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Stopped a missile on its way to Turkey
Worldirozhlas1mo ago

Stopped a missile on its way to Turkey

The trial of Gisèle Pelicot has significantly reshaped the global debate on sexual violence, guilt, and responsibility, and contributed to a revision of the legal definition of rape in France.

Gisèle Pelicot Speaks Out on Ex-Husband's Rapes
Worldirozhlas2mo ago

Gisèle Pelicot Speaks Out on Ex-Husband's Rapes

Frenchwoman Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by her husband and dozens of other men for years, describes the moment she told her children as the worst, and plans to visit her ex-husband in prison.

Gisèle Pelicot: Hymn to Life (excerpt)
Culturetelex1mo ago

Gisèle Pelicot: Hymn to Life (excerpt)

Gisèle Pelicot's book is both a memoir and a manifesto: the story of survival, courage, and a woman reclaiming her voice, who initiated real change by breaking the silence. Read an excerpt!

Das Schweigen der Männer
Politicsnzz2mo ago

Das Schweigen der Männer

Gisèle Pelicots Buch über die Vergewaltigung durch ihren Gatten und 70 weitere Männer erscheint zu einer Zeit, in der alle über den Kinderschänder Jeffrey Epstein reden. Was haben die Fälle gemein?

Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview review – you can only gaze admiringly at her strength and grace
OpinionThe Guardian2mo ago

Gisèle Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview review – you can only gaze admiringly at her strength and grace

Mme Pelicot’s innate dignity shines through, as she explains why she waived her anonymity – after her husband drugged her so that dozens of men could sexually assault her It’s hard to judge an interview with Gisèle Pelicot in the normal terms. Let’s start with the easy bit: Victoria Derbyshire is the ideal interlocutor. The co-presenter of Newsnight has a kind of steely warmth that meshes well with the innate dignity of Mme Pelicot – as she is called throughout – while they walk unflinchingly through her terrible story. Her “descent into hell” began on 2 November 2020 when the local police called her and her husband, Dominique Pelicot, to the station. They believed it was to do with his recent arrest for covertly taking pictures underneath the skirts of three women in the supermarket. It was not. In the course of that investigation they had found on his laptop thousands upon thousands of videos and photographs accumulated over a decade of his wife unconscious and being raped by strangers. Continue reading...

France Probes Adult Website Linked to Gisèle Pelicot Mass Rape
WorldThe Guardianchannel-news-asia3d ago2 sources

France Probes Adult Website Linked to Gisèle Pelicot Mass Rape

French authorities have launched an investigation into an adult website that facilitated the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot, specifically probing its return or continued operation. The site is under scrutiny for its role in enabling the horrific crimes.

Zelenskyy Warns Russia May Again Involve Belarus in Ukraine War
Politicsdr-dkukrainska-pravdafaz+27aftonbladetberlingskesvenska-dagbladetrzeczpospolitatvn24vgdelfi-ltdigi24+19 more14d ago30 sources

Zelenskyy Warns Russia May Again Involve Belarus in Ukraine War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is expected to try again to involve Belarus in the ongoing war. He cited intelligence suggesting Belarus is building roads and artillery positions near the Ukrainian border.

Gisèle Pelicot: 'I didn't recognise myself in the images'
Culturerte-newsmyjoyonline2mo ago2 sources

Gisèle Pelicot: 'I didn't recognise myself in the images'

Gisèle Pelicot spent years trying to understand memory loss and physical symptoms, fearing at one point that she was developing a serious neurological condition. The horrifying truth only became clear when she was shown photos by French police officers.

The ‘Scrubs’ Revival Is Millennial Cringe: TV Review
CulturevarietyNew Statesman2mo ago2 sources

The ‘Scrubs’ Revival Is Millennial Cringe: TV Review

To be a millennial is to watch the cultural staples of one’s youth curdle into cringe. “Harry Potter” is now politically fraught; the meme-literate language coined by the first generation of digital natives (“lulz,” “heckin’ doggo,” etc.) has turned unspeakably passé. The once-insurgent vanguards who cast their first votes for Barack Obama have relinquished their […]