Treat perpetrators of domestic violence, not just victims

[ad_1] The first program for perpetrators of domestic violence was launched in Switzerland in the late 1980s. It wasn’t until the early 2000s and the creation of seven programs in five years that anything could be said about momentum. Today, almost all cantons have a unit dedicated to treating those who have committed family or […]

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Through the looking glass with Freeda Theatre Group

[ad_1] Eight survivors of sexual and caste-based violence find themselves through the art of theatre Eight survivors of sexual and caste-based violence find themselves through the art of theatre The women of Freeda Theatre Group unequivocally voiced a single sentiment on the performance of their debut play — recognising their own selves.  The play, Main […]

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Watch | In conversation with Alia Bhatt on Netflix’s “Darlings”

[ad_1] Actor Alia Bhatt has often chosen characters that exist on the margins of the societal order and are at the receiving end of male brutality. In Jasmeet Reen’s “Darlings”, now streaming on Netflix, written by her and Parveez Sheikh, Bhatt’s encounter with violence is further heightened when her character, an economically oppressed Muslim woman, […]

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Alia Bhatt on the dark comedy in Darlings, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor

[ad_1] Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt isn’t a stranger to violence. From Veera Tripathi in Highway (2014), who […]

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Over 200 police personnel deployed in Marina beach amid calls for protest

[ad_1] The police have tightened the vigil at Marina beach following the circulation of messages on social media platforms calling on people to assemble at the beach demanding justice for the recent death of a girl in a residential school in Kallakurichi. Over 200 policemen were deployed at the beach expecting a protest, and they […]

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Jahangirpuri violence chargesheet: easy access to arms, riot pre-planned in group meetings

[ad_1] Police identify three ‘main conspirators’ for radicalising juveniles, instigating riots Police identify three ‘main conspirators’ for radicalising juveniles, instigating riots The Jahangirpuri violence was planned at “social gatherings” and carried out with the help of arms that were easily available at the houses of local residents, according to the chargesheet filed by the Delhi […]

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