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Malaysian schoolgirl slams teacher’s rape joke in viral TikTok video

Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam has unwittingly sparked a #MeToo movement in school and beyond, after exposing a teacher’s rape joke in the classroom. The teacher allegedly joked about rape during a PE class in April at her school… Continue Reading →

As Indian journalists’ death toll reaches 474, more voices call for COVID-19 protection

Labelled “presstitutes” and “unpatriotic”, reporters are dying with little to no support from their newsrooms or their government REUTERS/Danish Ismail Rachel Chitra Wednesday 2 June 2021 Journalist Pradeep Kumar, 28, helped many COVID-19 patients in Chennai access healthcare with his… Continue Reading →

Reporter, Truth-Seeker, Family Man: The Siddique Kappan You Don’t Know

For 235 days, Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan has been in a UP prison, charged with sedition and conspiracy to incite violence. The UP Police claim he is not a journalist, only posed as one while raising funds for terror. But… Continue Reading →

Joint statement of solidarity with Palestinian people and call to end the Israeli occupation #FreePalestine

#GazaUnderAttack #PalestineUnderAttack Human Rights Council 30th Special Session on the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem Statement by Action Canada for Population and Development This statement is made on behalf of 8 women’s rights… Continue Reading →

Kangana Ranaut time travels to 2002, changes her name to Mamta

by- Piyush Jain Swipe left to read the full story After getting banned from Twitter, Kangana Ranaut time travels to 2002, changes her name to Mamta In a shocking turn of events, Twitter banned Kangana Ranaut after she tweeted about… Continue Reading →

In Tarun Tejpal acquittal, judge questions ‘appropriate’ behaviour for rape victims

By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Is there an appropriate way for a rape victim to behave? That’s the question many are asking in India after a judge threw out charges against a man accused of raping a female colleague and… Continue Reading →

Tarun Tejpal verdict astonishing, erroneous, says Goa, seeks early appeal hearing

The state government Thursday pushed for its early hearing, saying “we owe it to our girls” and that the acquittal order is “erroneous in law” and “unsustainable”. Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR | Panaji |Updated: May 28, 2021 7:11:26 amFormer Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun… Continue Reading →

Myanmar: PEN International Calls for Immediate Release of US Journalist

Wednesday 26 May 2021 PEN International is alarmed over reports that a US journalist Danny Fenster was detained by the junta forces in Myanmar as he was attempting to leave the country on Monday. His detention marks the latest disturbing… Continue Reading →

UP: Minor Dies By Suicide After Being Blackmailed By Neighbours Who Posted Objectionable Pics Online

POSTED ON MAY 26, 2021 The accused, Vishal, had been blackmailing the minor with the images and videos he had captured saying that he would post them if she didn’t pay him Rs 1.5 lakh. Agra: A 16-year-old girl in… Continue Reading →

The truth is on our side: Raihana Kappan’s struggle to free her journalist husband, Siddique

POSTED ON MAY 26, 2021 On 5 October 2020, the Uttar Pradesh police arrested the freelance journalist Siddique Kappan while he was on his way to report on the brutal gang-rape of a Dalit woman near the city of Hathras… Continue Reading →

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