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  • World Cup: Sussex Police clamp down on domestic abuse

    Domestic abusers are being targeted by Sussex Police in the run-up to and during the men’s football World Cup in Qatar.

    As part of the force’s “proactive” response, 49 suspects were arrested the week before the event, on November 15, 16, and 17.

    Domestic violence is more common during football tournaments, according to research.

    Visits to high-risk individuals would also be carried out.

    Domestic abuse, according to Det Supt Miles Ockwell, has “no excuse.”

    “While figures may show that domestic abuse increases during football tournaments, there should be no suggestion that this could be used as a defence, or a reason, for perpetrators,” he said.

    Officers will conduct safeguarding visits with specialist support workers to people known to be at high risk of domestic abuse, particularly around England games when tensions may be increased.

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    The charity Women’s Aid has launched a campaign highlighting the risks women and children may face in the aftermath of matches.

    A spokesperson said: “Football doesn’t cause domestic abuse, but it can heighten existing abuse.

    “We know there is a carry-on effect with abuse still at an 11% increase the day after an England match.”

    England drew 0-0 with USA on Friday night.

  • 24 years jail term: Man who attacked female diners in Tangshan, China

    A man who orchestrated a savage assault on four women who were eating at a Chinese restaurant has been given a 24-year prison term.

    In June, in the northeastern city of Tangshan, Chen Jizhi was convicted of the attack that started when one of the ladies rejected his advances.

    Another 27 men were convicted over the violence, in which they used bottles, chairs, and fists to beat the women.

    The surveillance video went viral, sparking debate about gender violence in China.

    After the attack, two of the women spent time in intensive care, while the other two women were seen in photos covered in blood, although their injuries were initially classed by police as only “minor”.

    Chen was fined 320,000 yuan (ÂŁ40,000, $45,000) in addition to his 24-year prison sentence,

    The other defendants were sentenced to between six months and 11 years in prison.

    The court ordered Chen and five defendants to compensate for the four victims’ medical expenses and other losses, the Global Times reports.

    Women’s rights campaigners say domestic abuse remains pervasive and under-reported in China.

    A report released soon after the assault found the handling of the case by the local deputy director of district police and other officers had been “slow and improper”.

    Chinese authorities censored online debate about attacks on women, and tried to paint the assault as a gang crime, correspondents say.

    The viciousness of the attack sparked outrage and heated debate on social media, taking up one of the most-discussed topics on Weibo, a popular social media platform in China.

  • Women abuse: France in disarray

    The accusations of violence against women against two top members of the left-green alliance in France have caused a crisis.

    Adrien Quatennens of France Unbowed (LFI) resigned from his position as party coordinator on Sunday after admitting to assaulting his wife.

    After being accused of psychologically abusing his ex-partner, Green MP Julien Bayou was relegated to co-leader of his party’s parliamentary caucus and suspended a few days later.

    The charges are being looked into by his party.

    The left-wing alliance has been accused of “total hypocrisy” by the far-right National Rally (RN) for its stance on gender-based violence.

    The two parties form part of an alliance of far-left, left, and green parties which came together to form the New Ecological and Social Popular Union (Nupes) and secured more than a quarter of the votes in June’s parliamentary elections, depriving President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government of its majority in the National Assembly.

    Mr Quatennens, 32, is a prominent MP and was seen as a potential successor to Jean-Luc MĂ©lenchon as leader of the France Unbowed (LFI) party.

    Mr MĂ©lenchon’s response to the allegations against his colleague has sparked anger. He saluted the “dignity and courage” of Mr Quatennens in a social media post on Sunday, saying the MP had his “confidence and affection”. Only later did he expressly acknowledge the experiences of his wife, saying in a subsequent post that a slap was unacceptable in all cases.

    The allegations against Mr Bayou first emerged in July, but he was only suspended from his leadership role in the Greens after his party colleague Sandrine Rousseau was asked about them in a television appearance on Monday. Women’s rights activists had taken to Twitter to demand that action be taken.

    She said Mr Bayou’s ex-partner had been very depressed and referred to behavior that would be likely to “break” the mental health of a woman.

    Another Green MP, Sandra Regol, said it had been a collective decision by the party in response to “legitimate questions” from women, feminists, and victims.

    Both parties came under fire from their political opponents. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said in response to Mr MĂ©lenchon’s comments that it was “extremely shocking” to have someone minimizing domestic violence, while Jordan Bardella of the far-right RN criticized the left for “setting itself up as a model of virtue” while being caught up in such allegations.

    Julien Bayou talks to journalists after a meeting with the French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 22, 2022
    IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERS Image caption, Julien Bayou has stepped back from his leadership role within the French Greens