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Kerala women wrap themselves in banners to protest Badaun gang-rape #Vaw

IBNLive.com Jun 11, 2014 at 03:11pm IST New Delhi: The rape and hanging of two young girls at Badaun in Uttar Pradesh has failed to generate widespread protests and sympathy across India. There have been some protests and candlelight marches,… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Civil Society condemns police action and sexual assault against peaceful demonstration of Dalits of Bhagana in Delhi

We condemn police action and sexual assault against peaceful demonstration of Dalits of Bhagana in Delhi We express shock and dismay at the mindset and functioning of the government and the state machinery towards rape survivors and their families and… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Protest letter on Bhagana and Badaun by activists in London

  Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India 4th June 2014 Dear Prime Minister We the undersigned women’s organizations, South Asian community organizations and Dalit and anti-caste discrimination organizations in Britain are writing to you to express our acute concern about… Continue Reading →

Brazil’s poor stage an alternative World Cup

Rio de Janeiro favela hosts People’s Cup for communities affected by FIFA restrictions, evictions and home demolitions. Elizabeth GormanLast updated: 03 Jun 2014 10:26 Some Rio residents were evicted to make way for lucrative developments [Elizabeth Gorman/Al Jazeera] Rio de Janeiro,… Continue Reading →

Irom Sharmila- ‘Peaceful agitation, not attempt to commit suicide’ #Afspa

Written by  The Peoples Chronicle “I could have died long ago if my agitation was an attempt to commit suicide”, said Irom Chanu Sharmila, talking to media persons as she was produced at the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East on… Continue Reading →

Exiled environmental activist speaks of ‘impossibility’ of protest in Russia

Criticising environmental and state corruption leads to threats and intimidation, says Suren Gazaryan John Vidal theguardian.com, Monday 28 April 2014 07.00 BST Suren Gazaryan of the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus looks at waste close to the 2014 Sochi construction site…. Continue Reading →

Protest against unethical media coverage of Tehelka Case #Vaw

  To: Justice Markandey Katju Chairperson Press Council of India New Delhi   01 April 2014   Dear Justice Katju,   The Network of Women in Media, India is deeply concerned about what appears to be a renewed media campaign that threatens… Continue Reading →

The longest fast- Irom Sharmila protesting #AFSPA

The longest fast by Basharat Peer @basharat_peer    March 8, 2014 Irom Sharmila is protesting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives Indian soldiers impunity in the insurgent northeastern states. She has been fasting and in solitary confinement for about 13 years… Continue Reading →

Anti-GM activists protest outside Moily’s office

GM crop field trials: Author(s): Jyotika Sood  Date:Mar 4, 2014 Moily’s approval will now allow event selection trials of rice, castor, cotton and a few other genetically modified crops Activists led by members of international non-profit Greenpeace and Coalition for a… Continue Reading →

Come Together: Maruti Suzuki Workers’ Solidarity March

by Bernard D’MelloAll the leaders and many of the active members of the Maruti Suzuki Workers Union (MSWU) — arbitrarily held responsible for the violent 18 July 2012 incident in the Manesar works of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd in the province of… Continue Reading →

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