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UK comedian Russell Brand appears in court on rape charges

UK comedian Russell Brand appears in court on rape charges

  • He faces two counts of rape, two of sexual assault and one of indecent assault
  • Arriving for the first court hearing in the case, Brand made his way slowly through a crush of media and onlookers gathered outside the court
By AFP ·
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial opens at a different #MeToo moment

Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial opens at a different #MeToo moment

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Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial

Weinstein’s lawyers want him hospitalized instead of in jail during #MeToo retrial

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Special Female medics at the Wathupitiwela Base hospital, some 110 km from Colombo, join a nationwide strike of Sri Lankan doctors.

Sri Lankan doctors on nationwide strike to demand safety after rape of woman medic

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French court jails 3 rugby players for 12 to 14 years over rape

French court jails 3 rugby players for 12 to 14 years over rape

By AFP ·
Trial starts over rape, murder of doctor in India’s Kolkata

Trial starts over rape, murder of doctor in India’s Kolkata

By Reuters ·
Students carry placards as they march during a demonstration to condemn the alleged rape of a female student in Lahore.

Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape

By AP ·
Kylian Mbappe’s representatives say reports footballer faces rape probe are ‘false’ and a ‘slanderous rumor’

Kylian Mbappe’s representatives say reports footballer faces rape probe are ‘false’ and a ‘slanderous rumor’

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Managing director of Harrods said the store is “deeply sorry” for failing employees who say they were sexually assaulted.

Harrods apologizes to women who say they were abused by former owner Mohamed Al Fayed

By AP ·
Special Junior doctors carry India’s national flag and hold placards during a protest to demand accountability over the rape of medic.

Doctors return to duty after strike over rape and murder of Kolkata medic

By Sanjay Kumar ·
Women polio workers have complained of harassment in the past during the campaigns. (File/AFP)

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

By AP ·
India doctors end one-day strike over colleague’s rape and murder

India doctors end one-day strike over colleague’s rape and murder

By Reuters ·
Furious Indian doctors mourn the rape and murder of a colleague

Furious Indian doctors mourn the rape and murder of a colleague

By AFP ·

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