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Reading Violence: Gender injustice in India and its dimensions
As is visible in the data analysed in this analysis, the three worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
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Manipur plunges into deeper turmoil amid fresh violence and drone attacks since early September
As ethnic clashes continue to escalate, the state imposes curfews and internet blackouts while both Meitei and Kuki-Zomi groups protest demanding action from the Union Govt
Manipur on Edge: Violent Clashes Erupt on the day following Kuki-Zo Protests Demanding Separate Administration, action against state CM based on leaked tapes
Protests intensify across Manipur as the Kuki-Zo community demands separate administration, banners reading "Leaked Tapes: Ethnic Cleansing Exposed" and "Separate Administration the Only Solution" flood the streets, reflecting deepening mistrust in the state government amidst ongoing violence.
Violence erupts in Udaipur after student stabbing incident: Internet suspended, government demolishes accused’s home
A Class X student allegedly stabbed his classmate with a knife in Udaipur, Hindu right-wing outfits set fire to cars, ransacked shops and pelted stones on vehicles, District Administration suspended internet services and imposed section 163, Rajasthan’s BJP government bulldozed the rented house of the minor boy accused of stabbing
Violence erupts in Maharashtra amid protest march organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj
Protests organizsd by the “Sakal Hindu Samaj” resulted in clashes, injuries and violence in the state, FIR lodged against Ramgiri Maharaj for inflammatory remark against the Prophet, 18 cops and several others injured in Nashik from stone pelting
Violence Unleashed: Kanwariya Yatra 2024, police vehicle and shops vandalised
Kanwar Yatra 2024: Woman reaches Taj Mahal with Kanwar, tries to offer ‘Gangajal, in various places of UP and Rajasthan, Kanwariyas beat up the public, a transgender beaten up and police vehicle vandalised in Ghaziabad by a mob of kanwariyas
Communal violence in Vishalgad and Gajapur, Kolhapur: Fact-finding report exposes systemic failures and targeted violence
Detailed report by ‘Shanti Sathi Stri Sanghrsh’ (Women Protest for Peace) reveals targeted attacks on Muslim communities, administrative negligence, and calls for urgent reforms and accountability
India’s ‘tradition’ and ‘culture’ of lynching
Lynchings in India are not isolated incidents that happen ‘out of the blue’ to some people somewhere – and it would be a grave error on our part to presume so.
Opposition leaders, activists demand suspension of SP, Kolhapur and judicial inquiry into Vishal-gad Kolhapur violence
In letters and memorandum addressed to CM Shinde and authorities, demands to unveil the “mastermind” behind the targeted violence against Muslims have been made, Shakir Tamboli urges to pause the anti-encroachment drive till the rainy season
Violence, vandalism and arson in Kolhapur, Muslim houses and mosque targeted by mob that had gathered on the call of former RS MP Sambhaji...
Since the past year, Sambhaji Raje had been protesting against “illegal encroachment” on Vishalgarh fort, videos of violent attack show men with saffron flags atop the Mosque with hammers
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