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The Feminist

Protests in Assam over rape in vehicle

Boganadi, Assam: Protests continued on Wednesday demanding the arrest and punishment of the culprits who allegedly raped a woman and threw her out of a vehicle leading to her death in Lakhimpur district. Women’s organizations, locals and the All Assam Students Union (AASU) members staged a two-hour demonstration in front of the Boganadi police station from Wednesday noon demanding the arrest and punishment of the … Continue reading Protests in Assam over rape in vehicle

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Labour Rights, The Feminist

Needed: A ‘Tehelkaa’ in Tehelka – Ayesha Kidwai

The ongoing Tarun Tejpal sexual assault imbroglio has been revelatory at multiple levels, but perhaps most of all of the truth of Noam Chomsky’s observations (in another context) that “for the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.” It is far easier to demand in print columns and television studios that the definition of rape and sexual assault be expanded beyond peno-vaginal penetration when it … Continue reading Needed: A ‘Tehelkaa’ in Tehelka – Ayesha Kidwai

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The Feminist

Women’s bodies are not your battlefields! Condemn the politics of communal violence!

Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression invites you to a public meeting on Sexual violence against women in Muzaffarnagar 30 November 2013 (2-5 pm) at ISI, 10, Lodhi Institutional Area, New Delhi The explosion of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh is the latest in a long series of such atrocities. The Nellie massacre of 1983, the anti-Sikh carnage … Continue reading Women’s bodies are not your battlefields! Condemn the politics of communal violence!

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The Feminist

TEJPAL TEST FOR PEOPLE LIKE US – Flavia Agnes

“If the death penalty has to be awarded for a 19-year old, poor, illiterate and socially backward boy for committing gangrape, what should the corresponding punishment be for a father figure and the highest authority in the organisation, for finger penetrating a young colleague, as per the regime of stringent punishment? THE TEJPAL CASE, FAR REMOVED FROM THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DELHI AND MUMBAI RAPE … Continue reading TEJPAL TEST FOR PEOPLE LIKE US – Flavia Agnes

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The Feminist

Want to change the world? It won’t happen via your mouse button – Oscar Rickket

‘Banal sentimentality and a desire to be patted on the back are behind many of the charity appeals and petition demands we are confronted with.’ We’re living in the age of “change” as an all-purpose concept. What do you want to change? Something. Anything. What matters is that a better world is just an e-petition away and all we have to do is say “Yes … Continue reading Want to change the world? It won’t happen via your mouse button – Oscar Rickket

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The Feminist

Pradeep Sharma hits back in the Mansi Soni stalking case, issues defamation notice to Madhu Kishwar

BJP supporter Madhu Kishwar Demonized Pradeep Sharma In the noise that followed the exposé of the stalking of Mansi Soni under the orders of Narendra Modi, one person silently suffered the insults heaped on him by the BJP spokesperson as well as their supporters. The person was none other than Mr Pradeep Sharma IAS, the Municipal Commissioner of Bhavagar, who was himself being stalked in … Continue reading Pradeep Sharma hits back in the Mansi Soni stalking case, issues defamation notice to Madhu Kishwar

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The Feminist

Statement to media put out by Tehelka woman journalist

On the night of 22nd of November 2013, a member of Mr Tejpal’s immediate family came to my mother’s house in New Delhi, asking my mother to protect Mr. Tejpal and demanded to know 1) who I was seeking legal help from and 2) what I “wanted” as the result of my complaint of sexual molestation by Mr. Tejpal, that was made to the Tehelka … Continue reading Statement to media put out by Tehelka woman journalist

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The Feminist

A question to Modi – Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Evasion or silence cannot be a response to the surveillance controversy. The late Edward Kennedy once said that “integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its vein”. Perhaps it is a sign of how accustomed we have become to poison in our institutions that the mere discovery of poison begets more of it. The latest allegations against Amit Shah in the … Continue reading A question to Modi – Pratap Bhanu Mehta

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The Feminist

Modi’s political silence in Badwani, M. P.

Exposes fake claims of ‘free power’ and ‘full rehabilitation’ Mr. Narendra Modi, for the first time, in his political career, held a public meeting at Badwani, in the electoral campaign for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh. Badwani, being the centre of the Narmada Bachao Andolan since the last 28 years and Mr. Modi having taken up the issue of Sardar Sarovar Dam, as a campaign … Continue reading Modi’s political silence in Badwani, M. P.

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The Feminist

Tarun Tejpal’s ‘Uncondition Apology’

Following is the full text of the email sent by Tarun Tejpal to the young journalist who has levelled serious charges of sexual assault against him on November 19, 2013. Dear XXX, This is the hardest thing I will ever do in my life. You are a young woman I have been very proud of, as a colleague’s daughter, and then as a colleague in … Continue reading Tarun Tejpal’s ‘Uncondition Apology’

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