PARIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.

A French judge on Friday ruled that videos of men raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged could be shown at the request of the prosecution or defence, but not as a matter of course due to the

The mayor of the French town where a man for over a decade brought strangers to rape his wife apologised on Friday for remarks that were criticised for playing down

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.

Nearly every day since 2 September, Gisèle has been at the centre of a trial in which 51 men are accused of raping her, including the man she was married to for 50 years.

Hundreds of women rally for Gisele Pelicot, the womanat the center of a mass rape trial that has shocked France:: Paris, France::Textile designer Clementine Goujet: “I would like to tell Gisèle (Pelicot) that we hear her words.

Gisele Pelicot has become a figurehead in the battle against sexual abuse.

Feminist associations have called for nearly 30 gatherings in cities varying from Marseille to Paris, where on the Place de la Republique banners read "Support to Gisele" or "Shame Must Change Camp” or “Victims We believe you”.