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Doctors’ protest over Kolkata rape and murder case intensifies. What are their demands?

The outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9 has continued, with the protesters demanding death penalty for the accused and passing of the Central Protection Act, 2022, to provide protection to health workers and hospitals.

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Union Health Ministry assures Doctors of all possible efforts to ensure safety

The representatives of the FORDA, IMA and Resident Doctors' Associations of Governmental Medical Colleges & Hospitals of Delhi have met the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare at New Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Protesting Tamil Nadu doctors flag unsafe work environment in hospitals

Protesting the rape and murder of a post graduate doctor in Kolkata, Tamil Nadu doctors have voiced the need for safe, well-equipped, and sufficient on-call rooms for doctors to rest inside hospitals. Citing their long working hours, doctors are demanding that the state government and hospital administrations create secure rooms…

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Nationwide strike by Indian doctors over Kolkata medic’s rape, murder

Hospitals hit by 24-hour shutdown as protests demanding protection for health workers and condemning violence swell.

Al Jazeera

Kol Doctor Murder: Nationwide strike by IMA; Patient services affected

The strike is called in response to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TV Newsance 263: Kolkata rape and murder case, Hindenburg meltdown

The big news of the week was an incident in Kolkata, in which a 31-year-old trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College. Subsequently, during a night protest, the doctors at the hospital were attacked by a mob of 150 people. In this episode, we take a…

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Indian Doctors Stage Nationwide Strike Over Colleague's Murder

Indian doctors launched a nationwide strike Saturday, escalating protests after the "barbaric" rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women.

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Protests Erupt Across India Over Doctor's Rape And Murder

Protests erupt in India after trainee doctor's rape and murder, sparking nationwide discussions on women's safety and healthcare worker security.

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Indian medics step up strike in protest at doctor’s rape and murder

All hospital services except for emergency care to be shut down on Saturday amid outrage over Kolkata attack

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Indian Doctors Step Up Protests After Colleague's Brutal Murder

Indian doctors stepped up nationwide protests and strikes Friday after the rape and murder of a colleague, a brutal killing that has focused outrage on the chronic issue of violence against women.

International Business Times

Indian doctors call nationwide strike over rape and murder of Kolkata medic

Hospitals to suspend non-essential services and medical procedures on Saturday as public fury over brutal attack grows.

Al Jazeera

Nationwide protests continue in solidarity of a Kolkata Doctor Rape

In solidarity with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘They came like protesters…cops asked for shelter’: Inside the vandalism at Kolkata hospital

Two days after the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was vandalised by a 150-strong group, the number of arrests has risen to 19 as protests continue over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the government facility in Kolkata.

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Indian Doctor Strikes, Protests Grow After Colleague's Murder

Indian doctors said Friday they would increase nationwide protests and strikes after the rape and murder of a colleague, a brutal killing that has focused outrage on the chronic issue of violence against women.

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Kolkata: Thousands of women protest over rape and murder of trainee doctor at Indian state-run hospital

March sparked by brutal killing of 31-year-old at RG Kar Medical College

Al Jazeera

‘Reclaim the night’: Massive protests in India after doctor’s rape, murder

Demonstrators are demanding more safety for women after a trainee doctor’s body was found in a Kolkata state hospital.

International Business Times

Indian Protests Over Doctor's Murder Grow As Women Demand Justice

Thousands took to the streets of Kolkata early Thursday to condemn the rape and murder of a local doctor, demanding justice for the victim and an end to the chronic issue of violence against women in Indian society.

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Rape and murder of doctor sparks nationwide protests in India

The Aug. 9 rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor in a government-run hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has raised alarms about sexual violence against women in India and sparked a string of nation-wide protests.

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The ‘cover-up’ in Kolkata: Unanswered questions, a police diary, and suspect’s murky past

It could’ve been an ordinary Thursday night for her after a 36-hour shift.

Al Jazeera

What happened in the Kolkata rape case that triggered doctors’ protests?

Doctors and activists demand the safeguarding of women and medical professionals after a trainee medic was murdered.

Evening Standard

Freddie Flintoff fans praise TV star as he tells of 'nightmares and flashbacks' from Top Gear crash

The former England cricketer bravely discussed his recovery in a new series of Freddie Flintoff Field of Dreams

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Doctors across India protest rape and murder of medic in Kolkata

Thousands of doctors halt services across the country after 31-year-old trainee medic is found dead in a hospital.

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‘Unable to sleep’: After Kolkata horror, doctors feel unsafe', demand justice

Health services have been hit in several parts of India as hundreds of doctors continue their strike over the heinous rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College. Doctors have been demanding an impartial probe, compensation for the victim’s family, and provisions to ensure the…

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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata doctor rape, murder case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took a suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of a second-year PG student of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder: Calcutta HC handsover case to CBI

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, on August 9. Read further on Dynamite News:

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