Pandemic inflames violence against women
No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence which has surged during lockdowns, as the day marking the fight to end violence against women is held
EU to slap fresh sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning
The European Union is prepared to slap sanctions on both Russia and Belarus for the involvement in the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny and the suppression of the peaceful protesters following the last presidential elections respectively.
Belarusian challenger safe in Lithuania amid violent police crackdown
Belarusian electoral authorities said long-time President Alexander Lukashenko appeared to have won re-election following a night of clashes with protesters who accused the vote of being rigged. The European Union has shown its concern regarding both the elections and the violence used in the demonstrations.
Far right challenges Spain’s fight against gender violence
Two decades ago Ana Orantes gripped Spain when she recounted during a prime-time television interview the abuse she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband for 40 years
Femicide: A global scourge
Every day in 2017, 137 women and girls were intentionally killed by their partner or a family member somewhere in the world, according to UN statistics
France unveils plan to halt violence against women
France has unveiled new measures to combat violence against women by their partners or ex-partners, as concerns mount over the number of women killed in the country
EU urges Myanmar to end Rohingya violence as refugees rise to 400,000
The European Parliament urges Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Stranded in Serbia, migrants endure an odyssey of violence
Driven back by police batons and snarling dogs, or beaten and robbed by smugglers, migrants caught in Serbia have regularly been victims of violence.