Turkey retracts veto on Sweden, Finland joining NATO amid war summit in Madrid
On the eve of the NATO summit focusing on war against Russia in Ukraine as well as confronting China, top officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland agreed on Tuesday in…
June 2022
US announces plans to flood Europe with troops and weapons
In remarks at the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, US President Joe Biden announced a sweeping increase in US troop deployments to Europe as part of a plan by NATO…
Paradigm for peace applied to Russia, Ukraine, and the US: Proposal for a peaceful pathway forward – Part 4B
Part 4. Mental escalators of violence in US policy and media makers. Part 4B. A competitive, threat-orientation towards international relations: Psychological patterns described by Lakoff, Spranger, and Allport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbtxyU-u4BY False…
Need to look beyond the power struggle in Maharashtra
The recent political upheaval in Maharashtra is being seen mainly in a conventional way as a power struggle. But there is a serious need to go beyond that. One should…
“Agnipath” Envisages the Saffron-path towards Full-fledged Hindutva Militarisation
Democratic and well-meaning sections across the country have already come up against the “Agnipath” scheme announced by Modi regime in mid-June 2022. As in the case of other corporate-fascist moves,…
Convenient Omissions: The Ukraine-EU Candidacy Show
Instances of sympathy are rarely excuses to throw out the rule book. In the case of the European Union, throwing out the rule book about admission has tended to be…
Palestinians ‘Are Not Animals in a Zoo’: On Kanafani and the Need to Redefine the Role of the ‘Victim Intellectual’
(Dedicated to the memory of Ghassan Kanafani, an iconic Palestinian leader and engaged intellectual who was assassinated by the Israeli Mossad on July 8, 1972) Years before the United States…
The United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia
On April 26, 2022, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that they had set up an office in the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia. According to AFRICOM Brigadier General Peter Bailey,…
Leading Media Organizations Condemn Arrest of Mohammed Zubair and Demand His Release
Leading media organizations have come out in strong support of recently arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair. These organizations include, among others, the Editors Guild of India, the Press Club of India,…
Sri Lanka’s economy hits “rock bottom” as the country faces hunger, malnutrition and starvation
Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the economic and social crisis in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Covid-19 by journalist Tushar Dhara who was…
Dalit agricultural Labour and Industrial workers protest near Assembly house in Chandigarh
On 24th June a big 5000 strong contingent of agricultural labour and industrial workers thronged towards the Chandigarh Assembly house, creating a dharna.Over A thousand agricultural workers under the leadership…
In The Name Of Hate
Enough Enough is enough Now mourn that we have killed our Prophet's Words. Isn't the Prophet an epitome of love? Hang your neck in shame You have lost both worlds.…
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy condemns the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal
IMSD condemns in strongest terms the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by 2 Muslim fanatics, who have openly declared that they did so for the love of the…
Paradigm for peace applied to Russia, Ukraine and the US: Proposal for a peaceful pathway forward – Part 4 A
Part4 – Mental escalators of violence in US policy and media makers Part 4A. An Introduction to the Frame of Mind of Those Forever Leading US Foreign Policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZESJqkCgU False…
Overruling Roe v Wade: The International Dimension
American exceptionalism can be a dreary thing, and no more so than each time a US president promotes the country’s imperial credentials and continued prowess. But in matters of literacy,…
Agnipath Scheme: A path to stronger Armed Forces?
The Tour of Duty scheme of recruitment for the Defence Services is catchily named Agnipath, and the youth to be recruited are named Agniveers. The implications of the Agnipath scheme…
Leaving Millions To Starve, Oxfam Condemns G7
The G7 countries are “leaving millions to starve and cooking the planet,” Oxfam’s head of inequality policy Max Lawson has declared in a statement issued on Tuesday condemning the mere…
Mapping our differences for Palestine’s liberation
“We affirm our support for the Mapping Project out of Boston, and condemn attempts to censor this useful educational tool.” The above expression of solidarity with an independent anonymous collective…
Resisting End-Time
In a recent report, the United Nations set out some top priorities everyone can practice in helping to counter climate change and keep Earth (humanly) habitable. Here is the short…
And here’s to you Mrs Draupadi Murmu!
Dear Mrs Murmu Your nomination by the ruling party of Hindutva to be the next President of India fills the hearts of all Adivasis around India with great joy. At…
Eyewitness to Teesta Setalvad’s Arrest
It was on June 25, at around 4 PM, that the arrest drama of the civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad began. This is narrated by Teesta’s journalist friend Rukmani Sen who…
CO2 Removal?
Last year, worldwide energy-related CO2 topped 36B tons. That’s a new world record. “Carbon dioxide removal is essential to achieve net zero [greenhouse-gas emissions],” Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, vice-chair of the working…
Hardening Schools and Arming Teachers Is the Wrong Approach
American schools are soft, you say? I know what you mean. I taught college for 15 years, so I’ve dealt with my share of still-teenagers fresh out of high school.…
Release Journalist Mohammad Zubair
Indian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Mohammad Zubair, and cease harassing him in retaliation for his work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. In the evening of…
Dear Silent Indians
The majority of Indian citizens are witnessing the persecution and everyday violence against their fellow citizens who are Muslims and religious minorities. The growing assaults on reason, science, secularism, Indian…
In Ecuador, Indigenous-led National Strike Intensifies
Ecuador’s powerful Indigenous movements once again took to the streets on June 13 to press the conservative government of President Guillermo Lasso to agree to their list of economic and…
‘No NATO’: Thousands March in Madrid Protesting The Military Alliance
Thousands of people marched in Madrid on Sunday to protest the NATO summit. A Reuters report said: Carrying the hammer and sickle flags, thousands protested in Madrid against a NATO…
Geopolitical Update: China Is Building A Yuan Currency Reserve
The People's Bank of China is building a yuan reserve with five other nations in collaboration with the Bank for International Settlements. The countries China is teaming up are Indonesia,…
Human as Christian-2
How labour and God shaped the world As I went late to school in life, perhaps after eight years I was born, in mid 1960 (my school record birth day…
Voices to Demand Justice for Indian human rights activist Teesta Setalvad Continue to Grow Stronger
National and international voices for justice for Teesta Setalvad, leading human rights defender, have continued to grow stronger since she was detained by the Indian authorities on June 25. UN…
Gujarat Carnage: Human Rights Defenders as Culprits
The Supreme Court in its judgment the case of Zakia Jafri vs. State of Gujarat dismissed the petition filed by Zakia Jafri. Zakia Jafri had called for an investigation into…
Iron ore mining in Dantewada should conform to PESA & FRA
To Shri Anil Kumar Jha Union Tribal Affairs Secretary Shri Alok Tandon Union Mines Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain Chief Secretary Chhattisgarh Dear S/Shri Jha, Tandon and…
Mumbai Protest Against Teesta Setalvad’s Arrest
Around 1000 persons converged around Dadar station in Mumbai in a protest organised by Left organisations on Monday evening to condemn the arrest of Mumbai-based social activist activist Teesta Setalvad…
Brutal attacks on Africans in Morocco highlights crisis in Africa
On June 24th, approximately 2000 African migrants made a desperate attempt at a mass border crossing, climbing the iron fence separating Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Footage…
NATO and a War Foretold
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies As NATO holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking center stage. During a pre-Summit June…
The World of Digital Media in 2022
In general, we think of digital media as digitally encoded and machine-readable data that has been created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on some sort of electronic device.…
They Burn Witches Don’t They?
Well, not quite yet. Not so much are we referring to actual witches, rather us Americans who believe in true equality and fairness. This current ultra right wing culture that…
Black July 1983 – Premeditated Pogrom Against The Tamils In Sri Lanka
This July marks the 39th anniversary of what became known as Black July. The riots of July 1983 in Sri Lanka would forever alter the course of ethnic tensions in…
Justice in Crisis
It is rather ironic that at a time when the CJI is addressing students at New York on democracy and senior Justice of Supreme Court D.Y.Chandrachud is speaking at King's…
We Can Have A Livable World Or Capitalism, But Not Both
Humanity is facing a choice it never had to face before: either radically change how people relate to nature and to one another or face ecological ruination and general social…
Concerns about peace and harmony within Karnataka
To The Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Basavaraj Bommai Government of Karnataka Bengaluru Respected Chief Minister, Sub: Concerns about peace and harmony within Karnataka and the urgent need to restore…
For Teesta Setalvad
You are Teesta What does it matter You have been born in Sikkim Or in Gujarat! From the rush of your flow hope takes birth from your magnanimity a thousand…
UN investigation finds Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh with “seemingly well-aimed bullets”
A UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) investigation has shown that the bullets that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and injured her colleague Ali Sammoudi, were fired by Israeli forces. It…
Remembering Lenin when watching Ukraine today
Russia’s President Putin, in a speech on February 21, 2022, said: “Modern Ukraine was entirely created by….Communist Russia. The process began immediately after the revolution of 1917.” He then described …
Ethnic “Identity-Cards” & Democratic Values!
There is nothing astonishing about the alacrity with which President Joe Biden has reacted against US Supreme Court’s decision on abortion. Had he not been known as a devoted Catholic…
Odisha: Police Prevents Visit of Prafulla Samantara to Kapand village
Today I along with leaders of people's Movements like Lingaraj convener of Paschim Odisha Krusak sangathan, Lingaraj Azad of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti and Narendra Mohanty of Human Rights were going…
Adani’s Vizhinjam Port: An Appeal To Chief Minister of Kerala
Respected Chief Minister of Kerala, We are a group of people living in different parts of Kerala and working in social-cultural –educational –political and environmental fields. We are deeply concerned…
CDRO strongly condemns the arrest of prominent rights activist Teesta Setalvad
Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO), strongly condemns the false implication and detention of prominent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad in a criminal case. An FIR has been registered against…
Bengal’s patachitra artists paint their way through Covid crisis
We are humans Sons of one mother One could be Hindu One could be Muslim The tribals call their god Gurung and Marung The Christians call him God The Muslims…
The Sanctity of Life?
A victory For life’s sanctity? But not for the living. Black Lives were not sacred Gun-dead children neither Hungry kids- -freeloaders War-dead deserved it Snowflakes if seeking help Desperate mothers…
Activists Tell the Supreme Court to “Shove it”
In the wake of the highly expected overturning of Roe v. Wade, activists demonstrated their contempt in towns and cities across the country for the Supreme Court and its highly…
The Brutality of “Bulldozer Justice” in India
It looks all too eerily similar as a method: the expulsion of individuals from their home, the demolition of said home and the punishing of entire families. All excused by…
Bulldozing the Constitution!
by Naveen Tewari and Sandeep Pandey A recent full front page of the advertisement by a Bhartiya Janata Party government declares, 'House is not just a word. It is a…
Zionist-subverted University of Melbourne Falsely Defames Anti-racist Jews & Non-Jews
In May 2022 the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU) passed a motion condemning Israeli apartheid and urging Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the “settler colonial apartheid state”. The…
A Restructured Media in a Post-neo-liberal Framework and its Impact in India
Background To understand the manoeuvrings of media, the framework within which the media is situated during specific paradigms of governance needs to be understood. Historically, there are links between forms…
Salute Association for Democratic Rights (APDR) on turning 50
Today we commemorate the 50th birth anniversary of the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) of West Bengal which is one of the oldest human rights organisations in India.…
Continuing protest by elderly mothers of the disappeared
The mothers, fathers, relatives of the missing are on the streets for more than 1950 days in a sit-in protest demanding to know the whereabouts of their loved ones. They…
US Supreme Court abolishes constitutional right to abortion
On Friday, at the stroke of a pen, six unelected judges ended the right to abortion, dramatically altering the country’s legal and social landscape. For the first time in American…
‘Not a Justification but a Provocation’: Chomsky on the Root Causes of the Russia Ukraine War
One of the reasons that Russian media has been completely blocked in the West, along with the unprecedented control and censorship over the Ukraine war narrative, is the fact…
The Era of Northern Hegemony Over Mexico Is Coming to an End
In 2010, Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro said: “López Obrador will be the person with the most moral and political authority in Mexico when the system collapses and, with it, the…
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