जमुई महिसौरी में ई-रिक्शा बैटरी विस्फोट, 12वीं छात्रा नेहा कुमारी 80 प्रतिशत झुलसीं। हालत गंभीर, चालक फरार।

In the wake of the Jamui and Astha Kunj incidents, delve into how Brahmanical patriarchy is the root cause India's rape culture

It has not been a good time for women in India. But then, it rarely ever is. The similarities between the recent incidents in Bihar’s Jamui and Delhi are startling. In both instances, a group of men attacked and sexually assaulted a girl and her male friend who were doing perfectly ordinary things: travelling together on the back of a scooter; celebrating a birthday in a public park. Both girls are minors. The most striking similarity, though, is that in both instances, the men were able to intimidate their victims with the threat of revealing some apparent wrongdoing. In Jamui, the men asked the two young people whether they were classmates and if their families were aware of their ‘relationship’. In Delhi, the police said that the accused used ‘legal terminology’ to intimidate the victims, telling them that they stood to face a case. The attackers also posed as policemen and ‘threatened to inform their parents’. Whether or not the girls were in relationships with their friends, as the attackers insinuated, is inconsequential. It is a private matter and should not be made the subject of public speculation. What is worth noting, however, is the threatening language used by the...

Learn about the disturbing relationship between moral policing and sexual violence, as recent incidents highlight serious concerns.

On September 19, a teenage girl and boy were stopped by a group of men in Jamui, Bihar. They were assaulted, and the girl was molested. They pleaded with their attackers, telling them that their families knew they were together. Then, a video from Samastipur, Bihar, surfaced. The video showed four men harassing a minor girl who was out with a boy. On September 22, a video from Banka, Bihar, showed men harassing a woman at Mandar Hills. In Delhi, a seventeen-year-old girl was reportedly sexually assaulted inside a park. Once again, the youth of India take to the streets. This time, the protesters are women and gender minorities from Delhi University. They protested for better street lighting, improved access to public transport, and opportunities for women to study and work without restrictions on their mobility. Their basic demand: safe streets. India’s feminist movement against gender-based violence (GBV) The feminist movement in India has been agitating for safety and freedom from violence since the 1970s. It has defined violence as the patriarchal subjugation of women’s bodies, rooted in interpersonal gender relations. The movement was instrumental in effecting changes to laws addressing gender-based violence (GBV). Sustained agitation by the feminist movement...

After Jamui and Banka, minors abused, assaulted near Gaya hill

As outrage grows over cases​ of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs

As outrage grows over cases​ of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs

As outrage grows over cases​ of sexual violence, activists are demanding a shift from controlling women to confronting men’s behaviour. Plus, Tony Klor’s ‘hella dope’ city vlogs

A few days ago, a disturbing trend caught my eye on Instagram. In the wake of the shocking Jamui (Bihar) incident, where a girl was publicly harassed by a group of perverts…

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From misinformation around the Jamui molestation case to an old video being falsely linked to Rahul Gandhi's ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Indore, here are our top fact checks.

The Opposition accused CM Samrat Choudhary of revealing the minor girl’s identity, saying it violated the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

YouTube video by NEWS9 Live

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Sharing the videos resulted in ‘revealing the identity of the girl and could affect social harmony’, the police said.

Sharing the videos resulted in ‘revealing the identity of the girl and could affect social harmony’, the police said.