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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today

On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….

Slain teacher martyr for Freedom of Expression: French Imam

Hassen Chalghoumi, Imam of a Parisian mosque was paying homage to a teacher who was beheaded for showing a picture of Prophet Mohammed last week

The False Binary of the Secular versus Islamic Needs to Be Broken

If the French continue with their existing state policies and Muslims continue to let antiquated viewpoints go unchallenged, there will emerge no winners from such a clash of positions.

Paris beheading: The genesis of such hate crimes

Like fascists and nazis, Islamists believe their superiority grants them the right and the duty to physically eliminate the untermensch (the sub-humans)

Conduct ‘independent and impartial investigation’ into role of police in Delhi violence: European Parliament

Human Rights Subcommittee chair expresses concerns about deteriorating rule of law, excesses by law-enforcement authorities, targeting of minorities and clampdown on dissent

UN raises concerns about attacks on Human Rights Defenders

Reprisals continued unabated despite the Covid-19 pandemic

Remove Tejasvi Surya from upcoming conference: European Collectives

Arguing that Surya’s comments and opinions go against Europe’s secular spirit, various Collectives ask the Indian Consulate to remove the MP from its speaker list.

US authorities halt funding to WWF, WCS on allegations of atrocities

In the name of “conservation”, wildlife NGOs destroy the lives of indigenous tribals peoples says Survival International

Rally in Canada against fascism and attacks on the rights of famers in India

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI) held a demonstration to oppose growing state violence in India in Surrey on Sunday, September 27.

Pandemic dance video teaches how to engage with Covid-19 

Vancouver-based  Indo-Canadian poet has a remedy to survive the current crisis by remaining connected with nature.   

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PUCL slams recently passed Rajasthan anti-conversion bill as “draconian and unconstitutional”

Civil liberties body says bill criminalises faith, dialogue, and choice; demands Governor/President intervention

From Tribunals to DCs, 10 Days to Prove Citizenship: Assam’s radical shift in “foreigner” expulsions

Cabinet move under the 1950 Act empowers District Commissioners to expel alleged foreigners in 10 days, raising constitutional concerns over due process and separation of powers

Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today

On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….

Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra

A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.

Protests across Maharashtra denounce the Public Security Act as unconstitutional and anti-democratic

Opposition, rights groups, and people’s movements unite to call it an “anti-people, anti-democratic law”

Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt

In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate