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Latest 26 November 2025

Italy’s Senate delays rape bill, exposing government rifts

Italy's Senate has postponed debate on a landmark bill that would stipulate for the first time that sex without consent constitutes rape, exposing tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition.

Denmark · 17 Dec 2020 Denmark strengthens rape laws, outlaws sex without explicit consent COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark strengthened its rape laws on Thursday by criminalising sex without explicit consent. The new law passed by parliament… UK · 2 Aug 2020 Former Tory minister arrested on suspected rape Sky News reports that a former Tory minister has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Sky News reports that it understands the… Poland · 17 Mar 2020 Rape survivors hold fashion show in clothes they were wearing during assaults A fashion show in Warsaw (prior to the Covid-19 restrictions) was held, during which rape survivors took to the catwalk in the… Ecuador · 18 Sep 2019 Decriminalization of abortion in rape cases fails to pass Ecuadoran Parliament A demonstrator speaks to the police after the Ecuadoran Parliament's decision to not decriminalize abortion for victims of rape, cases of incest,… USA · 3 Aug 2019 Cristiano Ronaldo loses bid to dismiss rape lawsuit Cristiano Ronaldo has lost a bid for the dismissal or complete secrecy in a federal lawsuit by a Nevada woman who accuses… 4 Jun 2019 “I breathe but no longer live” – Teenager who was raped by two men last post, before dying of legal euthanasia due to ‘unbearable suffering’ (UPDATED) UPDATE - A severely ill Dutch girl widely reported by international media as having been “legally euthanised” in a clinic in the… Italy · 2 May 2019 Salvini to launch petition for introduction of chemical-castration law Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior Matteo Salvini announced that his League party, of which he is leader, is…