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Italy adds ‘femicide’ to the criminal code to curb violence against women
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has supported a bill to punish ‘femicide’ with life imprisonment.
![Women hold banners reading 'You are healthy children of patriarchy' and 'Femicide is a state murder, the state does not protect us' during a gathering for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Milan, Italy, on November 25, 2023 [Luca Bruno/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AP23354583740518-1764125496.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Japan’s LDP elects Takaichi as new leader, likely to be first female PM
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Worshippers listen to Imam Ibrahima Diane deliver his sermon at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar in Thiaroye, a suburb of Dakar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Merchants walk past the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
In Senegal, as in many other West African countries with large rural or conservative populations, men often have the final say in major household decisions, including those related to health. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Imam Ibrahima Diane, left, talks with El Hadj Malick, coordinator of the “school for husbands” programme at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
The programme now operates in more than 20 schools throughout Senegal, and more than 300 men have been trained. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
A woman prays in the designated women's section at the Great Mosque of Nietty Mbar. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Diane regularly delivers sermons during Friday prayers, in which he discusses issues around gender and reproductive health, from gender-based violence to combating stigma surrounding HIV. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
Men join the groups after being recruited based on trust, leadership and commitment. [Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo]
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