Moral Police

From triple talaq to honour killing, 'tradition' is an excuse used to suppress women

From triple talaq to honour killings, sati, johar, infanticide — why are traditions that harm women seen as protective mechanisms?

A colonial era law was used against Urdu writer Rahman Abbas; 10 years later, he's finally free

Having battled obscenity charges against his 2004 novel Nakhlistan Ki Talash for 0 yars, Rahman Abbas was finally acquitted by a Mumbai court in August 2016. He looks back over his long battle

Whiplash: Partying in Iran? Receive 99 lashes

More than 30 students who partied at a graduation ceremony in northern Iran have each received 99 lashes for violating the Islamic republic's morality code, media reported.

Now Pak SC plays moral police, says 'girlfriend culture' is against Islam

Ruling that a "girlfriend culture" has no place in an Islamic society, Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected the bail plea of a man held under cyber crime laws for allegedly creating a Facebook account of his "girlfriend" without her consent and posting her photos.

Want to ban child porn, but cannot don role of moral police, govt tells SC

The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it wanted to ban child pornography websites, but expressed its inability to go beyond that and don the role of moral police.

Porn ban: Privacy under threat as nanny state looms large

India's ban on 857 pornographic websites demonstrates increasingly pervasive government control in private space. While India is divided on the ban, activists are railing against this latest instance of "moral policing" by the State

10 things the Government should ban instead of #IndiasDaughter

10 things the Govt should ban instead of #IndiasDaughter

Suspended for befriending boy, Bangalore girl kills herself: Here's why schools shouldn't moral police

Monali ended her life because clearly, she hated how she looked like to others. If I was her, I would have hated myself too.

Playboy Club in Hyderabad: How moral police spoiled the party

The celebs of Hyderabad, esquire men and aristocrats, drawn from several walks of life, made no secret of their liking for the risqué bunny, the custom-dressed and custom-trained bargirl, as they wangled invites for the inauguration of the Playboy Club at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)-Novotel.

Why AAP's 'Citizen security force' sounds like a bad idea

Experts believe that the 'citizen security force' detailed in AAP's manifesto is a bad idea for several reasons.