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Paris protesters demand action as France faces surge in gender-based violence

Protesters highlighted gaps in France’s domestic violence response amid alarming new statistics.

Euronews · Nov 26, 2025

France changes criminal code to define rape as sex without consent

The French Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual act, making France the latest European country to enshrine the principle of consent in law.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 29, 2025

France to overhaul rape laws in wake of horrifying Gisèle Pelicot case

The bill defines rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

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‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists

When 50 men went on trial in France, accused of raping a woman who had been drugged by her husband, Manon Garcia was in the courtroom – and in the prosecutors’ closing arguments. How does she make sense of what happened?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life?

Even his colleague has dubbed Jesse Watters’s claim about Ocasio-Cortez and Stephen Miller ‘creepy’

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2025

Gisele Pelicot Update: Lone Man Who Appealed Rape Conviction Gets Longer Jail Term

Instead of proving his innocence, one of the convicted rapists in the Gisele Pelicot case will stay longer in prison.

International Business Times UK · Oct 10, 2025

French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case

Husamettin Dogan was tried on charges of aggravated rape by administering substances that impair judgment or self-control, an offence punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Euronews · Oct 9, 2025

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Court rejects appeal, ups sentence for man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot

A man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot, who survived years of assaults orchestrated by her husband while she was drugged unconscious, has lost his appeal against the verdict. A court in southern France also stiffened his sentence to 10 years in prison.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025

Man who raped Gisèle Pelicot has prison sentence increased to 10 years

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedated

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal

Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assault

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Appeal court to decide fate of last defendant in Pelicot mass rape case

A French court is set to decide the fate of the only man still protesting his innocence in a rape case that has come to symbolise accountability for sexual violence in France.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025

French Court To Rule In Gisele Pelicot Rape Appeal Trial

A French appeal court is to rule on Thursday in the case of the only man among 50 who claims he is innocent after being convicted of sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot.

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidence

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Dominique Pelicot describes himself as ‘the devil’ while giving evidence in court

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband is giving evidence in the appeal of a man challenging his rape conviction

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband tells court man convicted of rape knew she was sedated

Dominique Pelicot says Husamettin Dogan’s attempt to overturn conviction in the mass rape case ‘is indecent’

International Business Times · Oct 7, 2025

French Sex Offender Pelicot Says Man Who Abused Ex-wife Knew She Was Asleep

Dominique Pelicot, one of France's worst sex offenders, took the stand Tuesday to push back against the only man to appeal a conviction for raping Pelicot's ex-wife while she was drugged, saying he knew exactly what he was doing.

Euronews · Oct 7, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court for appeal by man convicted of raping her

Husamettin Dogan, sentenced to nine years in prison, denies he intended to rape Pelicot, claiming her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot had deceived him.

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge conviction

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot’s rape case returns to court as man appeals conviction

Husamettin Dogan was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot returns to court as man convicted of raping her appeals verdict

Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while she was drugged, will return to the courtroom on Monday for an appeal by one of the men convicted. Out of 51 defendants, he is the only one still contesting the verdict.

International Business Times · Oct 6, 2025

Only Man To Appeal In Gisele Pelicot Case Says Not A 'Rapist'

Husamettin Dogan, the only man left appealing his conviction for sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot, is hoping to rid himself of the label of rapist when he steps back into court in France on Monday.

International Business Times · Oct 6, 2025

Gisele Pelicot: French Rape Survivor And Global Icon

Gisele Pelicot, 72, who became an icon for women in a mass rape trial last year that resonated around the world, is to reluctantly break months of silence to face in court the one man in the case who still denies he raped her.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025

Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison at trial of 51 men last year that found them all guilty

International Business Times · Oct 1, 2025

Gisele Pelicot Back In French Court For Appeal Trial 'Ordeal'

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while drugged, returns to court next week for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of one man to overturn his conviction.

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