The State of Mental Health in IndiaWith mental disorders as the second most common cause of years lived with disability (YLDs) and suicide as the third most common cause of…
Neingulo Krome, Secretary General of Naga People’s Movements for Human Rights was prevented from going to Bangkok on 5 February, 2020 from Kolkata airport and now he has been stopped…
Former Seattle City Councillor was presented with the annual Hands Against Racism award by Spice Radio at a well-attended event in Surrey on Sunday, March 30. Born and raised in…
The martyrdom day of three iconic Indian revolutionaries, who were hung for waging war against the British Empire, was observed in a unique way on Sunday, March 23 in Surrey,…
Prominent Citizens & Civil Society Organizations condemn the targeting of Tushar Gandhi by a mob of the RSS & BJP, who further threaten that he be arrested. The entire nation…
On this International Women’s Day, We, Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) stand in unwavering solidarity with women and girls across the Global South, whose lives and futures are…
State, capitalism, Hindutva, and imperialism are no longer merely academic debates confined to seminar halls or distant wars and conflicts affecting unknown faces and destroying homes and habitats. These issues…
Former Seattle City councillor, who was instrumental behind the historic 2023 anti-caste ordinance in Seattle, will be receiving this year’s annual Hands Against Racism award in Surrey on March 30. Started…
Karwan-e-Mohabbat held a commemoration ceremony on 26.02.2025 marking five years since the violence in Delhi in February 2020 in the presence of victim and survivor families. Introductory Remarks The event,…
Hundreds gather from across India on the occasion of the Culmination of All India Shramik Samman Yatra organised by Working People’s Coalition and demand Rs.5000 per month Samman Nidhi ,fair…
11th Feb, 2025: The National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ), a pan-India initiative of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) to address the climate crisis through an…
The Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi), a national think tank of independent experts on public health and nutrition, commends the Economic Survey 2024-25 that marks a significant milestone by…
In a shocking incident, billboards portraying the murder of Mahatma Gandhi were pulled down in Nagpur! We, Hum Bharat Ke Log, condemn this vile act, where now even the public…
Compiled By: Randall Sequeira and Ranjana Padhi Since May-June 2023, the Adivasi and Dalit communities of Tijmali, Kuturumali and Majhingimali, in Kashipur and Thuamal Rampur blocks in Raygada and Kalahandi…
New Delhi: A joint statement signed by 180 civil society leaders and concerned citizens from 23 states has raised critical concerns over the recently proposed Disaster Management Amendment Bill. The…
People’s Initiative to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi on the 30th of January 2025, as a Day of National Unity, Communal Harmony, Non-Violence & Peace.…
Har Haath Ko Kaam Do, Kaam Ke Poore Daam Do,Suraksha Aur Samman Do, Budhaape Men Aaraam Do The All-India Shramik Samman Yatra is an effort to reach out to over…
TAKOMA PARK, MD, January 14, 2025-- The 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Awards will this year honor individuals from Brazil, India, Navajo country, the United States and Zimbabwe for their achievements in…
Radical Desi held a candle-light vigil and protest against growing state repression in India, on Sunday, January 12 in Surrey. Three Sikh men were killed by the Indian police in…
AIPF expresses grave concern at the deteriorating health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, sitting on fast for more than 40 days. AIPF demands government of India to immediately start…
The Delhi Union of Journalists and the National Alliance of Journalists welcome the Supreme Court Order upholding individual privacy and restraining the Enforcement Directorate from accessing and copying content from…
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY CLOSE TO 200 PEOPLE INCLUDING : Tushar Gandhi, Annie Raja, Father Cedric Prakash, John Dayal, Prakash Louis, Pamela Philipose, Brinelle D’souza, Aloysius Irudayam,…
More than 100 people’s organisations, environmental groups and over 300 citizens have appealed to the President to withdraw paramilitary forces deployed for 11000 mw hydropower dam surveys in Siang valley…
In another attempt to stifle the voices of dissenting students, the Jamia Millia Islamia administration slammed show-cause notices on student activists Comrade Saurabh from AISA, Comrade Niranjan from AIRSO, Comrade…
Informal workers—street vendors, domestic helpers, platform (gig) workers, construction labour, home based workers, sex workers, fisherfolk, scheme and health workers, forest workers, agricultural labour, garment workers and countless others—are the…
Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM) and Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan (LBA) condemn the harassment of human rights defender Nadeem Khan and Alt News founder Mohammad Zubair by the BJP-led UP and central…
New Delhi: On Saturday evening, a huge demonstration in solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine and Gaza was held at the Rajendra Bhavan Auditorium in Delhi. This was one…
At a public event organized on Saturday, November 30, Burnaby-based Punjabi author Nadeem Parmar was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for keeping alive the idea of secular India, and standing…
Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan extends advance congratulations to the INDIA alliance government being formed today under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. In this election, the people of Jharkhand have…
A national-level gathering of local communities, social movements, and NGOs working on environmental, social, economic, cultural and governance issues was held on 21-23 November, at Khamir, in Kachchh. Over 130…
Radical Desi has declared Prof. GN Saibaba "Newsmaker of the Year 2024". A former Delhi University lecturer. Saibaba was thrown behind bars for questioning the power and standing up for…
The CPIML unequivocally condemns the cowardly disruption by RSS goons of the screening of Had Anhad at the Udaipur Film Festival. This brazen attack on democratic spaces and progressive art…
Shabnam Virmani’s Film Had Anhad Based on Kabir’s Songs Stopped Mid Screening On the second day of 9th Udaipur Film Festival, due to pressure and terrorizing of RSS activists, the…
“A love letter to world leaders from the Invisibles" released by health and environment activist groups in Latin America. This letter was released at the recent COP16 meeting in Cali,…
• Respectable life is the responsibility of the government - Prabhat Patnaik • There is no dearth of resources in the country - Professor Arun Kumar • Right to Employment…
Mumbai: In a landmark judgment, the Bombay High Court has quashed the decision of the Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (BoCW) to suspend the registration, renewal, and…
[Honolulu, HI] — Women Cross DMZ is deeply concerned by the recent decision by the South Korean government to prohibit Women Cross DMZ Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn, a longtime and prominent…
We, the undersigned journalist organizations condemn the registration of a second FIR by the Gujarat police against senior journalist Mahesh Langa in a span of less than a month. Langa…
• Satyagraha campaign to be launched in November-December • Support to Rozgar Adhikar Abhiyan, porters to attend National Conference on November 10 • National Porter Front (Rashtriya Kuli Morcha) formed…
To, Sh. Manan Kumar Mishra,Chairman,Bar Council of India CC:Sh. Srimanto Sen,Secretary,Bar Council of India Re: The illegality and unconstitutionality of the notification dated 24.09.2024 issued by BCI regarding implementation of…
*Joint statement by women's organisations in the matter of acquittal of accused in the Glorification of Sati cases of 1987* *CM Bhajan Lal, ensure that appeal be filed against the…
It is a matter of grave concern that the government of Odisha has unilaterally stopped the three-year-long Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) nutrition development programme (A community based creche program)…
7th Oct, 2024: Recently the Government of Odisha took the decision to shut down the Creches & nutritional feeding centers running particularly for PVTG communities (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups), under the Odisha…
Ranchi: Over 200 workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) gathered in a powerful protest outside Raj Bhawan today, condemning the relentless assaults on their rights…
by Veterans For Peace & Move to Amend Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has produced increasing calls for an immediate ceasefire, while a pro-Israel, U.S.-based group has waged an increasing…
Hyderabad: On Sunday, September 22, 2024, Gachibowli Stadium came alive with energy and enthusiasm for Ashray Akruti’s Signathon 2024, themed “Walk for Inclusivity.” This event aimed to raise awareness about…
Headcount of Homeless Persons in Delhi Conducted by SAM:BKS; Reveals that Nearly 3 Lakh People Forced to Live in the Open Without Shelter Even During the Rainy Season A headcount…
● Delegation to Meet Commissioner Soon on Public Issues● Decisions Made at the Lucknow Bachao Sangharsh Samiti Meeting Lucknow, September 10, 2024: A comprehensive initiative will be undertaken to ensure…
Palestine Solidarity Conference calls for an immediate Ceasefire, an end to the Genocide, and for the establishment of a Palestinian state! The Conference unanimously passed the following resolutions: 1. Calls…
In a shocking demonstration of the continuing assault on Indian democracy and the utter contempt with which the state views education, learning and the teaching community - the Delhi Police…
‘The Bicycle in India: Selected Articles and Stories’ by T. Vijayendra. Hyderabad, 2024, Ecologise Hyderabad. Price Rs. 100/ This is a book about the bicycle in India in the context…
According to the Home Minister, Amit Shah, 250 security camps have been established in Bastar after 2019. There are camps roughly at a distance of every 2 or 5 km,…
Kadamakudy, a picturesque island suburb of Kochi, played host to an extraordinary gathering of film makers and cinema enthusiasts during the Kadamakudy International Film Festival (KaIFF) held on the 9th,…
8th August, 2024, Assam: Manohar Pegu, a member of National Alliance of Peoples' Movements (NAPM)and Ritupan Pegu, a member of Greater Kaziranga Land and Human Rights Committee (GKLHRC) had been…
Mr Ranjeet Kumar AgarwalPresidentInstitute of Chartered Accounts of IndiaICAI Bhawan, New Delhi 700 002 Subject: Feminists in Resistance (FIR) condemns the shamefully misogynistic, terrifying, discriminatory, regressive attitude of the Institute…
“We must not harbour any illusion about the present government being weak. It will be in an offensive mode more than what it was in its earlier avatar. On the…
On the issue of Akbarnagar, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his government are misleading the citizens of Lucknow and the state. The Chief Minister's statement that illegal encroachers were removed…
NAPi’s Open Letter to Celebrities/PR Agencies/Managers/Advertising Agencies We, the members of the Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi), a national independent think tank on nutrition and food policy, call upon…
The results of India’s 2024 national elections have been widely commented on. From the perspective of the members of the Vikalp Sangam General Assembly (listed below), which represent a wide…
Luring, seductive and manipulative marketing of unhealthy harmful food products is making people sick-NAPi calls upon the Government of India to amend existing regulations to end these. New Delhi, 5…
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