Shorouk Express Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free The UK does not have enough shelters for women fleeing domestic violence and austerity has left police and the justice system struggling to tackle violence…
Shorouk Express For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails After three nights of hate-filled violence, some terrified families in Ballymena have resorted to displaying their nationalities on…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A group of masked individuals have set fire to a leisure centre in the latest night of violence in Northern Ireland. The fire…
Shorouk Express Italy has been grappling with its long history of femicide — the killing of women — particularly after the murder of 22-year-old university student Giulia Cecchettin. She was killed by her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta in November 2023, prompting thousands to take to the streets demanding change. More than 8,000 people attended Cecchettin’s funeral, including…
Shorouk Express Claims to be checked: Context: In recent months, several European right-wing and far-right leaders or figures, particularly in Italy and France, have linked the presence of foreign nationals (not synonymous with immigrants), immigration and the incidence of gender-based violence. “As the foreign component of the population has increased, European societies have not become…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free A government strategy to stop violence against women set up in the wake of the killings of Sarah Everard and Sabine Nessa has failed, a…
Shorouk Express On 19 December, an operation by the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP, Portugal’s police force) provoked a wave of outrage in Portugal. When a large number of individuals on Rua do Benformoso in Lisbon were forced against the wall and searched, Images of the operation went viral on social networks. Several dozen men…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free An abusive boyfriend who subjected his vulnerable partner to two years of assault and domestic abuse has been jailed, after being cleared of her manslaughter…
write a journalistic article based on On 6 February 2024, the European Union’s Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the Directive on violence against women which had been tabled in March 2022. This text will harmonise national legislation on sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, sterilisation, forced marriage and “revenge porn” (the leaking of sexual…
