Crackdown

Explained: Iran's Basij force, the specialists cracking down on protesters

The 'Basij' are members of paramilitary volunteers established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. They are fiercely loyal to the Islamic Republic and have taken on a leading role in quashing dissent for more than two decades

Iran: Students stage sit-ins, industrial workers go on strike despite crackdown on protests

The unrest erupted more than three weeks ago over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, who died following her arrest by the notorious Tehran morality police who enforce the strict dress rules on women including compulsory headscarves

Lives of Afghan women and girls being destroyed by 'suffocating' crackdown by Taliban, says Amnesty

Amnesty said the Taliban have also decimated protections for those facing domestic violence, detained women and girls for minor violations and contributed to a surge in child marriages

Shriya Pilgaonkar on her latest thriller Crackdown, and how Mirazpur's success changed the momentum of her career

Shriya Pilgaonkar opens up on her latest espionage thriller from Voot Select, Crackdown, her strive to constantly explore her film choices, and why conversations around nepotism don't bother her craft.

Saqib Saleem on playing a secret agent in Crackdown, and shooting during pandemic for Comedy Couple

Saqib Saleem talks about experimenting with action, and why he is eager for the release of Kabir Khan's cricket drama '83.

Crackdown review: Despite a brisk plot, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Saqib Saleem’s crime thriller fails to leave a mark

Helmed by Apoorva Lakhia, Voot Select’s Crackdown revolves around an anti-terrorist squad deployed on a secret mission to track down a dangerous nexus

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Serious Men, Crackdown, Barun Sobti's Halahal, Your Honor: Trailers This Week

Serious Men, based on a novel by Manu Joseph, is directed by Sudhir Mishra.

In locked-down Kashmir, an upsurge in COVID-19 cases — and violence in civilian neighbourhoods

In the early hours of 19 May, Indian security forces allegedly launched an aggressive cordon and search operation of downtown Srinagar in Kashmir, followed by an armed confrontation, known as an “encounter,” against militants. Many have been rendered homeless, while some people's houses were smouldering for days

208 killed in Iran amid protests over rising gasoline prices and subsequent crackdown by security forces, says UK-based human rights group

Iran shut down internet access amid unrest, blocking those inside country from sharing their videos, information, as well as limiting outside world from knowing scale of protests, violence

Security forces lay siege to Srinagar's Lal Chowk, launch cordon and search operations to crack down on hidden militants

On Friday, hundreds of people launched the cordon and search operations (CASO), known as "crackdown" in local parlance, at Lal Chowk in Srinagar