Category Archives: civil liberties

Statement Against Police firing on Protestors in Jaitapur, Maharashtra | National Alliance of People’s Movements

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

The anti-nuclear movement and the movement against corporate land grabs has come together in the protests against the proposed nuclear plant at Jaitapur, Maharashtra. The statement below is opposed to the police firing of live ammunition onto the crowds on … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Grants Bail for Binayak Sen | Free Binayak Sen Campaign

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

The Supreme Court has granted bail to civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen, who had been accused of colluding with Naxalites and sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition. (Read: Who is Binayak Sen?) The court observed that there … Continue reading →

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Three Day Festival for Binayak Sen | Hard News

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

A wonderful series of events in Delhi…which I missed because I was away! —————- A plethora of eminent artists, filmmakers,journalists, academicians, young students and activists got together for the three day event aptly christened ‘Justice on Trial’. It was a … Continue reading →

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Gandhi and Sexuality

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

I was shocked to see in yesterday’s paper that the Maharashtra government was considering a ban on Joseph Lelyveld’s Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India–for allegedly calling Gandhi a bisexual and a racist.  Congress activists burned books, and … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of lives reduced to rubble in Delhi: Paul Divakar « Kafila

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Click on the link below to see the photos that accompany this heart-rending story. –PJ ———- “Today we witnessed most humiliating, fascist nature of pulverising already vulnerable communities – most of whom are Dalits and backward castes in Gayatri colony … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin GOP Seeks to Silence a Distinguished Dissenter. McCarthyism is Back. | The Nation

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

An outright attack on free speech and academic freedom.  We ought to oppose this any way we can: even if what they’re doing is legal, it’s part of the attempt of the GOP and others to intimidate those who think … Continue reading →

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Don’t let Mugabe silence dissent | SocialistWorker.org

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Justice for the Group of 45! ————- “MARCH 21 is an international day of action to demand that the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe drop all charges against a group of socialists, unionists and other activists known as Group … Continue reading →

Posted in africa, civil liberties, death penalty, global left, revolts of 2011, zimbabwe

US Government Denies Entry Visa to Afghan Women’s Rights Activist and Author Malalai Joya | Common Dreams

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

[UPDATE: Victory!  Malalai Joya granted visa after intense public pressure.] “The United States has denied a travel visa to Malalai Joya, an acclaimed women’s rights activist and former member of Afghanistan’s parliament. Ms. Joya, who was named one of TIME … Continue reading →

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Waiting For Binayak Sen | Free Binayak Sen Campaign

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

“A new phase has begun. The struggle for justice of Dr. Binayak Sen, his wife Dr. Ilina Sen and others who are closest to him could be approaching its culmination. Over the years many have campaigned on Binayak Sen’s behalf … Continue reading →

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Take Action: Zimbabwean Activists Imprisoned

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Zimbabwean activists and socialists were imprisoned for the “crime” of holding a meeting to discuss the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia on February 19. (http://socialistworker.org/2011/03/03/zimbabwe-socialists-tortured) Thirty-nine of the initial 45 have been released thanks to protests and pressure, but the … Continue reading →

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