Two held on cyber crime charges: Cyber Cell sleuths of Rachakonda Commissionerate today arrested two persons who were posting abusive videos and pictures in WhatsApp group. On credible information, Cyber Crime Police arrested Kandadi Raghupal Reddy (35) and Siddam Srider (35)–both drivers–, near O U Campus for the crime, police said. Read More
‘No, nope, no!’ Modi government argues that triple talaq is ‘misplaced’ in a secular country like India: For the first time in the Supreme Court the Modi government has opposed the triple talaq practice on the grounds of gender equality, secularism and binding international covenants. Triple talaq is a controversial law that allows Muslim men…
Online Abuse And The Misappropriated Tool of “Free Speech”: That a “woman’s opinion is the miniskirt of the internet”, is an adage made almost legendary by Laurie Penny. However, miniskirts, or sartorial choices of any kind, are hardly the only things that provoke patriarchal mindsets to lash out in all their toxicity. So, a woman’s…
Denial of rights to women is against sharia law: MJ Akbar: New Delhi: Denial of gender rights is against the sharia law and no state can be modern without gender freedom, Union Minister MJ Akbar said on Thursday. “You cannot deny gender equality to any being. Denial of gender rights is against the sharia. Anyone who…
10 Media Cases That Show Online Harassment Is Not An Isolated Issue: Social media is a double-edged sword. If it gives you a space to express yourself, it also creates space for people to respond violently to your thoughts. If it gives you anonymity, it also gives abusers anonymity.
Women should not upload their photographs on social media platforms such as Facebook and Whatsapp as they could be misused, a senior police officer cautioned this Friday. “Changing social scenario invites newer offences. In future, terrorism will evolve into cyber terrorism and there also might be cyber wars between nations,” Southern Zone IG S Murugan…
The burden of shame is ever so often laid on the shoulders of women. Every day, women around the world, no matter their nationality, age, colour, face sexual harassment of some kind – whether it’s a sexist comment passed as a joke, rape, or online harassment.
The figures, released on Tuesday, showed that victims ranged from female children younger than six years old to women over 60 years, with those aged between 18 and 30 reporting the largest number of rape attacks – totalling almost 17,000. Victims knew their alleged rapists in 33,098 of the 34,651 reported rape cases, or 95.5…
For the second year in a row, Maharashtra continued to be one of the top states in the country when it came to using the Internet to target women and particular communities. While Maharashtra topped the list of states where women were targeted for sexual exploitation online in 2014 and 2015, it came a close…
Last summer, a pregnant 14-year-old rape survivor went to the Supreme Court of India to fight for a legal, medically necessary abortion. And just this month, another pregnant woman, Miss X, who requested a medically necessary abortion after being diagnosed with a fatal fetal impairment, also made her case in court.