks 200 years since France asked for compensation…
Five judges in Britain’s top court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that ‘the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman, and biological sex.’
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of “woman” refers to someone born biologically female, excluding trans women under equality laws. The ruling upholds a Scottish group’s appeal challenging transgender recognition. For in-depth a…
Unanimous decision by judges is a blow for transgender rights campaigners
Judges side against Scottish government’s bid to include transgender people in key law in a case with far-reaching implications.
Britain’s Supreme Court is set to rule Wednesday on whether trans women with legal recognition qualify as “women” under UK law – a pivotal decision in the nation’s fierce debate over sex-based rights and gender identity.
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In this edition, we report on the growing popularity of women-only dance clubs in Europe where you can also be sure to be in bed before midnight. Also as European governments continue to battle against people-smugglers, we meet the Italian aid groups …
Nearly two thirds of surveyed men who have sexually offended children use dating platforms, with over one in five offenders use dating apps daily.
Norris was reportedly detained on charges that include suspicion of rape and child sex offenses.
In an international operation spanning 38 countries, German investigators said on Wednesday that they had dismantled “KidFlix”, a major online platform for the distribution of child sex abuse images with 1.8 million users worldwide.
Sculpture meets gender-inclusive sex toys in the work of young glass designers showing in Milan this year
Researchers warn that decades of progress in HIV treatment and prevention could be undone.
Running until 20 July 2025, the mesmerising show spans more than 60 of Emin’s works, from neon confessions to visceral paintings and haunting bronzes.
Ten years ago she was finally cleared of the brutal murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher in Perugia. But is Knox really free?• ‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: read an exclusive extract from her new memoirAmanda Knox says she is one of the…
They set off smoke bombs in Budapest’s chamber — and have now been hit with record fines.
Fidesz says it’s trying to prohibit Pride to keep children safe from the LGBTQ+ agenda, but opponents say the prime minister’s party is trying to create a wedge issue.
In our rainbow family, there are two dads and a mum – but the law in the Netherlands only recognises two of usOur daughter is very much on board with the idea that, unlike her, many other five-year-olds don’t have two fathers and a mum. “Only has one d…
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Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.
As part of our coverage for International Women’s Day on the March 8, we are looking into the phenomenon of human trafficking from Africa to Europe. Thousands of women arrive in Italy, victims of sex-trafficking, after a gruelling journey across the M…
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…
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, March 3: The papers react as European leaders meet for a summit in London, pledging to spend more on security for Ukraine. Also, reports suggest Israel could be gearing up for war in Syria. Plus, a Guardian exclusive reveals tha…
Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother, who face trial on charges including rape and people trafficking, had been banned from leaving RomaniaThe self-styled “misogynist influencer” Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in Florida on Thur…
For more than 20 years, scientists have followed the animals in Norway’s Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on meltsWhen Rolf-Arne Ølberg is hanging out of a helicopter with a gun, he needs to…
French actor Gérard Depardieu is under investigation for aggravated tax fraud in France and is suspected of falsely declaring his tax residency to be in Belgium since 2013, a source close to the case said on Monday. His trial for allegedly sexually as…
For the US president’s cheerleaders, the whitewashing of the deaths of ten of thousands of Ukrainians is a small price to pay for sticking it to the wokeratiWas it really only a month ago that the pole-dancer patron, fridge explorer, Brexit get-doer, m…
With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a generation for Europe’s most powerful country.
When Johanne, at 17, writes a memoir about her passion for teacher Johanna, the precocious result rattles three generationsHere is the third in a playful trilogy from Norwegian novelist and film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud (after Sex and Love, which appea…
Love is in the air in the halls of power.
SNEAK PEEK — The government is giving the CMA a ‘reset’. The CMA will try to show it’s got the message. — Peter Kyle explains the U.K.’s AI summit statement snub. — MPs pick up where peers left off on copyright. Good morning and happy Thursday, This is Tom, back home. You can get in touch with […]
Less condom use, a patchy state of sex education across Europe and barriers to testing.
The EU’s digital competition law means users can now download a pornography video app in Europe.
BRATISLAVA – The opposition Christian Democratic Party (KDH) has announced it will not support Prime Minister Robert Fico’s proposed amendments, which seek to define only two genders, ban adoption by same-sex couples, and establish the primacy of Slova…
Tibo InShape is wading into politics, and the establishment has taken note.
French schools will introduce mandatory sex education classes covering topics such as consent, gender identity and online pornography from September, despite opposition from conservative groups. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, speaks to Kristen Barber, As…
How did a former banker in a same-sex relationship with a Sri-Lankan born woman become the figurehead of Germany’s surging far right?
The post Germany’s far-right gamble: Alice for Deutschland? appeared first on Euractiv.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that French courts had violated a woman’s rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce. The landmark case condemned outdated notions of marital duties, sparking debates on consent…
The European Court of Human Rights condemned France for granting a divorce over a wife’s refusal of sex, affirming her rights to privacy and bodily autonomy.
Europe’s highest human rights court ruled the refusal of sex is not a valid ground for fault in a divorce.
Europe’s highest human rights court ruled the refusal of sex is not a valid ground for fault in a divorce.
French woman who refused sex with husband is not to blame for divorce, EU court rules
Court of human rights sides with French woman whose husband obtained divorce on grounds she was only person at fault• Europe live – latest updates A woman who refuses to have sex with her husband should not be considered “at fault” by courts in the eve…
The EU’s Court of Human Rights ruled that a 69-year-old French woman whose husband was granted a divorce after she stopped having sex with him was not “at fault”, refuting a decision by French courts.
Former MEP József Szájer, a close ally of the Hungarian PM, tells POLITICO he wants to show he’s more than just a meme.
The incoming president is trying to deliver on a long list of Day One promises.
Noémie Merlant, Naomi Watts and Will Sharpe languish in a luxurious hotel in Audrey Diwan’s self-conscious remake of the classic French softcore dramaIf anyone could have rebooted and revitalised the much-mocked 70s softcore-sexy franchise Emmanuelle, …
EU DECODED: How to balance rights to privacy with combatting online child sex abuse?
If 2024 went out with a bang, it seems that 2025 has started playing the same tune.
“Those that are spreading lies and misinformation as far and as wide as possible are not interested in victims, they are interested in themselves,” the Prime Minister commented, visibly angry.
The post Starmer defends record over child sex gangs after…
Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country that devised i
Incarceration is not a practical option given Trump’s imminent return to the White House, Justice Juan Merchan wrote.
X owner and Donald Trump ally accused of spreading “poison” after he backs jailed activist.
Billionaire entrepreneur’s backing of the far-right party has triggered a backlash in the run-up to snap elections in Germany set for Feb. 23.
In today’s 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 France’s worst sex offend…
The Chinese national was described by an aide to British royal as sitting “at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on.”
A Spanish police unit is making lasting relationships with women it rescues from slavery.
A Spanish police unit is making lasting relationships with women it rescues from slavery.
Musical also claims prizes for best director, screenplay, editing and best actress for Karla Sofía GascónAll-dancing, all-singing musical Emilia Pérez has twirled itself into contention for next year’s Oscars, as Jacques Audiard’s genre-bending drama s…
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennessee’s law banning transition-related medical care for minors.
The president-elect’s campaign pledges cover immigration to education to energy.
Sex workers in Belgium gain historic labour rights as new law takes effect
Move by lawmakers hailed as ‘huge step forward’, ending legal discrimination against sex workersBelgian sex workers have gained the right to sick days, maternity pay and pension rights under the first law of its kind in the world.Lawmakers voted in May…
Although the French court case represents a watershed for women, reform of justice systems is vitalGlobally, home is the most dangerous place for women, a United Nations paper reported last week. It was referring to femicide, the killing of women by a …
Prosecutors in France’s mass rape trial denounced the “casualness” of defendants who claimed their rape of Gisèle Pelicot was unintentional as they wrapped up their case on Wednesday, requesting lengthy jail terms and calls for a wider societal reckon…
Hardline nationalist Antonis Samaras ousted over persistent criticism of government policiesFormer Greek prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras was expelled from the ruling New Democracy party over his persistent criticism of government policies.S…
Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex – but number of partners over lifetime increasingThe French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie d’amour. But the latest national study on the country’s sexual behaviour may offer a r…
Figures also reveal both men and women having less sex – but number of partners over lifetime increasingThe French have a certain reputation when it comes to the vie d’amour. But the latest national study on the country’s sexual behaviour may offer a r…
Justice Department lawyers cannot compute that Matt Gaetz could be their new boss.
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, resigned on Tuesday after a report last week showed that he had failed to ensure a legitimate investigation into allegations that a lawyer and volunteer at Christian summer camps had physically and sexually …
The right-wing prime minister has a “strategy” to discredit, frighten and silence critics, from the media to the judiciary, says a famous Italian journalist.
Dutch police attempt to solve sex worker murder case with hologram
Lifesize hologram of Betty Szabó in red light district is intended to jog memories and help find 19-year-old’s killerCold-case detectives in the Netherlands are hoping that an innovative lifesize hologram of a young sex worker who was murdered in Amste…
The fatal stabbing of a Hungarian teenager, killed shortly after she gave birth, has baffled police for 15 years.
Donald Trump didn’t engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didn’t stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. “He would be great at this,” or “She would […]
A new lawsuit targeting mifepristone presages a broader attack on abortion rights.
