Human Rights in South Asia
Communal menace escalates across MP as VHP ‘threatens’ to demolish Churches
2 comments | by AC Michael
The onslaught on citizens of minority faith continues in Madhya Pradesh. Individuals claiming to be members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) say they are preparing to demolish churches in the Jhabua district. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Muniya, of the Protestant Shalom Church in Jhabua, led a delegation to District Collector, the hig
Read Full ArticleSimilarities between occupation of Kashmir and Palestine
0 comments | by Ken Stone
The problems of Kashmir and Palestine both date back to 1947. While Palestine is well known globally, Kashmir is virtually an unknown entity. Ken Stone of the Canadian Peace Alliance thinks it ought to be brought into mainstream. I have had the pleasure on more than one occasion of speaking alongside my colleagues in the Canadian
Read Full Article2 comments | by Dr. Ejaz Akram, with Pepe Escobar
What happened in Afghanistan was not a mere change of government. A puppet state responsible for spreading subversion in the region was overthrown. After the Taliban named an interim government that was regarded as quite controversial inside Afghanistan and did not exactly please the nation’s E
Read Full Article0 comments | by SIC
REBUTTING BLATANT FALSEHOODS by IKRAM SEHGAL My last article "Evaluating the Lessons of the Afghan War" evoked anger among some born Pakistani-haters, they could be of Indian origin or they could be disgruntled Pakistanis with a grouse either against the Army or for me personally. An American friend, someo
Read Full ArticleSupporting bigotry, Islamophobia?
0 comments | by Saeed
Supporting bigotry, Islamophobia? Diaspora NGO opposes Australian MP's views on Yogi Humanism Project, an Australian civil rights organisation with large number of India diaspora as its members, has a shot letter to letter Craig Kelly, member of Parliament from Member for Hughes, New South Wales (NSW), on his alleged effort to spread misinformation about Covid-19 an
Read Full ArticleIndia’s Ignorance of its Political Prisoners during Pandemic
1 comments | by Naveelah Ishteyaque
The second wave in recent weeks has overwhelmed the healthcare system, leaving hospitals and people both struggling to cope with critical drugs and oxygen in short supply. The situation now seems a little under control with infections slowing down. Pandemic has revealed a lot of mismanagement on the part of the government. Many sections of the society have skipped t
Read Full ArticleIsraeli Politics Break Through a Glass Ceiling
0 comments | by MK Bhadrakumar
The new coalition's chances of taking power from Netanyahu hinge on the support of a conservative Arab party Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his last-minute legal challenge to stall the formation of a g
Read Full ArticleWhen Cow Dung Meets Coronavirus
3 comments | by Satya Sagar
“Cow dung, cow urine didn’t work. Groundless argument. Tomorrow I will eat fish”. In mid-May this year, this simple Facebook post about the futility of bovine waste as a cure for Covid-19, was enough to get Kishorechandra Wangkhem, a journalist from Imphal, Manipur
Read Full ArticleAntisemitism’s Misdirection: Who Gets Hurt?
0 comments | by Ira Glunts
Unfounded or unconfirmed charges of antisemitism made by US pro-Israel organizations which are then parroted by the pro-Zionist US mainstream press, always increase when Israeli actions become so hideous they shame even some of its most dedicated supporters. With the latest Israeli shelling of Gaza, its evictions of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood i
Read Full ArticleZionist Barbarism and its Western Enablers
1 comments | by Ayman Ahmed
In its relentless bombardment of Gaza, Zionist Israel confirmed, yet again, its barbaric nature. What entity would blow up apartment buildings killing hundreds of civilians, half of them women and children? Its US-supplied planes, artillery and missiles bombed Gaza’s sole power plant severely cutting power supply not only t
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