#rape

The US Justice Department released FBI records on Thursday that summarize interviews of an unidentified woman in which she made accusations against President Trump related to an alleged sexual encounter. ...

The case file regarding allegations of rape against suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos was on Thursday handed over to the legal service. The receipt of the file was confirmed to ...

Suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos responded on Tuesday to ongoing allegations concerning embezzlement and administrative malpractice, lambasting the accusations as part of an “organised smear campaign”. The mayor, who is ...

A man accused of rape and assault was ordered to be held in custody pending trial on Thursday, despite the complainant formally asking the court to withdraw her complaint. The ...

Film star Gerard Depardieu, one of the leading faces of French cinema, will face trial on charges of raping actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, in the latest blow to his reputation ...

Cyprus’ permanent representative at the United Nations Maria Michael on Tuesday night told a security council debate that sexual violence during Turkey’s invasion of the island in 1974 “remains an ...

The woman at the centre of a European Court of Human Rights ruling that condemned Cyprus because the legal service suspended the criminal prosecution of a politician in a rape ...

The Law Office of the Republic gave assurances on Friday that it would be studying the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling, which dealt a sharp blow to Cypriot ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dealt a sharp blow to Cypriot authorities and deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides, ruling that Cyprus violated key human rights in handling a ...

A man was arrested after allegedly raping a tourist in Limassol, the police said on Friday. The incident reportedly occurred in a nightclub in the city, with the woman having ...

A court’s acquittal of five Israeli men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in Ayia Napa has sparked widespread outrage, with many calling for the verdict to ...

The case of X v Cyprus attracted worldwide attention as it highlights the plight of rape complainants In a judgement last Thursday in the application of X v Cyprus, the ...

A bill proposing far tougher sentences on convicted child rapists will be tabled to the House plenum in the coming days, local media reported on Tuesday. The legislative proposal belongs ...

A 52-year-old man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a woman in 2022 in Famagusta. The man was found guilty by the Famagusta ...

A six-year jail term for a child rape conviction was “manifestly inadequate” the Supreme Court ruled as it moved to increase the jail time to nine years, it emerged on ...

A police officer facing trial for rape and domestic violence has won an appeal that means he will be released from custody on bail, it emerged on Tuesday. The officer, ...

Countless women never had children, never married, many were ‘shipped off’ abroad for an abortion or to send the secret far away to a different country It took close to ...

A 19-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of rape earlier this month was released on Friday after “contradictions” were found in the complaint filed by the woman who accused ...

An 18-year-old woman on holiday in Cyprus reported a 19-year-old man raped her, it emerged on Monday. Both are British nationals and the incident allegedly unfolded in Ayia Napa. The ...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a 19-year-old reported that she had been raped. According to the police, he was arrested on Saturday night after an arrest warrant was ...

A 20-year-old man on Friday was found guilty of a rape in Ayia Napa last summer and sentenced to eleven years in jail, according to a decision by the Famagusta ...

Buried behind closed doors lies a legal practise that allows people with disabilities to be forcibly sterilised if their guardian deems them unfit to be a parent. Branded as a ...

A 67-year-old man was on Friday handed a ten-year prison sentence for raping and abusing his 61-year-old girlfriend. The sentence was handed down by Larnaca criminal court, with the man ...

The British woman who reported being gang raped while on holiday in Ayia Napa took the stand at Famagusta criminal court this week. The hearing took place behind closed doors ...