Bringing Julian Assange Home
Below is the speech delivered by the well known journalist and documentarian John Pilger to the rally to free Julian Assange held by the Socialist Equality Party of Australia on…
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My India Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97P1-Ayqnkw&feature=youtu.be This lecture by Mirza Yawar Baig is take on India as it is today and the challenges that face us in the immediate future. He says "It is my…
Four Horsemen – Video Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbvquHSPJU We hope many of you have watched this remarkable documentary "Four Horsemen". Although the film vouches for capitalism, it calls for bloodless revolution. Moreover, it calls for the cooperation of…
The Rohingya: Abandoned, Persecuted, Lost – A Documentary
A documentary on the plight of the Rohingyas For them, dignity – safety – well-being are pious words. For them, it’s a constant struggle – of their bare existence or,…
AHRC TV: Supreme Court orders probe into Manipur killings
This week Just Asia begins with India, where the Supreme Court passed a historic judgment last Friday, ordering the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the allegations of 'fake…
AHRC Video Series JUST ASIA: Videos of Police Brutality in Pakistan And Other Stories
This week Just Asia begins with Pakistan, where police brutality and violence continues. Three videos show how law enforcement officials regularly transcend their authority and abuse ordinary citizens, with a…
The School Bag – Chronicler of Memories
“…most modern conflict has been grounded in the use of terror to control and silence whole populations. Those abusing power typically refuse to acknowledge their dead victims, as if they…
Common Decency: The Voight-Kampff Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nAZEk6nsNE I once stayed up all night reading a book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip Dick. The book was made into the movie Blade Runner. The main…
A Bold, ‘Outside The Box’ Suggestion For Addressing Climate Change
Are you confused about climate change/global warming: is it real, or is it fake news? And if it is real, what can be done about it? I have just published…
How Do I Know Good Can Overcome Ignorance, Spite And Hate? Because I’ve Seen it
I want to share a story with you today that I’ve not shared before on this blog. I was moved by something I saw on Twitter to the effect that…
Sports And Security: Manchester United’s Counter-Terrorism Chief
It seemed an unnecessarily grand gesture, but the English Premier league discovered last week that Manchester United had appointed its own counterterrorism manager. The person is said to be a…
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…
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: 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…
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…
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: 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…
Anuragi: A Musical Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8hlhpkWNPI&feature=youtu.be Tell us something about you and your band; how you started your journey in music and how did you come together? Dr Rajesh Anuragi : I was born…
In The Shade Of Fallen Chinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBUwW5z6aNo&app=desktop "In the shade of fallen chinar" is a short documentary that was shot in kashmir valley a few days before the current unrest began, It takes a peep into…
A World Without Anchors
(Rome) The world has lost its anchors. The concept of permanence no longer exists anywhere. What were once perceived as anchors of security have transformed into uncertainty and darkness, to…
This Europe Isn’t MY Europe
The EU is a precarious subject these days. Both backers and detractors are subject to harsh criticism, and those wanting to leave the EU are habitually considered populists or nationalists.…
#BlackLivesMatter: Philando Castile Shot Dead In Minnesota
Philando Castile, another African-American, a 32-year-old school cafeteria manager, was killed during a traffic stop near St. Paul, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota where his distraught girlfriend broadcast his final moments…
Don’t Move! How USA Murders Unpeople
Two major news stories here in the U.S., both chilling, point out how readily U.S. authorities will murder people based on race and the slightest possibility of a threat to…
Just Stand: A Video Interview With Albert Woodfox Of The Angola 3
(PHOTO: Albert enjoys a canoe ride in Austin, TX.) Since Albert’s release on his birthday, February 19th, a few short months ago, he’s been really busy… After nearly a month…
Ayodhya or Saket : The politics of Ram Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajO5rIqCiOM A documentary by Vidya Bhushan Rawat on the Ayodhya issue and how it affected the communal harmony of India. It is being republished in the context of resurgent Hindutva…
A Conversation With Bhagwan Das
Bhagwan Das is one of the most prominent faces of Ambedkarite movement. He worked with Baba Saheb Ambedkar and brought out the unpublished work of Baba Saheb : Thus Spoke…
NATO Says It Might Now Have Grounds To Attack Russia
On Tuesday, June 14th, NATO announced that if a NATO member country becomes the victim of a cyber attack by persons in a non-NATO country such as Russia or China,…
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