33 h. ago The Guardian view on Sudan’s third year of conflict: a war against civilians | Editorial

The ambitions of two generals and the interests of other states have led to the massacre of adults and children already forced to flee their homesSudan has begun its third year of civil war in the bleakest manner imaginable: mourning the massacre of hundreds of civilians and relief workers in displacement camps in Darfur. What began as a power struggle between generals has led to the killing of tens of thousands of people and widespread sexual and ethnic violence. The International Rescue Committee says the result is the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded: 640,000 people face catastrophic hunger. Basic services and infrastructure, already woefully inadequate, have been destroyed.“One thing that has been consistent since day one,” the Sudanese activist and commentator Dallia Mohamed Abdelmoniem observed this week, “[is that] it’s a war on civilians. Now, I think we’ve become so desensitised to it, that doesn’t make much of a difference any more. There’s no impact.” Continue re...

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4 d. ago Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told

Four women suing Tate over allegations of sexual violence and coercive control, with trial scheduled for early 2027A civil case against Andrew Tate over allegations he subjected four women to sexual violence and coercive control is the first case of its kind, a judge has been told.The influencer is being sued by two women who worked for his webcam business in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 2015 and two former girlfriends in 2013 and 2014. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Andrew Tate High Court action a 'legal first' as 4 women sue over sexual violence claims

Anne Studd KC, representing the women, said on Tuesday it was understood to be the first claim where allegations of coercive control have been considered in a civil context, as the court heard a trial could be held in early 2027

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4 d. ago High Court case against Andrew Tate believed to be legal first, judge told

Four women, who cannot be identified, are suing Andrew Tate over allegations of sexual violence, which he denies.

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4 d. ago Andrew Tate's High Court battle with women accusing him of rape, violence, and coercive control set for 2027

Andrew Tate’s High Court trial against four women who accuse him of sexual violence has been set for early 2027

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5 d. ago French investigation uncovers 'endemic and persistent' sexual violence in the entertainment industry

Following a six-month inquiry into violence committed in the film, audio-visual, and advertising sectors of France, the final report has outlined persistent abuse against women and children

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5 d. ago Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen – review

This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialismIn 1944, the Red Army pushed the Germans out of the Baltic state of Estonia. Soon afterwards, Soviet officers took away Sofi Oksanen’s great-aunt for interrogation. It was night. When she returned the next morning Oksanen’s young relative appeared unscathed. In fact, she had been raped. She could only mutter a few words: “Jah, ära”, or “Yes, please don’t”.The consequences of her unspoken ordeal were lifelong. As Oksanen relates it, her great-aunt became mute. She never married, had children or a relationship. Nor were the men who abused her punished. After the Soviet reoccupation – which saw Estonia erased from Europe’s map – she lived quietly with her ageing mother. Black-and-white family photos and the stories that went with them were hidden.Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen is published by HarperVia (£16.99). To support the Guard...

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7 d. ago She met him by chance 'he seemed really nice' then he raped her after leaving her 'stuck in hell'

Warning: this article contains details of sexual violence that readers may find distressing

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7 d. ago Ronnie and Reggie Kray's twisted sexual vengeance and violent orgy with 'meat rack' men

The infamous East End gangster twins lived a life of criminality, violence and sordid sex stories – but it was one particular sexual tale that laid bare just how dangerous they could be

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8 d. ago Thousands of children have been raped and sexually abused in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children’s agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection

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9 d. ago Andrew Tate held gun to woman's face and said' do as I say', court told

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate is accused of holding a gun to a woman’s face before saying “you’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”, according to court documents. Documents from the case, submitted to the UK’s High Court by four women who allege Tate used sexual violence against them, surfaced on Thursday.

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9 d. ago Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun in woman’s face, court documents say

Four women have accused the controversial social media influencer of sexual violence against them.

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1 week ago Sexual violence and harassment ‘endemic’ in French entertainment industry, report finds

Attitudes in France ‘barely evolving’ amid ‘collective denial’ years after the #MeToo movement began, according to parliamentary commissionSexual violence and sexual harassment are “endemic” in France’s entertainment industry, a damning report by French politicians has found, concluding that women and children are still being routinely preyed on, despite the country’s #MeToo movement.The Green MP Sandrine Rousseau and the centrist Erwan Balanant found that sexual violence, harassment and bullying were “systemic, endemic and persistent” in all sectors of the French culture and entertainment industry, from TV and cinema to theatre, radio, comedy, advertising, rock and classical music. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump’s America. Was #MeToo an epic failure?

The push to end sexual violence has sparked a revenge campaign setting fire to women’s rights and pushing young men to the right. But organizers can learn from the movement’s lossesDressed in his trademark sunglasses and a skintight black T-shirt, Andrew Tate strode into a Las Vegas arena like a returning king. He was there to watch Power Slap, a UFC offshoot where people slap each other in the face with such force that doctors say it could lead to brain damage and death.Days earlier, Tate and his brother Tristan had been in Romania, their assets seized, awaiting trial on human trafficking charges. But following reported conversations between Romanian officials and the Trump administration, the Romanian government lifted a travel ban on the brothers. Now, as a heavily male crowd watched men slap one another so hard they collapsed, the UFC president, Dana White, warmly embraced the Tates. White, a Meta board member who was once caught on camera slapping his own wife, smiled at the Ta...

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3 w. ago Gérard Depardieu trial finally gives France its #MeToo moment

Actor’s week in court seen as turning point as French film industry has been slow to take abuse claims seriouslyWhen the actor Gérard Depardieu took the stand at his sexual assault trial in Paris this week, it was seen as a turning point for the #MeToo movement in France.As a parliamentary commission examines why the French film industry has been slow – even resistant – to take women’s claims of abuse seriously, Depardieu, the nation’s biggest film star, faced accusations that he trapped a set decorator between his legs and sexually assaulted her while shooting the film Les Volets verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021. He is also accused of touching the breasts and buttocks of an assistant director on the same film on three separate occasions. Depardieu, 76, has denied all the charges, telling the court he had been “dragged through the mud by calumny and lies”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Plaintiffs' lawyers call actor Gérard Depardieu a sexual predator and a misogynist as trial closes

The plaintiffs’ lawyers describe French actor Gérard Depardieu as a “sexual predator” and “misogynist.”

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3 w. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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3 w. ago Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set

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3 w. ago Grandfather held over the death of little Emile was quizzed over alleged violence and sexual assault at Catholic school where he worked in the 1990s

The grandfather of a little French boy found dead in the Alps was previously questions over alleged sexual assault and violence at a private Catholic school he worked at.

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3 w. ago Gerard Depardieu trial: French movie legend admits grabbing woman by hips but denies sexual assault

French movie legend tells trial: ‘I grabbed her hip so as not to slip because I was so upset by her, by the heat, it was a Friday towards the end of shooting, I was very tired’

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