Luckily, the jury did not fall for the victim-blaming legal tactic: Hong Kong jury unanimously finds Swedish businessman guilty of raping former Nepali domestic worker hongkongfp.com/2024/08/22/hon… #GBV

Sydney University student found dead in Burwood unit identified Police believe Xiaoting Wang, 21, had been stabbed to death inside the unit. Detectives are investigating if the incident is a domestic violence-related murder-suicide. amp.smh.com.au/national/nsw/s…

Passport Bros so mad their Filipina wives aren't submissive. 😒

Taliban bans the sound of women’s voices singing or reading in public Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are cracking down on the sound of women’s voices in public, under a strict new set of vice and virtue laws under the Islamist regime. edition.cnn.com/2024/08/22/mid…

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A ladies-only coach is a space to loosen ponytails, sit freely, look into a mirror, gobble food and listen to music or talk to each other without stressing over certain etiquettes or the "male gaze." feminisminindia.com/2024/08/23/ins… via Feminism in India

South Korea: Fear of deepfake porn chat rooms on Telegram targeting indiscriminate women grips nation Many victims were believed to be minors, including middle and high school students, as well as university students, teachers and even military personnel. en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202408…

In the Hong Kong Education Bureau's new teaching materials, a module titled adolescents and intimate relationships for Secondary Year 3, suggested that teenagers who wanted to have sex with each other could "go out to play badminton together" instead. bbc.com/news/articles/…

South Korea: Mocking efforts to unmask them, Telegram sex offenders ramp up deepfakes New methods of verification are popping up across the platform, as well as “private” rooms meant to keep out investigators english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…

Actors and directors in India's Malayalam movie industry face sexual assault allegations, including rape Female actors started speaking out after a damning government report that revealed a culture of sexual exploitation in Kerala's entertainment industry. cbsnews.com/news/malayalam…

Important Cafcass explain how a man who raped the mother and was already convicted for raping a teenager and is on the sex offenders register was deemed safe to have unsupervised contact with his child? Reform of family courts is long overdue Jess Phillips Alex Davies-Jones MP

Indonesia: All-Women Candidates to Contest East Java Gubernatorial Election Khofifah Indar Parawansa, who seeks reelection, is facing competition from lawmaker Luluk Nur Hamidah and Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini. jakartaglobe.id/news/allwomen-…

UK: Mother ‘devastated’ after rapist ex-partner given access to their daughter Convicted sex offender Kristoffer Paul Arthur White, who was found to have raped child’s mother and a stranger, was allowed contact by family court #GBV theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Afghan taekwondo para-athlete makes history with the first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team "This medal is for all the women of Afghanistan and all the refugees of the world,” said Zakia Khudadadi. apnews.com/article/paris-…

U.S.: Former Aurora cop charged with raping daughter remains free as mom is sent to jail Colorado mother objects to court-ordered reunification therapy, claims it is harmful and abusive denvergazette.com/colorado-watch…

🚨New paper 🚨 - *read with care* In our #csa & #familycourt peer-reviewed paper we report FC judges closing criminal investigations + worse. Our thanks to the brave mothers & co-authors Dr Donna Bramwell Prof Verma Manchester MPH & BSc Assoc Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, SFHEA & (((ikeaddy))) manchester.ac.uk/about/news/fat…

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court Gisèle Pélicot said she pushed for the trial in open court in solidarity with other women who go unrecognized as victims of sexual crimes. apnews.com/article/trial-…

Pakistan: Anti-Rape Activist Asma Batool in Jail for Blasphemy Charges The popular YouTuber was arrested for reading an anti-rape poem that allegedly includes a verse offensive to religion. bitterwinter.org/pakistan-anti-…

As usual, Mona Eltahawy nails it: Essay: Home is Where the Hurt Is Home is where the hurt is because home is where patriarchy has given cis gender men freedom to mete out whatever violence they wish on their possessions: furniture, women, or children. feministgiant.com/p/essay-home-i…