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Jun 1

Every Second Counts: European-wide petition demands the EU to tackle child abuse on the internet

PRESS RELEASE On International Children’s Day and International Day of the Parent survivors of child sexual abuse, child protection...

May 26

Survivors of childhood sexual violence break the silence at the SHAME- European Stories exhibition

PRESS RELEASE 26.05.2023 The SHAME - European Stories exhibition breaks the silence and shines a light at the extent of the phenomenon of...

May 26

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson opens Helsinki photo exhibition

PRESS RELEASE 26.05.2023 Suojellaan Lapsia, Protect Children ry. launches ‘SHAME - European Stories’ exhibition shining light on the...

Apr 26

DNA and Protect Children’s Phone Parking Lot promotes smart and safe internet use

PRESS RELEASE Rapid digitalisation has raised new questions for parents and guardians concerning the safety and time use of children and...

Mar 27

Child rights organizations urge Germany to support EU legislative action to protect children online

PRESS RELEASE 27.03.2023 Protect Children’s research findings on German speaking CSAM users demonstrate the urgent need for stronger EU...

Mar 13

Project to Prevent Online Sexual Violence Against Children Gets Significant EU Funding

PRESS RELEASE 13.03.2023 Finnish NGO, Protect Children, receives significant funding from the European Commission to protect children...

Feb 22

Abuse Survivors From All Over Europe Launch EU Petition

PRESS RELEASE 22.02.2023, Paris ABUSE SURVIVORS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE LAUNCH EU PETITION Today, on the official European Day for Victims...

Feb 15

New #ReDirection report on Russian speaking CSAM users published

PRESS RELEASE 15.02.2023 "73% of Russian speaking CSAM users first saw the material when they were under 18". New research by Finnish...

Jan 24

New #MyFriendToo website empowers young people to help their friends disclose sexual violence

PRESS RELEASE 24.1.2023 “Only 12% of crimes of sexual violence against children are reported to authorities”. Protect Children’s...

Nov 11, 2022

Protect Children joins European Funded Initiative to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation

PRESS RELEASE 11.11.2022 A New European Funded Initiative to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE). The Protect and...

Oct 18, 2022

Protect Children receives international award for their work against sexual exploitation

PRESS RELEASE 18.10.22 Helsinki – 18 October 2022, 00:01 EEST On 18 October, the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, ten European civil society...

Aug 29, 2022

New ReDirection & POLAMK Research: Darknet Communities Justifying Sexual Violence Against Children

PRESS RELEASE 29.8.22 Helsinki – 29 August 2022, 00:01 EEST New research from Police University College of Finland in Protect Children's...

Jul 7, 2022

Finland wants better protection for children online

PRESS RELEASE 7.7.2022 Helsinki, 7 July 2022 09:00 EST Two thirds of Finns think that children should have more protections in the...

May 8, 2022

Mother's Day Donation 2022

PRESS RELEASE 7.5.2022 In honor of Ukrainian mothers in Finland, we Protect Children and our partners will donate a game to Finnish...

Apr 29, 2022

ReDirection campaign wins gold prize in Finland’s most significant creative design competition

PRESS RELEASE 29.04.2022 Protect Children’s ReDirection campaign was awarded the first prize in the ‘Progress’ category in Grafia’s...

Jan 17, 2022

Global tool disrupting international distribution of child sexual abuse imagery marks five years

PRESS RELEASE: 17.1.2022 Project Arachnid has triggered takedown of millions of images and videos for survivors around the world...

Jun 7, 2021

Protect Children’s research in the dark web is revealing unprecedented data on CSAM users

PRESS RELEASE: 6 June 2021 Protect Children’s Help us to help you survey, conducted as a part of the two-year ReDirection project funded...

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