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Pakistan's online platforms become dangerous ground for women creators
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In Pakistan's male-dominated digital landscape, women social media influencers continue to face relentless harassment, stalking, and even fatal violence, a grim reflection of the country's deep-rooted misogyny and weak law enforcement.
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Pakistan: Women's Action Forum reports over 2000 gender violence cases in
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report, based on daily monitoring of media outlets by WAF's Hyderabad chapter, paints a grim picture of entrenched misogyny, state inaction, and patriarchal impunity that continues to claim the lives and dignity of countless women and girls.
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Pakistan: New report reveals alarming surge in gender-based violence in Si
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new report by the Women Action Forum reveals over 2,500 gender-based violence cases in Sindh from 2021 to 2024. Most perpetrators were family members, with rising suicides and honor killings. Activists blame police inaction and call out Pakistan's failure to protect women.
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Keir Starmer supports 'Adolescence' drama to raise awareness of online vio
Updated : 1 year ago IST
To highlight the dangers of online misogyny and youth violence, Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has expressed his full support for the Netflix drama 'Adolescence.'
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Sad that such things getting linked to misogyny: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pr
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"I feel sad that when women come into politics there is character assassination happening to them. In broad daylight a women was made to dance in Kurla. But I am hearing for the first time that this 'Bali ka bakra' remark is being connected to women, I have used these words myself before," s
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Hema committee report on Malayalam film industry reveals shocking details
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Justice Hema Committee report on the Malayalam film industry reveals shocking details of the sexual exploitation of women working in the industry.
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G20: Brazil Minister lays out focus on equal pay, climate justice; stresse
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Brazil's Minister of Women, Cida Goncalves said that equal pay for women, confronting discrimination against women and climate justice are the core focus of Brazil's G20 presidency, adding that it will be aiming to reach a consensus during the summit.
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"Animal is not my kind of film...": Konkona Sensharma on depiction of viol
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Animal' has been in the headlines since its release. While some have praised the film, others have expressed strong opposition to the depiction of violence and misogyny. Amidst, this ongoing debate, actor Konkona Sensharma has expressed her views on the portrayal of vi
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"Film's justification of violence, misogyny is shameful": Congress MP slam
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday slammed actors Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol starrer action thriller film 'Animal' and said that "the film's justification of violence and misogyny is shameful."
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"Why do I need to apologize?" Mansoor Ali Khan on his 'derogatory' remark
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Actor Mansoor Ali Khan, who is being accused of making allegedly derogatory remarks in a video about his 'Leo' co-star Trisha Krishnan has given a clarification and said that he won't "apologise" as he didn't "say anything wrong".
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Taliban policies 'discriminatory', aims at removal of Afghan women from al
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As per the reports of Amnesty International, the harassment campaign of the Taliban to systematically repress Afghan women from the public sphere is a misogyny and the policy to remove women and girls from public life is ongoing throughout the country under the Taliban's de facto regime.
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Taliban ruling through extreme forms of misogyny, say UN experts
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This came following UN experts eight-day visit to Afghanistan. UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett was also a part of the visit.
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