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Tag Archives: violence
Do Natalia Estemirova’s killers feel like big, strong men?
What I keep coming back to, however, isn't the mystery of Estemirova's death, but that which is most obvious about it.
Silly immigrants, Canada is for white people
Considering that incidents of violence against the Asian community are still occurring it seems to be premature to issue praise.
Collateral damage: protesting the Swat flogging
As they lay there, inert, the other women shouted, “Cowards, answer! Answer for the lashes!”
Love, Money, Violence: the economic crisis and the post-Soviet marriage
Well, I wouldn't tell anyone to "go to hell" if I was indifferent to them either - but it doesn't mean I'm madly in love.
Posted in Business World, Columnist, Society, europe, family, women Also tagged financial crisis, former ussr 6 Comments
In memory of Anastasia Baburova and Stanislav Markelov
Young women and men in the former Soviet Union are encouraged not to be too clever nowadays - if you want to write, stick to writing for the tabloids. Anything more profound can get you killed.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, crime, europe, obituary Also tagged chechnya, media, russia 13 Comments
Oscar Grant, police violence and the war on black men
As Grant lay in handcuffs, a man charged with maintaining law and order murdered him in broad daylight. What makes this incident unique is not that it occurred, but that it was caught on tape.
Posted in Current Affairs, Society, crime, north america Also tagged renee martin, u.s. Leave a comment
Woman fed to dogs: Taslim Solangi and an end to civility
I want my anger to be as brutal and as devoid of mercy as these murdering charlatans are. I need revenge. We need revenge.
Posted in Current Affairs, crime, south asia, women Also tagged misogyny, pakistan, sanchita scherezade, sexism 23 Comments
Where chili powder-aided gang rape counts as “molestation”
In a country that's replete with as many sexual assault cases as the number of babies born per minute, heinous crimes are everywhere, but one particular heinous crime has recently stood out from the rest.
Posted in Current Affairs, Society, crime, south asia, women Also tagged india, sanchita scherezade 11 Comments
Another Father, Gone Missing & The War
Her father,
goes the story,
is caught in a crowd of day laborers–
The Pennsylvania gym shooting: when misogynists get violent