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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

Women’s Representation in Pakistan Parliament Should Rise Above Tokenism

Greater representation of women in parliament has been a...

On the warpath: the young women leading Ireland’s campaign against abortion

Next year Ireland will hold a referendum on its...

BHU Alumni Urge Accountability from VC, Admin: Petition to President Kovind

Prominent alumni of the Banaras Hindu University including professor...

Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women driving from June 2018

Saudi Arabia will never be the same again, says...

The struggle at BHU is a battle against feudal misogyny, Brahminical hegemony

The incident at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) must not...

Delhi Protests in Solidarity with BHU Students: Demands Gender Sensitive Body

Women rights organizations, students and citizens in Delhi came...

Rohingya crisis: Rape as a weapon of war in Rakhine

The conspicuously low number of young girls among refugees...

Bekhauf BHU: Inspiring Uprising By BHU Students For Gender Justice

  On September 21, 2016, a woman student of BHU...

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Official notifications in Bihar and Assam mark the first implementation of commitments made to protest leaders, even as fresh arrests in West Bengal, allegations of police excesses and questions over protest violence keep the movement alive

Reforming policing beyond force

Real change demands democratic policing, rigorous training, and accountability that makes officers answerable for brutality, sexual violence, and unlawful crowd control

July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny

Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence

In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)

Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case

Court finds trial judge failed to apply the stringent Section 43D (5) test, but declines to send accused back to prison; imposes sweeping restrictions as NIA's appeal continues

Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

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