Rajiv Gandhi is Guilty
On December 17, 2018 two very conflicting signals emanated from the world’s so called largest democracy. While the Delhi High Court pronounced one accused involved in the 1984 Sikh massacre…
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Repeal Fabricated Charges On Thirumurugan Gandhi! Resist Undeclared Emergency
We the following writers, film makers, poets, artists, theatre personalities, musicians, activists, academicians and members of civil society demand that harassment of Thirumurugan Gandhi be stopped immediately. Thirumurugan Gandhi, a…
Madhu’s Post-mortem Report Reveals Horrific Lynching; Denied Water As He Lay Dying
The post-mortem report of the Adivasi youth, Madhu who was beaten to death by a mob at Attappady on Thursday for allegedly stealing rice, had suffered injuries from head to…
114 Army Veterans Condemn The Targeting of Muslim, Dalits In An Open Letter To PM
We can no longer look away. We would be doing a disservice to our country if we do not stand up and speak for the liberal and secular values that…
Intel Vets Challenge ‘Russia Hack’ Evidence
In a memo to President Trump, a group of former U.S. intelligence officers, including NSA specialists, cite new forensic studies to challenge the claim of the key Jan. 6 “assessment”…
Coporate Society And Its Perils
In this blistering, nuanced, and timely critique of work culture and society, Romi Mahajan argues in his new book " Coporate Society And Its Perils" that young people can (and…
Gandhiji Said, No Law Can Be Made To Ban Cow-Slaughter
This is an excerpt from Gandhi’s prayer discourse of July 25, 1947, from the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Volume 88, as published online by the Gandhi Heritage Portal. Rajendra…
Dr. S P Udayakumar Moves Press Council Of India Against Harassment By Republic TV
Dr. S P Udayakumar files a complaint with the press council of India against the harassment meted out to him and his family by Republic TV and it's reporters.
Banned Documentaries Screened In Trivandrum, Watch Them Here Too
Three documentaries which were denied permission to be screened in the tenth edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) were screened in a parallel event…
‘Beef Ban’ Protesters Arrested In Bangalore
Around 25 people protesting the 'beef ban' in Bangalore were arrested and put under police custody today. About 500 people marching towards the Bangalore town hall were stopped by the…
Six Years Ago, Famine Killed 260,000 People In Somalia. Now, It’s On The Brink Of Happening Again
Years of drought and violence have left half of Somalia’s population in urgent need of humanitarian aid. With food prices rising and animals dying, millions of people don't know where…
Reducing Spaces of Critical Voices And Clampdown on Human Rights Organisations
In recent times, the suppression, attempts of arm twisting and cancellation of FCRA of NGOs have been a subject of debate among various circles in India. Most of these NGOs…
More Aadhaar Numbers Leaked On Chandigarh PDS And Swacch Bharat Mission Websites
Raising major privacy concerns truck loads of Aadhaar numbers and other personal details of individuals are being leaked. Yesterday, it was revealed that the personal details over one millions Aadhaar…
MaaAranganathan (1932-2017): Chonicler of the Ordinary
In the demise of MaaAranganathan, 83,the Tamil literary world has lost a writer known for bringing out deep meaning and great beauty through very simple, detailed depictions of the mundane.…
JNU Dalit Scholar Commits Suicide
Just a year after the shocking suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University, another dalit scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Muthu Krishnan (28) committed suicide in…
An Indian Software Engineer Shot Dead In USA
In what is believed to be a hate crime an Indian software engineer was shot dead in a Kansas bar. A man reported to have shouted “go back to your…
Global Warming: We Are Living In Dangerous Times
When Countercurrents.org started 15 years ago CO2 level in the atmosphere was 372 ppm. In the last 15 years it increased only at the rate of less than 2 ppm/year.…
Social Activist Bela Bhatia Attacked At Home In Bastar, Asked To Leave In 24 Hours
Just a couple of days after she helped a team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to investigate complaints of rapes by the security forces near Bijapur (South Chhattisgarh),…
Defending Civil Resistance Under International Law
Since the Reagan administration's ascent to power in 1981, thousands of American citizens have engaged in various forms of non-violent civil resistance activities in order to protest against distinct elements…
Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
President Barack Obama has commuted noted whistleblower Chelsea Manning's prison sentence, and Manning will be released on May 17 of this year. Human rights defenders, government watchdogs, and LGBTQ advocates…
No Entry For Women To Agasthyamala! The Reasons Given Are An Insult
It is unfortunate that the Kerala Forest Department is continuing the practice of denying entry for women to the Agasthyamala. The Forest Secretary gave an explanation referring to somebody’s fancy…
Chennai Poromboke Paadal ft. TM Krishna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jFyeV5AHM&feature=youtu.be Poromboke is an old Tamil word meaning shared-use community resources like waterbodies, seashore and grazing lands that are not assessed for tax purposes. Today, it has become a bad…
Modi Replacing Gandhi As The Image Of Khadi Angers India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replaced father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi as the 2017 face of the government’s traditional handloom and cotton industry. The image of the bespectacled Gandhi,…
“The Love For Your Underwear Is Not Patriotism”: Malayalam Actor Alancier’s Plea For Communal Harmony
Malayalam actor Alancier Ley Lopez made a unique plea for communal harmony in a one man protest show in Kasarkod, Kerala. He staged the show to express his protest against…
Vaarasa (The Inheritance ) – A Compelling Short Fiction On Caste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEuMeetLD4&feature=youtu.be "The Inheritance" is a compelling fictional narrative of a young man who is sucked up by the whirlpool of caste system. This short fiction depicts with conviction how even…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: We Don’t Have Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZK_TzkB1k The demonetisation scheme has put people in the unorganised sector out of work. People don't have work, money and are barely surviving. One person in the video says "when…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Hawker of Old Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_luLq6N2_E #HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: In demonetised India, when people of the unorganised sector are fast losing jobes, they are finding inventive ways of surviving. A man in Trivandrum has become a hawker…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: People Are Suffering
Fisher people who are dislocated from their homes due to sea erosion are hit hard by the note ban. Women of Valiyathura relief camp tell their woes caused by the…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: How Do We Live?
The workers in the unorganised sector are hit hard by the note ban. They can't find work. With the introduction of new Rs 2000 notes, a new malady is upon…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: Why We Poor Have To Suffer?
The note ban hit poor people the hardest. Victims of sea erosion living in a camp in Valiyathura School tell their plight. For these people who already lost their homes…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: I Am Starving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74LRYYqmV5s The note ban has hit the fisher folk and the fish vendors heavily. There is no sale for them. They are desperate. The woman in the video says "those…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: Shantha, The Grandmother
My name is Shantha. I work as a domestic help. My granddaughter fell ill on Sunday. She had to be hospitalised. We had no cash at home. Banks were closed…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia:Muneer, The Shoe Shop Owner
My name is Muneer. I am a shoe shop owner. After the note ban I hardly sell anything. Many shops have closed down. I don't know how long can I…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: Josy, The Fish Vendor
My name is Josy. I'm a fish vendor. After the currency ban my sales have gone down drastically. I now sell only 1/4th of what I used to sell earlier,…
HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: Sabu,The Auto Rickshaw Driver
My name is Sabu. I am an auto rickshaw driver from Perumbavoor, Kerala. Perumbavoor is the capital of migrant labourers in Kerala. A lot of migrant workers used to work…
#HumansOfDeMonetisedIndia: Vanaja, The Domestic Help
My name is Vanaja. I am a 46 year old domestic help. I have been working as a domestic help for the past 22 years. They say there's enough cash…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Stella, The Fish Vendor
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: My name is Stella. I'm a fish vendor at Shangumugham, Trivandrum, Kerala. I've been selling fish for the past 27 years, and never before have I gone back home…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Nabakishore Pradhan, Farmer From Odisha
My name is Nabakishore Pradhan. I am a farmer from Odisha. My family is dependent on our agricultural produces and now is suffering due to demonetization. I cannot get loan…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Ittiyavirah, The Petty Trader
My name is Ittiyavirah. I am a petty trader of spices. When the note ban was announced all the money I had with me from that day's trading became useless.…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Mallika, The Daily Wage Earner
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: My name is Mallika Lohar. I am a daily wage earner from Ruppur, Birbhum, West Bengal. Demonetisation has only been inconvenience for us. Our payments have been delayed, and…
#HumansOfDemonetisedIndia: Rakesh, The Migrant Labourer
My name is Rakesh. I am from West Bengal. I came to Kerala looking for work. When I landed in Kerala on 5th November demonetisation struck me like a thunder…
Bhopal Encounter: Fact Finding Report
News broke on 31st October 2016 that eight inmates of Bhopal Central Prison had escaped in the middle of the previous night. All these inmates were alleged to be members…
Demonetisation: India Speaks -Part VI – The Government Is Deaf!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE0zoAoREdM&feature=youtu.be Video by Aabha Joshi, Neethu Saji and Kritika The patience of the common people is running out. Despite standing in queues outside banks, day after day, people are unable…
Revolutionary Greetings To Fidel Castro
Revolutionary greetings to Fidel Castro who passed away today. You opened a blazing path, showed revolutionary courage and defiance to imperialism. Your legacy will survive for ages to come. Hope…
Demonetisation: India Speaks -Part V – They Don’t Spare Even Old Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaIKBcBbjbc&feature=youtu.be Video by Aabha Joshi, Neethu Saji and Kritika As the large population of the country is standing in long queues, an old woman of 75 years of age describes…
Demonetisation: India Speaks -Part IV
https://youtu.be/uj2edB3U5SA Video byAabha Joshi, NeethuSaji and Kritika Nine days has passed since Modi government has declared a ‘war’ against ‘black money’ by demonetizing Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes,…
Demonetisation: Sad Plight Of Women In India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE1_HYhM1Gw The poor women of India who save money in currencies for a rainy day, or from irresponsible husbands have been hit hard by Narendra Modi's decision to withdraw Rs…
Does Demonetization Tackle Black Money? Public Meeting Today In Delhi
Public Meeting: November 18, 4-7pm Constitution Club (Speaker Hall), New Delhi At the stroke of midnight on November 8, 86% of the value of Indian currency which was in circulation…
Jagadish Chandra And 30 Activists Arrested Protesting Against Demonetisation In Bangalore
30 people from various left organisations, who organised a protest in Banglore against the demonetisation of the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes, have been arrested a few hours…
Demonetisation, A Tragedy For Women: India Speaks -Part III
This Episode is about the Koli fisherwomen of Mumbai who are bearing the brunt of this sudden demonetization. They are highly disillusioned by the government who comes begging to them…
Demonetisation: India Speaks -Part II
A fruit seller accounts the result of demonetization on her, who is one among the 93% of the unorganized sector of the Indian working class. She tells how despite working…
Demonetisation: India Speaks -Part I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CpwW77R9UQ&feature=youtu.be Video by Aabha Joshi, Neethu Saji and Kritika As the Modi government, in a bold step, by demonetizing 500 rupee and 1000 rupee currency notes has promised to recover…
FIR Filed By Chhattisgarh Police Against Human Rights Activists Is Sheer Vendetta
We the Undersigned, strongly condemn the absurd charges of‘criminal conspiracy and murder’ against highly respected academics and social activists by the Chhattisgarh police in the case of murder of Shamnath…
Dopdi In Mahendergarh: Encountering Saffron Terror In The Academia
Report of a fact-finding team which visited Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh on 20th October 2016 . Team members: Anirban Kar, Deepak Gupta, Jitender Dhankhar, Sachin N, Sameeksha Khandelwal and…
In Solidarity With NDTV Countercurrents.org Will Not Be Publishing On November 9
In an unprecedented draconian action Government of India has imposed one day ban, November 9, on the NDTV India for not following the rule 6(1)(p) of cable TV Network Rules…
End Repression In Kashmir: A Call From The Civil Society
We, the undersigned, are dismayed over the ongoing crisis in Kashmir. We have watched in horror and…
U.N. Rights Expert Urges Nations Not To Sign ‘Flawed’ CETA Treaty
GENEVA (28 October 2016) – The trade deal set to be signed by the European Union and Canada is a corporate-driven, fundamentally flawed treaty which should not be signed or…
UN Adopts Landmark Resolution Calling To Ban Nuclear Weapons, North Korea Votes Yes, India Abstains
In a historical vote a United Nations General Assembly committee voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons. It was for the first time in its 71…
Protest Against Harold Koh, Former Top Legal Advisor to Hillary Clinton At The University Of Illinois
Harold Koh: Former Top Legal Advisor to Hillary Clinton & Legal Architect of U.S. Crimes against Humanity - Not Welcome! Protest Koh’s speech at the University of Illinois College of…
#RallyForAleppo Outside Downing Street On Saturday
Join people from all across the UK who care about the lives of innocent people and #RallyForAleppo outside Downing Street on Saturday, October 22. This is the chance to take…
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