April 2017

Articles

• 3 April 2017, by Harish Khare

  The Consecration of a Hindu Vote Bank

  Here’s a simple question: why did the Modi magic work in Uttar Pradesh so gloriously but fail so conspicuously to cast its charm in Punjab, Goa and Manipur? If the Bharatiya Janata Party is the (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Ujjal Dosanjh

  This is How it Happens

  It is now considered harsh to call a spade a spade. One has less and less and sometimes no right to one’s truth. Ascendant is the truth of the strong, particularly the strong man This is how it (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Ravish Kumar

  “To Present an Alternative Opinion is a Serious Crime”

  NDTV anchor Ravish Kumar was on Sunday, March 19, awarded the inaugural Kuldip Nayyar Award for Journalism in recognition of his “outstanding journalism”. His speech at the ceremony has been (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Caravan Desk

  Teesta Setalvad Raises Rights Situation in India at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

  Renowned Indian activist spoke on behalf of the Advocates for Human Rights, Indian American Muslim Council, Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association and the Quill Foundation NEW DELHI – Eminent (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Messaoud Romdhani

  On Women’s International Day: Equality, You Said?

  The celebration of Women’s Day in Tunisia this year has shown that pride and self-satisfaction that have portrayed Tunisia as the pioneer in women’s emancipation, from the Code of Personal Status (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Sergio Yahni

  Palestine Says Popular Struggle is the Path to Liberation

  As support for the two state solution declines, Palestinians in occupied territory identify popular resistance as the antidote to Israeli occupation and settlement expansion. A study published (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Editor

  The Celebration of International Women’s Day in Iraq at Shahrazad Festival

  Several activities have been organized in March 2017 in Baghdad by the Iraqi Social Forum celebrating the International Women’s Day and aimed at supporting Iraqi women and strengthening their (…)
• 3 April 2017, by BDS National Committee

  Israel’s Ongoing Campaign to Silence Omar Barghouti and Repress BDS

  On the morning of Sunday, March 19, Israeli tax authorities barged into the home of Omar Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Siddharth Varadarajan

  In Conversation With Baburam Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister of Nepal

  Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of The Wire, and Baburam Bhattarai, former prime minister of Nepal, discuss the recent political developments in Nepal and India-Nepal relations. (…)
• 3 April 2017, by Sally Burch

  The Challenge to Rebuild a People’s Internet

  It is already hard to imagine daily life without the innovations of the so-called digital technological “revolution” in spite of the fact that most of these innovations have proliferated over just (…)
• 3 April 2017

  Stand Against Religious Bigotry, Defend Democratic Rights of all Citizens of India

  29th March 2017 People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) condemns the murder of rationalist H. Farook in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu on March 16, 2017. Farook was a member of Dravidar (…)