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Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accusedABC News - 5h -
‘Gisèle is waiting for explanations’: the dark questions at the heart of the Pelicot trial
The evidence heard in court has horrified the world. But as the trial comes to an end, the questions it has raised about ‘ordinary’ men, French society, and rape culture have still not been ...The Guardian - 6h -
France and Greece: spot the differences
Political and fiscal troubles pile up in Paris as Athens continues to recover from its debt agonyFinancial Times - 12h -
Irish ex-rugby player found guilty of rape in France
Former Irish U20 prop Denis Coulson has been found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.BBC News - 1d -
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Many are called: The jury’s verdict on the death of Jordan Neely
Penny and Neely were brought together in an encounter that neither man should have been required to manage.The Hill - 1d -
Songs and celebrations at Damascus rally
The BBC's Lina Sinjab says there is a joyous mood in the Syrian capital, as people mark the end of the Assad regime.BBC News - 1d -
Reported rape investigation into Mbappé closed
Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that reportedly was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé's visit to Stockholm in October.ESPN - 1d -
2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble' and not see real life, Saudi rights activist says
A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn't reflect real life thereABC News - 2d -
‘A rapist can be in the family’: how Dominique Pelicot became one of the worst sexual predators in history
Gisèle Pelicot had no idea her husband of 50 years had been drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her. As one of the most horrific trials France has ever seen comes to a close, the world ...The Guardian - 2d -
Mace, activist dispute handshake that resulted in arrest
A disputed handshake is at the center of a Tuesday incident involving Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) that resulted in an Illinois man’s arrest, according to a police report and a witness who spoke to The ...The Hill - 3d -
The 50 men accused in mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot
The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society.BBC News - 3d -
Women: Irish climb to 1-seed ahead of clash with UConn
No decision was tougher this week than determining the final 1-seed. But no team has two bigger wins than the Irish have on their résumé.ESPN - 3d -
Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at age 81
Nikki Giovanni, who gained fame over her long career as a poet, author and public speaker, has died at the age of 81. She was the subject of the recent Emmy-winning documentary, "Going to Mars."CBS News - 4d -
How tech's right-wing elite made 'debanking' claims into a political rallying point
The allegation is that banks, under pressure from the Biden administration, have unfairly “debanked” people who work with cryptocurrency.NBC News - 4d -
In Penny Verdict, a Flashpoint in the Debate Over Crime and Mental Illness
A New York jury acquitted Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely. Republican politicians hailed the verdict. But some New Yorkers found it deeply disturbing.The New York Times - 4d -
Jordan Neely's family reacts to the Daniel Penny not guilty verdict
There was an audible reaction in the courtroom when the jury in Daniel Penny's trial for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely announced they found the defendant not guilty of criminally negligent ...CBS News - 5d -
France’s First Big #MeToo Case Goes to Trial
The actress Adèle Haenel has accused the director Christophe Ruggia of grooming and sexually assaulting her when she was 12. If found guilty, he faces up to a decade in prison.The New York Times - 5d -
Sharpton: Penny verdict 'blatant legalization of civilian vigilantism'
The Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning a jury’s decision to acquit a white Marine veteran in the chokehold death of a homeless Black man on a subway train in New York City last May. Sharpton accused ...The Hill - 5d -
Gisèle Pelicot lifts her sunglasses and chooses to fight back
The woman at the centre of the mass rape case sees her public trial as a chance to "stand for all victims".BBC News - 5d -
France’s political institutions are creaking
A system designed in the late 1950s is looking increasingly dysfunctionalFinancial Times - 6d -
Connecticut court upholds $965m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones
Family members of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting were awarded the damages by a jury. The Connecticut state appellate court on Friday affirmed a $965m verdict from 2022 against ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial
A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark. In 1561, a little-known charter granted the University of Cambridge the power to ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home. As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Rape trials collapse as victims abandon cases amid long court delays
Courts logjam in England and Wales contributes to doubling in five years of victims pulling out of prosecutions. ‘I’ve had four torturous years’: child abuse victims speak out The number of ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Trans rights activists protest Capitol bathroom ban
Transgender rights activists including Chelsea Manning, a former U.S. army intelligence analyst and whistleblower, took to Capitol Hill on Thursday in protest of a new policy barring trans people ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Roommate Convicted in Murder of Kenyan Gay Rights Activist
Edwin Chiloba’s body was found stuffed inside a metal box by the roadside last year. A high court judge did not give a motive but said his roommate carried out the murder.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
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Far right leaves French government on the brink ahead of no-confidence vote
France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will seek to topple Macron's prime minister, Barnier, in the French parliament.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Will the far right in France seize the chance to topple the government?
Triggered by an austerity budget, a no-confidence vote threatens fresh instability – and Macron’s future. Don’t get This is Europe delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up here With threats ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Activist shareholder intensifies campaign for Rio to quit London
Palliser Capital says dual structure has been an ‘unmitigated failure’ that cost shareholders $50bn of valueFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer: ‘This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it’
Stéphane Babonneau had to watch thousands of videos of Gisèle Pelicot being raped, before disclosing their horror to her. He explains how she found the courage to cope – and to change the world for ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Treasury yields finish mostly higher ahead of no-confidence vote in France
Investors sold off long- and intermediate-term U.S. government debt on Tuesday, pushing corresponding yields to slightly higher closing levels ahead of a vote in France that could topple that ...MarketWatch - Dec. 3 -
France is on the political brink — again
Toppling Barnier’s government would be a hefty gamble by Le PenFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Afghan women 'banned from midwife courses' in latest blow to rights
Women at training colleges across the country were told they are not allowed to return to class.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
‘Too big of a departure?’: the experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launch
Insiders who were at the Type 00 event in Miami and others give their views on the car, the rebrand and the marketing. Jaguar boss says it has shown ‘fearless creativity’ Business live – ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Ex-Kansas police detective found dead on first day of federal civil rights trial
A white former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide on the day his federal civil rights trial was set to begin for allegedly sexually abusing Black ...NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Ex-detective accused of preying on Black women dies before trial
Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
US ex-detective accused of kidnap and rape found dead on morning of trial
Roger Golubski, 71, accused of crimes spanning years, found dead in Kansas hours before jury selection set to begin. A former Kansas police detective accused of “the grossest acts of corruption a ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist after ruling out homicide in 'suicide capsule' case
Swiss prosecutors say a right-to-die activist was released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of a so-called “suicide capsule,” after ruling out the ...ABC News - Dec. 2
