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Maharashtra – 560 farmers committed suicide in 4 months after hailstorms #WTFnews

Author(s): Aparna Pallavi  Date:Jun 11, 2014 State minister says relief will be provided to even those farmers who have not taken loans though their applications were rejected The hailstorms that struck central India in February and March this year destroyed crops… Continue Reading →

Irom Sharmila allowed to appear before Delhi court

Iboyaima Laithangbam PTI This May 9, 2014 photo shows Irom Chanu Sharmila leaving a court in Imphal. The court of the chief judicial magistrate, Imphal East, has given permission to Irom Chanu Sharmila to appear before a Delhi court on May… Continue Reading →

गुजरात के किसान क्यों कर रहे हैं आत्महत्या ? Why are farmers of Gujarat committing suicide ?

दिव्या आर्य बीबीसी संवाददाता, गुजरात से  सोमवार, 28 अप्रैल, 2014 को 15:47 IST तक के समाचार   अहमदाबाद से क़रीब 400 किलोमीटर दूर गुजरात के सौराष्ट्र इलाक़े यानी जामनगर, जूनागढ़ और राजकोट जैसे ज़िलों में पिछले 10 साल में किसानों… Continue Reading →

#India – Silence of Government on ‘Honour’ Killing Law is Killing #Vaw

Kamayani Bali Mahabal aka Kractivist   Pic courtesy — http://50watts.com/I-Am-a-Bird-of-the-Heavenly-Garden The naked brutality of honour crimes against women is in contravention of the spirit of the ’United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)’ which… Continue Reading →

1,892 US Veterans Are Thought to Have Committed Suicide in last 3 months

      By Paul Szoldra, Business Insider   31 March 14       early 1,900 military veterans are thought to have taken their own lives in just 2014 alone, according to an estimate from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of… Continue Reading →

#India – Suicide and Malnutrition among weavers in Varanasi #healthcare

BENARASI DEATH NET Sunday, 23 February 2014 | Biswajeet Banerjee | in Sunday Pioneer A cluster of villages engaged in weaving the exquisite Benarasi sarees is in the midst of a serious health crisis. More than 1 lakh people from this… Continue Reading →

Feminist Reflections on the Tragic Suicide of Khurshid Anwar

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN COLLECTIVELY WRITTEN BY THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES APPEAR AT THE END In the aftermath of the suicide of Khurshid Anwar, friend and comrade to many of us, on December, 18th 2013, there has been a concerted attack… Continue Reading →

WSS Statement on the Suicide of Dr Khurshid Anwar, Director ISD

Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) would like to place on record its views on the recent suicide of Dr. Khurshid Anwar, Director Institute for Social Democracy, a Delhi-based NGO. Dr Anwar had been accused of rape by a 25-year… Continue Reading →

#India – Woman commits suicide after obscene messages on Facebook #socialmedia

mangaloretoday.com Kochi, Jan 27: Unable to bear further humiliation, a 27-year-old married woman against whom obscene messages had been posted on Facebook ended her life by hanging at nearby Cheranallore, police said.   The incident occurred last night in the… Continue Reading →

Hindu-Muslim Couple commit suicide in Tripura after family disapproval #WTFmews

IANS  Agartala, January 12, 2014 |    A young Muslim woman and a Hindu man killed themselves in Tripura after their families strongly disapproved of their love affair because of socio-religious taboo, police said here on Sunday. Natasha, a 21-year-old resident of Taranagar… Continue Reading →

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