Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali were convicted of gang rape, kidnapping, robbery and terrorism offences back in March 2021 over the attack on the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway.
There’s a very concerted effort by certain European publications to sensationalize crime by immigrants from India and Pakistan. Kinda similar to publications in usa to sensationalize crime by black and muslims
I’ve seen commentary about the rape culture in India in their media and media personalities. The movie Robot had a pretty heavy bus scene and the whole movie seems like it’s skirting around the India censorship board. Indian actresses will sometimes comment on the topic, but get told it’s embarrassing to bring it up.
Off screen, its stars have usually avoided commenting on sensitive social and political issues. However, the anti-rape protests following the 2012 Delhi gang-rape have led to a noticeable change.
A handful of stars, like Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, were known for their social activism, but in the year-and-a-half since the Delhi gang-rape, others have spoken out. Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has thrown her weight behind an emergency cellphone app for women’s safety; others have taken to the streets in demonstrations; and some like Abraham have used other media platforms to air their protest against rape.
There’s a very concerted effort by certain European publications to sensationalize crime by immigrants from India and Pakistan. Kinda similar to publications in usa to sensationalize crime by black and muslims
I’ve seen commentary about the rape culture in India in their media and media personalities. The movie Robot had a pretty heavy bus scene and the whole movie seems like it’s skirting around the India censorship board. Indian actresses will sometimes comment on the topic, but get told it’s embarrassing to bring it up.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2014/7/10/indias-bollywood-speaks-out-against-rape