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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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6 Women Die Post Delivery, Karnataka Health Minister Urges Public Protest
The Karnataka Congress government is facing mounting pressure after the death of another woman post-delivery in the Ballari district. The death toll of new mothers who underwent cesarean surgery has reached six.
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Bihar Houses Set On Fire, Women Say Cop Abused Them When They Complained
A violent clash erupted between the public and the police in Bihar's Supaul district on Thursday afternoon, after a group of Mahadalits protested against alleged inaction in a complaint that several houses belonging to them were set ablaze.
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Top Court Orders Special Team Probe Into RG Kar Protesters' Alleged Torture
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital.
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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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Man Shot Dead In Manipur's Jiribam Amid Tension Over Killing Of Women, Children
A protester was shot dead during a clash between security forces and a mob in Manipur's violence-hit Jiribam district, officials said Monday.
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Manipur's Meiteis Demand Safe Release Of 6 Hostages, Hold Silent Protests
The women's wing of the Delhi Meitei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) on Thursday appealed for the safe and immediate release of six people - three women and three children including an infant - kidnapped by suspected Kuki insurgents from Jiribam.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Congress Sprinkles Gangajal Where 19-Year-Old Was Gang-Raped In Madhya Pradesh
In a protest against the gang-rape of a newly married woman in Rewa district, a group of women leaders of Madhya Pradesh Congress visited the crime spot and sprinkled 'gangajal' over the place on Monday.
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Massive Protest In Manipur's Thoubal To Demand Release Of Kidnapped Students
A massive sit-in protest is being held in Manipur's Thoubal today, with hundreds of women gathering to demand the immediate and safe release of two abducted students.
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Trinamool Distances Self From Minister's "Woman Protester Drinking" Remark
West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Swapan Debnath's comment about women drinking during the mega protest in the state has sparked a huge controversy.
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Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't "Bother" Women
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
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'Woke Up To Unknown Men...': Doctor's 3 AM Encounter At Kolkata Hospital
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, women guards to support female physicians and controlled entry points, Reuters reported.
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Cops vs BJP Protesters At Metro Station Over RG Kar College Horror
A dramatic scene unfolded in Kolkata today as police entered the Karunamoyee metro station to catch leaders from the BJP women's wing, protesting against the state's inaction after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College
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Students vs Police Over "Hidden Camera" In Girls' Toilet Of Andhra College
An engineering college in Andhra Pradesh was shaken when some students allegedly found a hidden camera in the women's toilet.
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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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6 Women Die Post Delivery, Karnataka Health Minister Urges Public Protest
The Karnataka Congress government is facing mounting pressure after the death of another woman post-delivery in the Ballari district. The death toll of new mothers who underwent cesarean surgery has reached six.
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Bihar Houses Set On Fire, Women Say Cop Abused Them When They Complained
A violent clash erupted between the public and the police in Bihar's Supaul district on Thursday afternoon, after a group of Mahadalits protested against alleged inaction in a complaint that several houses belonging to them were set ablaze.
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Top Court Orders Special Team Probe Into RG Kar Protesters' Alleged Torture
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital.
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"She Was Ill": Iran Woman Who Stripped In Public Released Without Charges
Iran's judiciary said Tuesday it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped off to her underwear at a university in Tehran.
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Man Shot Dead In Manipur's Jiribam Amid Tension Over Killing Of Women, Children
A protester was shot dead during a clash between security forces and a mob in Manipur's violence-hit Jiribam district, officials said Monday.
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Manipur's Meiteis Demand Safe Release Of 6 Hostages, Hold Silent Protests
The women's wing of the Delhi Meitei Coordinating Committee (DMCC) on Thursday appealed for the safe and immediate release of six people - three women and three children including an infant - kidnapped by suspected Kuki insurgents from Jiribam.
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Iran Plans To Send Women Revolting Against Hijab Mandate To Psychiatric Facilities
The Iranian state is planning to open a treatment clinic for women who flout the mandatory hijab laws that require them to cover their heads in public.
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Congress Sprinkles Gangajal Where 19-Year-Old Was Gang-Raped In Madhya Pradesh
In a protest against the gang-rape of a newly married woman in Rewa district, a group of women leaders of Madhya Pradesh Congress visited the crime spot and sprinkled 'gangajal' over the place on Monday.
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Massive Protest In Manipur's Thoubal To Demand Release Of Kidnapped Students
A massive sit-in protest is being held in Manipur's Thoubal today, with hundreds of women gathering to demand the immediate and safe release of two abducted students.
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Trinamool Distances Self From Minister's "Woman Protester Drinking" Remark
West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Swapan Debnath's comment about women drinking during the mega protest in the state has sparked a huge controversy.
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Iran's New President Vows To Ensure Morality Police Don't "Bother" Women
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Monday to ensure the morality police will no longer "bother" women, in remarks to the media on the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death in custody.
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'Woke Up To Unknown Men...': Doctor's 3 AM Encounter At Kolkata Hospital
Five years ago, the government of West Bengal pledged to clamp down on violence against doctors. It promised public hospitals better security equipment, women guards to support female physicians and controlled entry points, Reuters reported.
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Cops vs BJP Protesters At Metro Station Over RG Kar College Horror
A dramatic scene unfolded in Kolkata today as police entered the Karunamoyee metro station to catch leaders from the BJP women's wing, protesting against the state's inaction after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College
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Students vs Police Over "Hidden Camera" In Girls' Toilet Of Andhra College
An engineering college in Andhra Pradesh was shaken when some students allegedly found a hidden camera in the women's toilet.
