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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
- Monday October 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
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CSA Committed To Playing Bilateral Series vs Afghanistan Amid Human Rights Backlash
- Thursday September 19, 2024
- Indo-Asian News Service
CSA has announced it will continue to play bilateral fixtures against Afghanistan despite increasing calls for a boycott due to the Taliban's oppressive policies towards women in the country.
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Russian Protesters Detained At World Cup Final, Say Activists
- Monday December 19, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained after trying to enter the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran.
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Women's Equality Day 2022: Date, History, Significance
- Monday August 22, 2022
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Women have struggled for equality and fought against oppression for ages. While many women are now aware of their rights and are getting to excel in different fields, the fight for equality is still on.
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Taliban Hunt For Woman Journalist Who Opposed The Terrorist Group: Report
- Monday August 30, 2021
- World News | Asian News International
Saira Saleem, a women's rights activist and journalist who earlier raised her voice against the oppression of the Taliban informed that the terrorist group's members are searching for her.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Taliban Facing New Afghanistan": Women Negotiators Amid Peace Talks
- Monday September 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and have fought for fragile gains since the terrorists were ousted are facing the hardline group in peace talks.
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Activist Gulalai Ismail Leads Anti-Pakistan Protests Outside UN
- Saturday September 28, 2019
- World News | ANI
Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani women's rights activist on the run, who managed to escape her country to seek political asylum in the United States, is now the new face of hope for the many oppressed minorities. On Friday morning, Ms Ismail appeared on the busy streets of New York voicing the atrocities against minorities in Pakistan.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
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"We Are In Danger:" Saudi Sisters Ask For Help After Fleeing To Georgia
- Friday April 19, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two Saudi sisters have issued a plea for international protection after fleeing to ex-Soviet Georgia in the latest case of women fleeing oppression in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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"I Know Nana Patekar Is Indecent But...": Raj Thackeray On #MeToo
- Friday October 19, 2018
- India News | ANI
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday called actor Nana Patekar "indecent", but said he believes the actor-activist, accused of sexual harassment by actor Tanushree Dutta, is innocent.
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Bill Criminalising Instant Triple Talaq Cleared By Cabinet: Strong Reactions Pour On Twitter
- Friday December 15, 2017
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The Union Cabinet clears a bill that proposes to make the "triple talaq" a criminal offence. After the Bill got cleared by the cabinet, strong reactions poured on social networking site Twitter.
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An Ambitious Young Prince Wants To Make Saudi Arabia More Fun
- Friday May 19, 2017
- World News | Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post
In a country where cinemas are banned and even Starbucks are segregated by gender, a powerful young prince is pushing a plan to create jobs for women and a more integrated and satisfying social life for a youthful population long straitjacketed by oppressive cultural norms.
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Islamic State Abusing Women, Excising Them From Public Life: Report
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Extremists are working to excise women from public life across the territory controlled by the Islamic State group, stretching hundreds of kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the west to the edges of the Iraqi capital in the east.
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'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden
- Sunday August 25, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan Taekwondo Champion Faces Death Threats For Criticizing Taliban
- Monday October 14, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A 21-year-old Afghan Taekwondo champion has received over 5,000 threat calls and messages for criticising the Taliban's ban on women's sports.
- www.ndtv.com
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CSA Committed To Playing Bilateral Series vs Afghanistan Amid Human Rights Backlash
- Thursday September 19, 2024
- Indo-Asian News Service
CSA has announced it will continue to play bilateral fixtures against Afghanistan despite increasing calls for a boycott due to the Taliban's oppressive policies towards women in the country.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Russian Protesters Detained At World Cup Final, Say Activists
- Monday December 19, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Members of Russia's Pussy Riot band were detained after trying to enter the pitch at the World Cup final in Qatar to protest the war in Ukraine, the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the oppression of women in Iran.
- www.ndtv.com
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Women's Equality Day 2022: Date, History, Significance
- Monday August 22, 2022
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Women have struggled for equality and fought against oppression for ages. While many women are now aware of their rights and are getting to excel in different fields, the fight for equality is still on.
- www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Hunt For Woman Journalist Who Opposed The Terrorist Group: Report
- Monday August 30, 2021
- World News | Asian News International
Saira Saleem, a women's rights activist and journalist who earlier raised her voice against the oppression of the Taliban informed that the terrorist group's members are searching for her.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Taliban Facing New Afghanistan": Women Negotiators Amid Peace Talks
- Monday September 14, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Four Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and have fought for fragile gains since the terrorists were ousted are facing the hardline group in peace talks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Activist Gulalai Ismail Leads Anti-Pakistan Protests Outside UN
- Saturday September 28, 2019
- World News | ANI
Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani women's rights activist on the run, who managed to escape her country to seek political asylum in the United States, is now the new face of hope for the many oppressed minorities. On Friday morning, Ms Ismail appeared on the busy streets of New York voicing the atrocities against minorities in Pakistan.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
- Thursday September 26, 2019
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
- www.ndtv.com
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"We Are In Danger:" Saudi Sisters Ask For Help After Fleeing To Georgia
- Friday April 19, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Two Saudi sisters have issued a plea for international protection after fleeing to ex-Soviet Georgia in the latest case of women fleeing oppression in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
- www.ndtv.com
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"I Know Nana Patekar Is Indecent But...": Raj Thackeray On #MeToo
- Friday October 19, 2018
- India News | ANI
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday called actor Nana Patekar "indecent", but said he believes the actor-activist, accused of sexual harassment by actor Tanushree Dutta, is innocent.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bill Criminalising Instant Triple Talaq Cleared By Cabinet: Strong Reactions Pour On Twitter
- Friday December 15, 2017
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
The Union Cabinet clears a bill that proposes to make the "triple talaq" a criminal offence. After the Bill got cleared by the cabinet, strong reactions poured on social networking site Twitter.
- www.ndtv.com
-
An Ambitious Young Prince Wants To Make Saudi Arabia More Fun
- Friday May 19, 2017
- World News | Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post
In a country where cinemas are banned and even Starbucks are segregated by gender, a powerful young prince is pushing a plan to create jobs for women and a more integrated and satisfying social life for a youthful population long straitjacketed by oppressive cultural norms.
- www.ndtv.com
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Islamic State Abusing Women, Excising Them From Public Life: Report
- Tuesday December 23, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Extremists are working to excise women from public life across the territory controlled by the Islamic State group, stretching hundreds of kilometers from the outskirts of the Syrian city of Aleppo in the west to the edges of the Iraqi capital in the east.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden
- Sunday August 25, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".
- www.ndtv.com