Rape

Court hears request to lift gag order shielding alleged rapist of Shay-Li Atari Wiener

Singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener filed a police complaint three and a half years ago, prompting the reopening of the investigation after more than a decade.

Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.
Illustrative People step on an Iranian flag at a march in support of nationwide protests in Iran, Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 18, 2026.

Child among protesters sexually assaulted in Iran, rights group says

 Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.

October 7 survivor testifies she was raped in 2011, says courts 'hand out gag orders like candy'

Israeli police tape.

Haifa man arrested for repeatedly raping underage daughter over several years


Antisemitic ISIS-tied rape, kidnapping plot conspirator on bail as Toronto Jews question safety

Azizov was released on bail under court-imposed conditions after being charged in August with 19 different offenses related to kidnapping, sexual assault, firearms, and conspiracy.

Image of accused, Osman Azizov, 18

ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.

From left: Ahlam Daniel, retired judge Dvora Berliner, journalist Vered Pelman, Taisia Zamolowski, Orit Sulitzeanu, 'N', Hila Tzur, and Hanania Rotem.

Supreme Court upholds seven-year prison sentence in rape conviction

In a unanimous ruling, the court dismissed the defendant’s claim that the circumstances of the offense were comparatively minor and did not justify the punishment imposed.

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State indicts Tel Aviv man with rape after alleged drugging at Bat Yam event

Prosecutors allege Zainab raped the complainant by vaginal penetration while exploiting the fact that her senses were “blurred” by substances and she was unable to give free consent. 

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Cyril Laucci, Lead Counsel for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, a Sudanese national, waits to hear the verdict of the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

In denying Hamas's sexual atrocities, UN's Reem Alsalem is complicit with terror - opinion

When a UN mandate-holder denies crimes so thoroughly documented, it is not a failure. It is complicity with terror.

SAYS THE WRITER: ‘From the stage of the Halifax International Security Forum, I issued a simple, painful invitation to the special rapporteur: come see. Bear witness to the evidence and heartbreaking testimonies we have been living with every day.’

Two asylum-seeking Afghan teenagers jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in England

The boys, Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, carried out the attack in a park in Leamington Spa in May after taking the girl away from her friends, prosecutors said.

In this photo illustration, a close up of a police cordon tape is scene across a footpath, on June 28, 2025 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.

Knesset hears harrowing new testimony of alleged ritual sexual abuse; survivors demand action

The testimonies describe patterns of abuse that survivors say were organized, repeated, ideologically framed, and allegedly carried out by groups of adults.

Naama Lazimi (The Democrats) at the panel as Knesset hears harrowing new testimony of alleged ritual sexual abuse and survivors demand action December 2, 2025.

Iranian authorities publicly execute man who raped pregnant woman, her friend at knifepoint

The unnamed man was killed in the town of Bastam following a guilty verdict by the Supreme Court.

The first mural, featuring Mahsa Amini and other martyrs, was a bold declaration of solidarity with the women of Iran.

Haifa Court indicts school custodian for rape of young security guard

Sexual offenses listed in the indictment were confirmed as rape, forcible indecent acts, and sexual harassment of a young security guard on her first day of work.

Children arrive for the first day of school in the Israeli town of Mevaseret Zion, September 1, 2025.