The leader compared the requests for help to prank calls, the latest controversy over his government’s response to record levels of violence against women.
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In Pandemic’s Grip, Russia Sees Spike in Age-Old Bane: Drinking
The widespread, false belief that alcohol will protect drinkers from the coronavirus is helping drive an increase in liquor sales and domestic violence.
How Domestic Abuse Has Risen Worldwide Since Coronavirus
Movement restrictions aimed to stop the spread of the coronavirus may be making violence in homes more frequent, more severe and more dangerous.
Life Inside an Afghan Women’s Prison
The photographer Kiana Hayeri documented mothers inside an Afghan prison. Here’s what it was like.
‘Not My Fault’: Women in Mexico Fight Back Against Violence
A new generation is demanding change, casting off the entrenched notion that women somehow provoke attacks against them.
Husband in Taliban Hostage Couple Acquitted of Assaulting Wife
Saying neither Joshua Boyle nor Caitlin Coleman, who were held captive for five years in Afghanistan, were credible, a judge dismissed all charges.
On Day to End Violence Against Women, Spain’s Far Right Champions Men
Fresh from a strong showing at the polls, members of the ultranationalist Vox party have called for the repeal of a law that protects women from violence.
France Announces New Measures to Tackle Domestic Violence
Advocacy groups welcomed a surge of awareness, but said the government’s proposals did not go far enough, and were not supported with nearly enough money.
Russian Professor, Found With Bag of Severed Arms, Admits He Killed Student
Oleg Sokolov, a Russian historian known for impersonating Napoleon, was dogged for years by complaints of abuse. But he had never been held to account for it.
As Deaths Mount, France Tries to Get Serious About Domestic Violence
A woman dies at the hands of her partner every three days in France. But the police often do not take complaints seriously.