South Asian media fraternity in Canada raises voice for Gautam Navlakha
PPCBC has passed a motion during its monthly meeting in Surrey asking for the immediate release of Navlakha.
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YHRD report on Extra-juducial Killings and Cover-up in Uttar Pradesh
This development has received scrutiny from five United Nations Special Rapporteurs. Multiple petitions seeking a fair investigation into these killings are pending at the Supreme Court, and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
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IJU meet concludes in Hyderabad emphasizing on journo-safety & security, PCI reform, minimum facilities
Chaired by IJU president K Sreenivas Reddy, the two-day meet held at Tourism Plaza in Begumpet locality expressed serious concern over killings of journalists by anti-social elements and filing of cases against journalists and media houses to give a signal to them to fall in line or face the music.
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Free Julian Assange: The Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to London
Inspired by the famous Russell-Sartre people’s tribunal, the Belmarsh Tribunal places the War on Terror on trial and holds the US government accountable for its war crimes.
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AAEA bats for long-term strategy to overcome power crisis
According to the central electricity authority of India, around 75% of the country’s 135 coal-fired power plants are in serious trouble because of the visible lesser supply of thermal coal from the mines for various reasons.
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Call for decisive action to protect children’s right to healthy food under PIPAL
Studies have found that in India, across urban and rural households, 53% children consumed salted packaged food such as chips and instant noodles, 56% children consumed sweet packaged food such as chocolates and ice creams and 49% children consumed sugar-sweetened packaged beverages at an average of over twice a week.
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Ten months of Farmers Movement, more than 600 martyred, SKM calls for Bharat Band today!
BJP’s undemocratic authoritarian mindset exemplified by a Union Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh, with an open threat issued by the Minister in a public meeting against protesting farmers and their leaders – Meanwhile, BJP State President in Haryana calls protesting farmers as ‘goondas’ of a farmer leader – SKM strongly condemns the statements and behaviour of these BJP leaders, and demands that they retract these objectionable statements
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The National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline and the Return of the Company Raj
This meeting was an attempt to unmask what this “monetization” really entails for the common people and workers; and to register our protest against such pro-business moves with complete disregard to the interest of the Republic and its people.
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There is an uncanny resemblance among rightwing mindsets of every community: Javed Akhtar Public Response
I am re-iterating my opinions here because I don’t want the supporters of Hindu right wing to hide behind the false excuse that I don’t stand up against regressive beliefs and practices within the Muslim community.
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PI Wire: Over 700 Global South leaders call for an end to Israeli apartheid and de facto annexation
The Progressive International’s Wire features the statement on the occasion of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly to underline that, since its original publication, Israeli apartheid, de facto annexation and the oppression of the Palestinian people has continued unabated – despite the fact that Trump and Netanyahu are no longer in power.
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