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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)
Iraqi Muslim Family Flees To Germany For Fear Of Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq
The family flew to Munich by private jet (file...
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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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.
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