What’s Current: French porn actors charged with rape after reports from at least 50 abuse survivors

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  • Four porn actors in France are charged with rape, in a first for the country’s adult film industry. The charges come after women started speaking out against harassment and abuse in the French adult film industry.
  • An undercover investigation reveals that dozens of U.K. medical facilities are offering hymen repair surgery to “restore” a woman’s virginity as the government moves towards banning the practice.
  • Feminists demonstrate in Nabeul as Tunisia’s “landmark” #MeToo case begins in court, involving a government official charged with sexual harassment and public indecency. 
  • The International Handball Federation will no longer require women to play in bikini bottoms in response to outcry from female athletes and coaches who say the uniform requirements are sexist.
  • Researchers say the number of women seeking abortions in Texas fell by almost 50 per cent after the state implemented its ban on all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Meghan McCarty

Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.