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Kashmiri youth find it cathartic to talk on community radio, a perfect medium to voice shared struggles

Anxiety, stress, and frustration run high among Kashmiri youth because of alarmingly high rates of drug abuse and unemployment in the region. Community radio talk shows have become an unusual but effective medium to share their experiences and challenges.

Image-based violence leads to lifelong trauma. The only thing that helps is to change the narrative.

Shame and fear resulting from compromising images shared without consent leads to trauma, which cannot be overcome without community and institutional support.

Three minor rape victims we met had unimaginable mental health impacts, when they heard their perpetrators were freed from prison

When victims see their perpetrators moving freely, even years after the incident, the victims often experience panic attacks, intrusive memories, breathlessness, and trembling.

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