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Tag: Domestic Violence

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Fleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025Kim Barker, Sara Cincurova and Oksana ParafeniukComments Off on Fleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance

“I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border with Russia. “But this is how it turned out.”

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5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025Neil Vigdor and Niki KitsantonisComments Off on 5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife

Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught quantitative marketing at the Haas School of Business, was shot several times on July 4 outside Athens, the authorities said.

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‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025Zimasa Matiwane and John EligonComments Off on ‘Justice for Cwecwe’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans

A mother’s call for justice has challenged a culture of shame and inspired a nationwide movement to tackle the crisis of sexual violence.

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Pelicot’s Daughter Pursues Conviction That He Raped Her, Too

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025CATHERINE PORTERComments Off on Pelicot’s Daughter Pursues Conviction That He Raped Her, Too

Her mother, Gisèle, was at the center of a trial that gripped France and made her a feminist icon. But it left Caroline Darian with her own pains and suspicions unanswered.

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Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say

February 10, 2025Ségolène Le StradicComments Off on Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say

Dominique Pelicot became notorious after being convicted of drugging his wife and inviting strangers to rape her. Police say his crimes may have started long before.

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Greece Tightens Laws on Domestic Violence (but Not Enough, Critics Say)

January 24, 2025January 24, 2025NIKI KITSANTONISComments Off on Greece Tightens Laws on Domestic Violence (but Not Enough, Critics Say)

Amid a surge in reported cases, lawmakers imposed harsher punishments on perpetrators. Victims’ advocacy groups said the legislation was too thin on preventive measures.

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During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’

December 20, 2024December 21, 2024Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le StradicComments Off on During Pelicot Trial, Avignon’s Ramparts Give a Platform to Denounce ‘Rape Culture’

A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the 51 men who were convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot rape case.

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Protests in Kenya Demand Action Over a Spate of Brutal Murders of Women

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Abdi Latif DahirComments Off on Protests in Kenya Demand Action Over a Spate of Brutal Murders of Women

Almost 100 women have been killed in the span of three months, the police say. Rights groups want President William Ruto to declare femicide a national crisis.

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Italian Sentenced in Killing of Ex-Girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin

December 3, 2024December 4, 2024ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Italian Sentenced in Killing of Ex-Girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin

The killing ignited national outrage and provoked calls for stronger measures to protect women.

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As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’

November 19, 2024November 21, 2024CATHERINE PORTERComments Off on As Pelicot Rape Trial Nears End in France, Wife Speaks of ‘Banality’

Gisèle Pelicot made her final address to the court, calling the things her husband allegedly did to her “unforgivable.”

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