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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths
Mahathir’s modernist brand of Islamism may well outlast Khomeini’s, despite the violent legacy of Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie
Anand Teltumbde declared Person of the Year 2020
Vancouver-based online magazine Radical Desi chose Teltumbde for courageously speaking out against state violence and repression
Punjabi Press Club of British Columbia condemns attack on Indian photo journalist
PTI photographer Ravi Choudhary, who took the now viral picture of a Sikh farmer being beaten, was attacked recently in Uttar Pradesh
Our Human Rights are denied!
In a systematic but brutal manner, the legitimate rights of people are not only denied but are crushed
Lest we forget: World’s 10 worst genocides
On World Genocide Prevention Day, let us take a look at some of the most shameful chapter's in world history
Rally against state violence held outside Indian Visa and Passport office in Surrey
The participants raised slogans against the police violence against protesting farmers, ongoing attacks on minorities and incarceration of political activists
Farmers’ Protest: International pressure mounts on India
After Canadian PM, UK MPs back Indian farmers
Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest: Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister speaks out for agitating farmers in India
The assassin state keeps on killing: Does anyone care?
The assassination of Iranian physicist, Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has not drawn as much criticism from ' liberals' as it would have had the situation been reversed
Teesta Setalvad receives honourary Doctor of Laws degree from UBC
The journalist and human rights defender was recognised for her in the field of human rights and law to expose majoritarianism and religious fanaticism
Unique anti-Adani protest stops play during AUSvIND cricket match!
The cricket fans, and #StopAdani supporters have managed to catch the millions of eyeballs to against $1B loan to “Adani’s climate wrecking coal mine”
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