Danish chef René Redzepi has posted a video on social media announcing to the staff of Noma that he is stepping down as head chef of the restaurant. He has been surrounded by strong controversy in which he is accused of inflicting abuses on workersFrom punches and shouting to threats of being blacklisted, the abuse was felt by a former employee, Jason Ignacio White, the former head of the R&D lab, who started this public denunciation on social media. His intention was to create a version of Me Too in the food industry, taking advantage of the pop-up that Noma was doing in Los Angeles.

On March 11, the famous Danish restaurant Noma will unveil a pop-up in Los Angeles. It will run until June 26th and the menu will cost $1,500 (about €1,273). It's sold out. What was meant to be a routine stay abroad for René Redzepi's iconic establishment has been marred by a major controversy. A few weeks ago, a former employee, Jason Ignacio WhiteShe began a strong campaign on Instagram denouncing the mistreatment she suffered and witnessed at the Nordic restaurant. She also offered her platform to anonymously give a voice to former employees so they could share their experiences. Since then, she has continued to publish a steady stream of accounts detailing scenes of abuse. has created a websitewhere he compiles these messages. White tags the event's sponsors in Los Angeles, such as American Express, urging them to reconsider their partnership with Redzepi. He has also called for a protest on the 11th at the location where the restaurant is scheduled to open. pop-up in the United States.

The left-wing and pro-independence parliamentary groups in Congress – ERC, Junts, Sumar, EH-Bildu, PNB, BNG, Compromís, and Podem – are calling for the creation of a committee in the lower house to investigate abuses, vexations, and deaths during compulsory military service. The parties signing this demand, which does not include the PSOE's signature, recall that in recent months numerous testimonies have emerged recounting "systematic situations of vexations, mistreatment, harassment, and physical and psychological aggressions suffered by recruits, as well as deaths occurring under not sufficiently clarified circumstances." This is detailed in the documentary They Will Make You a Man, which revealed that "many recruits suffered vexations, mistreatment, and aggressions in an environment that should guarantee their safety and well-being." The parties emphasize that official data from the Ministry of Defence places the number of "documented suicides in the armed forces between 1983 and 2001 at over 300, although various journalistic investigations and family testimonies suggest the figure could be higher, especially if deaths classified at the time as accidental are taken into account." Thus, they recall that "several families have learned years later that the death of their children was a suicide linked to the abuses and vexations suffered during their stay in barracks." In light of this evidence, the parties signing the petition consider that "these events do not correspond to isolated incidents, but rather point to a structural dynamic of impunity and institutional negligence, with devastating consequences for the victims and their surroundings." "The lack of exhaustive investigations, the institutional silence for decades, and the absence of recognition and reparation mechanisms have aggravated the suffering of those affected," they add. Clarifying the facts

Therefore, they believe it is necessary to formally activate institutional mechanisms to contribute to the clarification of facts, the recognition of victims, and the promotion of reparation measures, ensuring that the state-wide scope of the issue is assumed by the competent bodies. The objective of the investigation is to gather data on suicides and deaths in unclear circumstances and the denunciation of warnings linked to compulsory military service. Also, the analysis of possible institutional, political, and military responsibilities, public recognition of victims, the establishment of moral, symbolic, and economic reparation mechanisms, or access to free legal assistance and psychological support for those affected and their families.

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The left-wing and pro-independence parliamentary groups in Congress—ERC, Junts, Sumar, EH-Bildu, PNV, BNG, Compromís, and Podemos—are calling for the creation of a commission in the lower house to investigate abuses, mistreatment, and deaths during mandatory military service. The parties behind this demand, which is not supported by the PSOE, point out that in recent months numerous testimonies have emerged detailing "systematic situations of mistreatment, abuse, harassment, and physical and psychological aggression suffered by recruits, as well as deaths under circumstances that remain unclear." This is detailed in the documentary.Et faran un homeThe report revealed that "many recruits suffered harassment, mistreatment, and assaults in an environment that should have guaranteed their safety and well-being." The parties emphasize that official data from the Ministry of Defense places the number of documented suicides in the armed forces between 1983 and 2001 at over "300, although various journalistic investigations and testimonies from family members suggest that the figure could be higher, especially if deaths classified at the time as accidental are taken into account." They also note that "several families have learned years later that their children's deaths were suicides linked to the abuse and mistreatment suffered during their time in the barracks." Given this evidence, the parties signing the petition believe that "these events are not isolated incidents, but rather point to a structural dynamic of impunity and institutional negligence, with devastating consequences for the victims and their families." "The lack of thorough investigations, decades of institutional silence, and the absence of mechanisms for recognition and redress have exacerbated the suffering of those affected," they add.

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"I have friends who have boyfriends or boys who come in to have sex," says Jana, 7, about some classmates who play on Roblox, a popular online video game platform that also allows users to program and play games created by themselves or other users. According to the company's latest reportThe platform continues to grow: by the end of 2025, it had 144 million daily users, who had dedicated 78.6 billion hours to the game throughout the year. This figure would be equivalent to the entire population of Catalonia (around 8 million people) playing Roblox 24 hours a day for more than a year.

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The Barcelona Court has acquitted the orderly at Bellvitge Hospital accused of sexually abusing a patient in the eating disorders unit of the same center with a prognosis of severe anorexia. a case advanced by the ARA. The trial was held on January 26. And this Tuesday, ARA obtained access to the ruling that acquits OMV, for whom the prosecution had requested an eight-year prison sentence for repeated sexual abuse. The events date back to the summer of 2020.

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The patient at Bellvitge Hospital with anorexia who accused a hospital orderly of abuse has reaffirmed her account of the various episodes of sexual assault she claims to have suffered. She did so this Monday during the first and last session of the trial held at the Barcelona Provincial Court. The orderly, sitting in the dock, denied the allegations and stated that he never had any physical contact with the patient, who was admitted to the eating disorder unit at Bellvitge, a center of the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) of the Generalitat of Catalonia. At the end of the trial, the prosecution requested a nine-year prison sentence for the orderly, a request that the private prosecution, representing the complainant, increased to ten years. The defense requested the defendant's acquittal. The ICS representative also denied any wrongdoing.

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A hospital orderly at Bellvitge Hospital, OMV, will appear in court this week at the Barcelona Provincial Court as the alleged perpetrator of repeated sexual abuse of a patient. According to information obtained by ARA, the events date back to the summer of 2020, and the complainant, an adult, was hospitalized in the eating disorders unit at Bellvitge, a center of the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) of the Generalitat of Catalonia. She suffered from severe anorexia. In its indictment, the Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting a nine-year prison sentence for the orderly. The private prosecution, representing the complainant, is seeking a ten-year sentence. The ICS, which is subsidiarily liable for any future compensation, as well as the defendant's legal team, are requesting acquittal.

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Julio Iglesias breaks his silence and denies everything. The singer published a statement early this morning on his Instagram account in which he asserts that he has not "abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman." "These accusations are absolutely false and cause me great sadness," he says in a three-paragraph text, in which he presents himself as a victim and states that he "has never felt such malice."

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The scandal of the sexual assault allegations against Julio Iglesias, already investigated by the Prosecutor's Office of the National CourtThe revelations have shaken state politics. Reactions to the published information have ranged from the absolute condemnation by Sumar—which is already demanding the removal of the singer's medals—to the defense of Iglesias by the most conservative wing of the PP, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso. But for the Popular Party, it is an uncomfortable issue, and the position is not unanimous. The party leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has supported the ongoing investigations: "The allegations are very serious," he acknowledged on Telecinco. Feijóo thus distanced himself from the Madrid president, who on Tuesday, in a tweet, downplayed the allegations of Iglesias's former employees—"The raped women are in Iran," she wrote—and said that the Community of Madrid "will never contribute to the discrediting [...] The leader of his own party, on the contrary, confessed to being "very, very surprised" by the information revealed by Eldiario.es and Univision News and has supported the ongoing investigations: he said that "it is important to know if this [the assaults and abuses] is true."

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It's sad to read the witnesses of the women who denounce the alleged abuses of Julio Iglesias published by Eldiario.es and not feel surprised, that the events explained are perfectly plausible, that they don't surprise us in the slightest. Which doesn't prevent, of course, the shock caused by some chilling details about the system of exploitation to which he subjected his victims. We could have easily deduced, from how he spoke of the ladies and how he treated them in public, that the Latin lover He was, in reality, an unscrupulous predator. But that's how these inveterate seducers are; they can't help it. They have such sexual prowess that they have to go around the world sleeping with anyone who crosses their path. It was one of the things the singer was admired for worldwide: for being a conqueror without anyone questioning what his conquests thought. And what must they have thought? What an honor, what a privilege to be chosen by a man who could have them all, with success, money, and power. What could they say, barely reached adulthood, when, in the middle of an interview, he made comments about their appearance, asked them if they had a boyfriend, or planted a kiss right on their lips? With the scandal of the accusations, television networks have compiled the most shocking moments of the man, because they constitute outright assaults committed live before an audience that laughs, applauds, and celebrates this normalized violence. Who could say a word if he was like that? You know, men. Seeing the images of kisses reminded me of all the disgusting strangers, the flexibility women's necks acquire from doing the cobra, all the strategies we've had to adopt to avoid those who think they're good lovers when they don't have the slightest idea what good sex means, which always begins with...

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Several women who worked at Julio Iglesias' mansion in the Dominican Republic underwent gynecological and sexually transmitted infection (STI) tests, according to the investigation.'Eldiario.es and Univision News. Two people reported what happened to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the National Court.

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Just over a year ago, when the Non-fiction premiered the first part of the documentary They'll make you a manIt was already clear that a sequel would be necessary. Film critic Àlex Gorina, who appeared among the witnesses to recount the abuses he suffered during his military service, said: "I can't believe I'm the only one." Following him and all the other interviewees, many more have come forward with harrowing stories, all sharing a common element: the events occurred during the democratic era. The documentary focused on four cases in which the young protagonists died in very serious and never-explained circumstances while performing their military service. The profound pain and helplessness of the families recalling the events was heartbreaking.

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A Bolivian court sentenced Catalan Jesuits Ramon Alaix and Marcos Recolons, both former provincials of the Society of Jesus, to one year in prison on Tuesday for covering up sexual abuse committed by the late priest Alfonso Pedrajas. Furthermore, sources from the Bolivian Community of Survivors (CBS) assured Efe news agency that this sentence opens the door to four more legal proceedings. According to this organization, which represents victims, there are 12 other Jesuits (also deceased) who allegedly committed sexual abuse against 500 minors in boarding schools, schools, and rural areas of Bolivia, and who allegedly enjoyed the support of the then-high-ranking officials of the religious order in the country.

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"It was like The Pack"There were eight men. They took out a belt they were wearing and hit me," Cayetana Guillén Cuervo confesses in the latest episode of her new podcast. Don't drop it, where she reveals the sexual abuse she suffered when she was six years old. The current president of the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts has explained the details of that traumatic moment in a conversation with Alba Moreno, the science communicator guest on the program. Both have spoken about the abuse they suffered as children and have explained how it affects them in their daily lives.

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Oscar García's family has asked the Department of Education to investigate his suicide in 2019, when he was 21 years old, in light of "new evidence" that he may have suffered sexual abuse at the Padre Manyanet School in Les Corts, where he studied until completing secondary school. The new information refers to the priest J. Calvet, who was his teacher for two years and whom Oscar's family considers the "prime suspect." Calvet was convicted in 2023 for possession of child pornography after being reported by a computer scientist at the Manyanet School in Sant Andreu, where he later taught. He is now under investigation again for allegedly abusing an 8-year-old student with disabilities at the school in 2016. ~BK_SLT_NA Oscar in demanding an investigation into whether his son's death was related to the priest's abuse. They see similarities between what this victim alleges and the attitude they remember from his son, who refused to attend the religion classes taught by Calvet. Sources from the department consulted by ARA They indicate that they are aware of the family's request and that, in order to assess it, they are "gathering all available information." Therefore, they have asked the Barcelona Education Consortium to send them all documentation related to the case so they can analyze it. The same sources from the department predict that "it will not be a short process" and, therefore, the response could take time.

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Forty-six people, thirty-nine as victims and seven as witnesses, have spent the last eighteen months in the Acadèmia del Cinema Català's service for victims of gender-based violence. The figure almost triples that of the previous nineteen months of the service's existence: between May 2022 and December 2023, the Academy assisted seventeen people in total, 37% of whom it has assisted during 2024 and the first six months of 2025. In this last year and a half, 82% of sexual assaults occurred in the workplace, 11% in academic contexts, and 7% in couples or community settings.

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The Liceu Conservatory Foundation has temporarily suspended a professor "from all teaching activities" after a student accused him of groping. According to a statement, the school has initiated an internal investigation to "clarify the facts and take appropriate measures." The Newspaper has published that there could be others, the foundation has decided to temporarily remove the teacher. They did so after "reviewing the matter internally." He had been at the school for three decades.

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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) had been investigating TLM, then 40 years old, as a suspected pedophile since 2020. Ultimately, the man has emerged as the mastermind of a massive network of sexual violence against minors and unprecedented child pornography, forcing the courts to open three separate cases. When he was arrested in 2022, officers discovered more than 10,000 photographs and nearly 2,000 videos on his devices, with many more attackers implicated. Police sources admit that the detailed review of the images was a long and arduous process that concluded in 2024 with the arrest of 15 more men and the identification of at least 11 victims: nine girls, including a minor in the care of the Generalitat (Catalan government), and two boys. However, at least 14 others appeared in the images. Mossos d'Esquadra sources claim that this case in Barcelona is the second largest investigation into pedophilia they have ever conducted in Catalonia.

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At the time of the arrest, the Mossos d'Esquadra wanted to make it clear that those involved in the network of pedophilia and child pornography They were men "of all social statuses" and of different ages, ranging from 19 to 50. However, several of those investigated in one of the most important pedophilia cases in the history of Catalonia share a similar profile. For example, according to court documents provided by Efe, some of them had young children and stable partners.

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