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Domestic Violence Surges, Women Take To Streets in Tripura
A group of women can be seen carrying posters with masked faces. The middle-aged women stood on one side of the road holding messages inked in red.
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Greta Thunberg’s Message To PM Modi: Climate Change Serious
Greta Thunberg, the teen activist, who has taken the world by storm, has in an interview re-emphasised on how imperative it is for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action on climate change. Talking to TOI’s Naomi Canton, she spoke about her experience with protesting against climate change. Last year, Greta Thunberg had learnt about […]
#SexSlavery: South Korea Marks First ‘Comfort Women’ Day
On 14th August, South Korea commemorated its very first ‘Memorial Day for Japanese Forces’ Comfort Women Victims’. It dedicated the ceremony to tens of thousands of Asian women, who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II. The Imperial Japanese Army kidnapped around 200,000 girls and young women from South Korea, […]
Chileans Stage Protest Demanding Reform In Abortion Laws
Citizens of Santiago, Chile, are demanding reform in abortion laws. Earlier this week, they took to the streets, demanding that not only should abortion be legalised but it should also be made free, reported Business Live. The current law on abortion According to the present law on abortion in Chile, abortion can only be performed in […]
NBA Activist Medha Patkar In Dock For ‘Defamation’
Defamation charges have been framed against Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar in a case filed against her by Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman V K Saxena, reported TOI. What happened? Saxena alleged that Patkar defamed him on a TV news channel in 2006. In a panel discussion, she had claimed that Saxena had received civil contracts […]
Woman Protests Trump Immigration Policy On US Independence Day
On July 4, the US Independence Day, a woman staged a novel protest against President Trump’s immigration policy. The immigrant woman climbed up the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest the policy. She was arrested after a three-hour standoff between her and the police. Who is she? The woman has been identified as Therese Patricia […]
Pro-immigrant Direct Action To Break Out In USA
Through the last week, something critical has occurred in the US political climate. It can be timed with the recording of migrant children going viral. The infamous recording consisted of children crying for their parents after being ripped from their arms along with the widely spread photographs of children being kept in cages. The reaction to […]
Indian-Origin Prof On Strike In London Over Racism
Priyamvada Gopal, an Indian-origin professor has gone on a strike against King’s College, London, alleging racism. She has refused to supervise students till the “long festering sore” is addressed by the college, reported Indian Express. What happened? The 51-year-old is a Cambridge University fellow. She specialises in post colonial literature. Gopal alleged that she was subjected to […]
The Resurgence of Hunger Strike as a Method of Protest
In the past few weeks, fasting has emerged as a method of choice among social activists and political leaders to protest on various issues. Be it to seek justice for minor rape victims, end corruption or to oppose the parliament impasse. The likes of Swati Maliwal, Anna Hazare, Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi have resorted […]
Probe ‘Mismanagement’ In Oz Tour Of Girls’ Hockey Team: Sisodia
The Delhi government has ordered a probe into allegations of mismanagement by an Indian girls’ hockey team during their recent Pacific School Games in Australia. The girls’ video protesting lack of facilities had gone viral on social media. To look into the matter, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has ordered an inquiry. “I am in recipient of a […]
