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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea

Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.

Stop blaming women and peaceful protesters for Delhi violence: Women’s groups

Women intellectuals and civil society members come together to condemn CAA-NPR-NRC

How ‘Bura na maano Holi hai’ has undermined the consent of women in India

From casually normalizing abuse to giving Holi a communal colour by targeting minority women, the festival has become more of a nightmare than a celebration

Sisterhood, Resistance & Resolve: Shaheen Bagh’s women mark Interational Women’s Day, support Delhi violence survivors

Even as Shaheen Bagh rose up to support the survivors of Delhi’s mass violence, the east Delhi dairy farmer, who had fired at the site on February 1, received bail on Friday and was released on Saturday

Shaheen Bagh Women inspire Million Women Rise 2020 march: London

The South Asia Solidarity group backing the march said the women in Shaheen Bagh are inspiring flowers of resistance that have bloomed against genocidal laws

Women of the World, Unite: An ode to women who stood up for the future of the world

​​​​​​​On International Women’s Day, a look at how women are standing up to change the world, one protest at a time

Burqas, Bindis, and Bangles: The Femme Revolution of India

Women have been at the forefront, raising their voices against injustice- be it the #MeToo movement or Anti CAA/NRC protests. The women of Shaheen Bagh have sent a strong message with their protest. Is India ready for this revolution?

Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, brother convicted in Unnao rape survivor’s father’s death

Kuldeep’s brother, Atul Sengar had an altercation with the survivor’s father, who was later beaten up in prison at his behest and died of his injuries

Gujarat: Around 100  women allegedly made to undergo gynecological finger test

At the Surat state-run hospital, they were made to stand in a room in groups of 10 while lady doctors conducted the test on them

Sustaining Shaheen Bagh & Challenges that lie ahead

A peaceful and powerful movement articulated by Muslim women, thrice oppressed, it must reach out to others alienated, workers, farmers, Dalits and Adivasis

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