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31. US hails Cyprus for its efforts in combating human trafficking

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has been recognized for its serious and sustained efforts in combating human trafficking, according to the annual report released by the U.S. State Department. ...

32. California: Dismantling women's rights in the name of progressivism

Are there still women in California? They seem to have ceased to exist – at least as far as the state’s laws are concerned....

33. Sylvio Berlusconi dead at 86

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died following a tough battle with leukemia....

34. The MBS Wellbeing Day

35. Pope sends top sex crimes investigator to Bolivia

Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests....

36. Gender bias fears linger over bishop guilty ruling

A lawmaker and women’s rights activist in Cyprus says a former bishop’s guilty verdict for sexually harassing a teenage girl four decades ago was a landmark court decision, while also dismissing concerns that gender bias played a role in the ruling...

37. British expertise on the table as Leo Docherty speaks to Kathimerini

In an interview with "K" newspaper, Leo Docherty, the British Minister for Europe, highlighted the British commitment to closer collaboration, emphasizing the range of areas where British expertise and cooperation can contribute to addressing issues such as combating illegal financing and exploring support structures for enforcement or addressing potential sanctions evasion. ...

38. Cypriot commissioner wants women out of sex work

Cyprus’ gender commissioner is on a mission to steer debate on ending prostitution, saying she wants to criminalize paid sex and offer 'a way out' for women in the unregulated industry of the world’s oldest profession...

39. Murdered sex worker from Ukraine still unnamed

More details have emerged in the brutal murder of a woman from Ukraine, with Cypriot police focusing primarily on a single male suspect while also arresting her female friend, a key witness who says she had booked an extended paid sex appointment for the victim on the night she was killed...

40. Sex rendezvous messages emerge in murder investigation

Cyprus Police are investigating the murder of a sex worker in Limassol that took place over the weekend, when a woman from Ukraine was found dead in her hotel apartment where an asylum seeker from Turkey had also booked an appointment to see her on Saturday evening...

41. Cops boost sex trafficking ops days after Limassol murder

Cyprus Police arrested a man in Limassol on Tuesday during a sex trafficking operation, but officials declined to comment whether the investigation was linked to the murder of an unnamed woman from Ukraine over the weekend...

42. Sexual harassment now a separate disciplinary offence in police and fire brigade

The Council of Ministers unanimously approved a proposal from the Ministry of Justice and Public Order to classify sexual harassment as a separate disciplinary offense in the Police and Fire Brigade. The decision was made during a meeting held on Tuesday....

43. Inside the high-stakes prosecution of a former president

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first president to face criminal charges before a court of justice in the United States. ...

44. Trump makes history: Former president indicted

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. This comes after years of investigations into his personal, political, and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. ...

45. Expert says cliff death accident story checks out

Cyprus Police are rolling back statements on a murder investigation in the cliff death of a Ukrainian woman, after a private forensic examiner tasked by the suspect announced to the media that his client’s version of events about a tragic accident checked out...

46. Girls and women make up majority of domestic violence victims

The majority (75%) of victims of family violence, intimate partner violence and abuse of minors in Cyprus are girls and women, based on statistics by the Police Headquarters' Directorate for Vulnerable Persons Affairs....

47. Hate speech rampant in Cyprus despite progress

Hate speech affecting several groups remains widespread in the Cypriot public discourse, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said on Tuesday in a report on Cyprus. ...

48. Afghan women protest ban on female education

Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education as their male peers returned to school for a new academic year and the United Nations heard the restriction may amount to a crime against humanity....

49. Cyprus’ landmark sex trafficking case falls flat

A high-profile trafficking case where airport police officers were accused of turning a blind eye on an illegal prostitution ring drew to a close this week, with most defendants acquitted including a cop whose guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt...

50. Woman in Paphos arrested after refusing search

A woman in Paphos who was arrested for refusing a random search over the weekend is now facing sex solicitation charges...

51. France to be first country in the world to introduce 'porn passports'

France is set to introduce 'porn passports' to prove a person is over 18 while accessing sex websites - in a world first that aims to prevent children from viewing explicit material....

52. Pope declares being gay a 'sin' but not a 'crime'

Pope Francis has declared homosexuality a 'sin' but not a 'crime' as he branded laws that criminalize gay people 'unjust'....

53. Sex ed to be introduced in schools by September

Sex education will be introduced in an institutionalized and comprehensive manner beginning in September, covering all levels from pre-primary to third high school. ...

54. Prostitutes gather in Davos for annual meeting of global elite

The global elite tackling the world's problems at the Davos summit including gender inequality is fuelling a surge in prostitution in the Swiss resort....

55. Former Pope Benedict XVI dies

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday...

56. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

57. Indonesia: Unmarried couples could face jail time for having sex

The Indonesian parliament has unanimously approved strict new laws that will criminalize sex outside of marriage....

58. COVID protests spreading across China

From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the country’s increasingly costly zero-Covid policy....

59. Procedures, criminal offender profiles, and the law governing child abuse

The recent news has been overshadowed by new complaints from schoolgirls in Cyprus alleging that their headmaster has harassed them sexually, while in Greece the Aeolus box is opening due to revelations about the "Ark of the World" foundation....

60. A saint and a monster

The allegations of sexual abuse reported at the homes of the children’s charity Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou) have caused a huge shock to public opinion....