Since the Taliban's takeover in August 2021, Afghan women and girls have faced severe regression in their rights and freedoms, reverting to the pre-2002 era. The advances made over the past two decades have been swiftly undone, with women banned from education, employment, and public spaces. Restricted to their homes and subjected to a stringent dress code, they live under constant threat and surveillance
The war and increasing gender violence in Afghanistan have also had a disproportionate effect on women who have been compelled to flee the country and search for ‘homes’ elsewhere. But their journey and struggle to find a safe home elsewhere has been intersectional and much more complicated than what meets the eye
With the regime’s police back on the city streets, the women of Afghanistan realise they are alone and have nowhere to turn. Yet they also know that a regime that depends on illusion and guns will not last long.
With the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women and girls’ lives have changed drastically, to the point that many are calling it a Gender Apartheid
The Taliban’s morality laws have severely constrained women’s fundamental human rights in Afghanistan. Heather Barr, Interim Deputy Women's Rights Director, Human Rights Watch, speaks to Outlook on what this means for women and girls in the country, and for the world
The woman officer has reported experiencing ongoing harassment, sexual assault, and mental torture over the past two years, primarily at the hands of authorities at the Air Force Station in Srinagar.
The order comes as coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing pressure to take a tougher stance on irregular migration.
The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
While the NDA allies and social justice party leaders like Chirag Paswan and Ramdas Athawale have opposed the Supreme Court decision allowing sub-categorisation among SC-STs, the Opposition parties including the Congress have maintained a strategic silence.
Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own 'reconversion' drive
The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
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Though the one-off Test match is being held in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is not responsible for it
Desire for domination and submission takes wild, wacky turns in Emma Stone-Jesse Plemons-led anthology
The Hema Committee Report, which exposed systemic misogyny in the Malayalam film industry, sprang from the poignant Women in Cinema Collective, where women fight for women
Kavitha Lankesh's documentary on Gauri Lankesh is both deeply personal and starkly political.
Bollywood has always been fascinated with India’s first woman Prime Minister, but pulling off nuanced portrayals of Indira Gandhi remains an elusive goal for Hindi films
The Hema Committee Report, which exposed systemic misogyny in the Malayalam film industry, sprang from the poignant Women in Cinema Collective, where women fight for women
Kavitha Lankesh's documentary on Gauri Lankesh is both deeply personal and starkly political.
Bollywood has always been fascinated with India’s first woman Prime Minister, but pulling off nuanced portrayals of Indira Gandhi remains an elusive goal for Hindi films
As Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency has to fight an uphill battle to get certified—the MP who is used to the ruling party’s favour finds herself on the opposing side for the first time
Post-2014, Bollywood’s political films have been a bit too enamoured by the Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. However, the trauma from these events is being used to funnel ideology
Emergency, which was scheduled to hit the screens on September 6, 2024, has been postponed due to controversies. The new release date is yet to be announced.
The stinging pre-climactic stretch is where the film gathers its full force
Malayalam actors Mukesh and Edavela Babu, who were accused of alleged sexual assault by a former actor, were granted anticipatory bail by a Kerala court on Thursday night.
Vikrant Massey starrer Sector 36 is all set to premiere on Netflix on September 13.
Kangana Ranaut's Emergency landed into controversy after Sikh organisations accused the makers of misrepresenting the community and twisting historical facts.
Maharaja has been adulated as well as critiqued for being a rape-revenge thriller. But a closer look reveals much more.
The series critically misreads the macro mode in storytelling
Hindi cinema has a long-standing history of legitimising and perpetuating rape culture
The RG Kar rape case startled the nation with its gruesome details. Then the victim’s identity and picture leaked on the social media, and the ‘content’ around it took a life of its own…
Dominic Sangma discusses his second feature, which has emerged a veritable cultural phenomenon in Meghalaya.
From Ranjith, Siddique, Mukesh, to Jayasurya, names of prominent Malayalam celebs popped up after the Hema Committee report was released.
Ritabhari Chakraborty requested her fellow actresses to stand against the 'monsters' and call out the 'predators' of the Bengali film industry.
The film adaptation of the novel It Ends With Us dilutes a complex narrative of breaking the cycle of abuse, disrespecting the original story and leaving the fans disappointed.
The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has launched Daava Soochak, an online tool for depositors to track the status of their claims
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