Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: Suicides

Breaking silence: Suicide as a radical confrontation with injustice

How can Aaron Bushnell's suicide be explained when it occurs in the face of genocidal states? It becomes an act of resistance, an attack, and a slap to racial states.

23-year-old man ends life in Maharashtra seeking Maratha reservation

A 23-year-old man from the Maratha community ended his life allegedly over the issue of reservation in Maharashtra's Nanded city.

Alarming surge in student suicides: NCRB reveals 70% increase over past decade in India

On September 10th, as the world observed World Suicide Prevention Day, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) unveiled a concerning trend in India: over the past decade, student suicides have surged by a shocking 70 percent.

IIT-Delhi: Dalit student dies by suicide, second case in two months

A 21-year-old Dalit student of B.Tech final year at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi died by suicide on 1 September, Friday.

Ph.D. scholar’s suicide sparks students’ outrage over negligence at Central University of Rajasthan

A Ph.D. scholar at the Central University of Rajasthan died on July 26 after a series of events that began with her suicide attempt. The students alleged that the medical negligence from authorities claimed her life. They also said that the security officer in the campus assaulted the protesting students.

Kerala: Class 10 Dalit student dies by suicide over casteism from teacher; family alleges police inaction over her complaint

Athira, a class 10 student of Nemam Victory Girls Higher Secondary in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram has tragically died by suicide after caste discrimination at her school.