Rape
School official accused of raping 3 pupils arrested
Egypt
November 1, 2017
School official accused of raping 3 pupils arrested
The Ministry of Education initiated an urgent investigation into complaints submitted by a number of parents at a language school in…
Attorney to detail another rape allegation against Weinstein
World
October 20, 2017
Attorney to detail another rape allegation against Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein is now facing criminal inquiries in three cities after an Italian actress told Los Angeles detectives the disgraced…
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Egypt
September 28, 2017
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Massive controversy surfaced on social media in Egypt in the wake of video footage circulated in which a 30-year-old woman…
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
World
August 25, 2017
5 dead as Guru’s backers riot after rape verdict
5:00 p.m. A hospital doctor says five people have been killed in riots by supporters of the leader of a…
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
Middle East
July 31, 2017
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in…
Uber’s CEO is under fire over rape allegations
Business
June 11, 2017
Uber’s CEO is under fire over rape allegations
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick built up the company into a household name valued at $68 billion. Now he may be…
Toddler rapist sentenced to death
Egypt
June 2, 2017
Toddler rapist sentenced to death
Mansoura Criminal Court unanimously sentenced the defendant accused of abducting and raping an infant to death. The Grand Mufti, whose…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Court sentences 4 men to death for 2012 New Delhi gang rape
Middle East
May 5, 2017
Court sentences 4 men to death for 2012 New Delhi gang rape
An Indian court sentenced four men to death Friday for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New…