"child protection"

#13057310

4 December 2025

Lawyer Marco Femminella leaves the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila after the hearing concerning the case known as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli. The hearing takes place at the Juvenile Court of L'Aquila for legal evaluations and institutional inquiries regarding the case referred to in the media as the ''forest family'' of Palmoli.

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#13048637

2 December 2025

A child holds a snake during a children's party at a play center in Novi Sad, Serbia, on November 30, 2025.

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#13048626

2 December 2025

A snake is on a child's shoulders during a children's party at a play center in Novi Sad, Serbia, on November 30, 2025.

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#13048628

2 December 2025

A snake is on a child's shoulders during a children's party at a play center in Novi Sad, Serbia, on November 30, 2025.

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#13048621

2 December 2025

A white dove is at a children's party at a play center in Novi Sad, Serbia, on November 30, 2025.

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#13048622

2 December 2025

A white dove is at a children's party at a play center in Novi Sad, Serbia, on November 30, 2025.

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#13041226

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041227

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041228

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041229

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041230

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13041231

30 November 2025

Girls from the Newa community take part in the Bel Bibaha ceremony, in which they are symbolically married to a bael fruit (wood apple), at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, Nepal, on November 29, 2025. The ritual is performed for girls aged between 5 and 9 years, typically before they reach puberty. The ceremony, also called the Ihi ceremony, is rooted in Hindu and Tantric traditions and serves to protect girls from social stigma, especially widowhood. The fruit symbolizes the god Vishnu, ensuring the girl is symbolically married to a divine entity for life.

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#13038784

29 November 2025

A man holds a young child on the platform of Munich Central Station (Munchen Hbf) and looks toward an arriving white high-speed ICE train of Deutsche Bahn (DB) in Munich, Germany, on November 29, 2025. The people, dressed in winter hats and warm coats, stand near the track edge railing with the platform number 20 visible above them in the busy station environment.

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#13036926

29 November 2025

A father navigates floodwaters, carrying his child to safety after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025

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#13034210

28 November 2025

A family navigates floodwaters, carrying their child to safety after heavy rains from Cyclone ''Ditwah'' sweep through Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 28, 2025.

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#13013993

22 November 2025

A woman holds a large yellow and red protest sign in Italian while participating in the L'Eredita delle Donne (The Legacy of Women) festival in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 22, 2025. The sign reads ''Bambina Americana Strappata Da Padre Violento e Tribunale'' (American Child Snatched By Violent Father and Court), highlighting a focus on issues of violence and family justice, while a banner behind her reads ''Donna Vita Liberta'' (Woman Life Freedom). She stands near steps and potted plants, surrounded by other attendees at the female empowerment event.

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