2024 Meyeder Raat Dokhol Movement
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| 2024 Meyeder Raat Dokhol Movement | |
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| Part of 2024 R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder | |
| Date | 14–15 August 2024 (1 day) |
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| Methods | Protests, marches, social media campaigns |
Meyeder Raat Dokhol (lit. 'Girls' claim of the night') was the movement and protest march by women in West Bengal, India.[1][2][3][4]
Background
[edit]On 9 August 2024, a 31-year old post-graduate trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered in the campus area of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.[5] Several criticism was being faced by state government, Kolkata Police and particularly by the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee and her entire cabinet.
Protests and Demonstrations
[edit]The protest was held on 14 August 2024, at 11 PM IST across Kolkata, West Bengal, across India and in some other countries as well at a same time.[6] [7] [8]
Rimjhim Sinha, a social science researcher and graduate from Presidency University, Kolkata, launched the protest campaign through social media platforms, with the title Meyera Raat Dokhol Koro, Swadhinotar Modhyoraate Naari Swadhinotar Jonno (lit. 'The girls occupy the night, For the freedom of women, in the midnight of Independence').[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meyera Rat Dokhol Koro Protest LIVE: কলকাতার রাজপথ দখল মেয়েদের, মাঝরাতে জেলায় জেলায় জমায়েত". Aaj Tak. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Night is Ours Protest: শত শত কণ্ঠ গর্জে ওঠার অপেক্ষায়! 'মেয়েরা রাত দখল করো'র ডাক বাংলার কোণে কোণে, কোথায় কোথায় হচ্ছে?". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "রাতের রাজপথ মেয়েদের দখলে! কলকাতা থেকে শিলিগুড়ি জেগে উঠেছে মিছিলে, স্লোগানে, মশালে". Anandabazar Patrika. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "What happened in the Kolkata rape case that triggered doctors' protests?". Al-Jazeera. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Kolkata doctor rape and murder: What happened on the night of incident". India Today. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "প্রতিবাদে শামিল ব্রিটেন-আমেরিকা" [Britain and America joined in the protest]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 15 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ TOI Web Desk (15 August 2024). "Atlanta joins Bengal in 'Reclaim the night' protest against ." Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Rahman Sarkar, Alisha (15 August 2024). "Massive protests in India as women march to 'reclaim streets' after doctor's brutal rape and murder". Kolkata: The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
...similar protests on Wednesday night in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and even New York.
- ^ "Who is Rimjhim Sinha, the woman behind 'Reclaim the Night' campaign in Kolkata?". Hindustan Times. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.