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Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya arrested

Popular stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport. She was arrested for allegedly making comments disrespectful to Buddhism. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had received a complaint against Nathasha Edirisooriya, accusing her of insulting Buddhism, and Christianity during a stand-up comedy show recently. Edirisooriya had later made a public apology over the comments she made. (Colombo Gazette)

27 May, 2023

Chinese Courts Want Abused Women to Shut Up

By Natalia Antonova The fact that authoritarian societies are more brutal seems intuitive. Why shouldn?t a coercive state create coercive relationships between its citizens? Yet the mechanisms of how authoritarianism breeds intimate partner violence in particular are rarely considered?even though authoritarian regimes tend also to be reactionary and patriarchal ones. For many years, domestic violence was seen even by dissidents and critics as a personal matter, far removed from the high and mi

28 May, 2023

“Very Impressed…:” Maldives delegation visits Chenab Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir

Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) , May 20 (ANI): Hailing the world’s tallest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, Chenab Bridge taller than the Eiffel Tower, Maldives ‘ minister for National Planning , Housing and Infrastructure said, “Very impressed with the development the India n Railways are bringing to the nation.” A delegation led by Mohamed Aslam, Minister for National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure from the Maldives visited the Chenab Bridge on Wednesday.Taking to Twitter, Northern Railw

28 May, 2023