What’s Current: Donya Fiorentino, Gary Oldman’s ex-wife, speaks out about abuse during their marriage

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Donya Fiorentino, Gary Oldman’s former wife, says the actor hit her with a telephone receiver when she tried to call the police.

A Belgian man is the first convicted under new anti-sexism law, after telling a female police officer, “Shut your mouth, I don’t talk to women. Being a police officer is not a job for women.”

Peter Madsen will stand trial at Copenhagen’s City Court on Thursday for the killing of journalist Kim Wall.

Iran sentences a 31-year-old woman to 24 months in jail for showing her hair in public.

Women of Parliament Hill say it’s their time for #MeToo.

Derrick Jensen delivers address despite two hours of heckling from activists who disagree with his stance on gender identity.

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