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The latest episode in a decades-long drama by Rohini Hensman Months of protests brought down Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last month. Scholar-activist Rohini Hensman situates this victory as one step in a protracted struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka. On July 14,… Continue Reading →
Syeda Ambia Zahan June 22, 1999. It was raining heavily when Anupam Nath, a young photo-journalist, reached an embankment on the Brahmaputra in Palashbari, a small town about 28 km from Assam’s capital city Guwahati. Nath and a colleague were… Continue Reading →
Her arrest will make other activists reluctant to cross swords with the powers that be Saturday, 2 July 2022 Crusader: Teesta has gone about her mission relentlessly and was responsible for the conviction of a BJP minister in fomenting riots… Continue Reading →
By Priti Gupta & Ben MorrisMumbai Image source, Shiv KumarImage caption, Laxmi (left) with her mother and sister Ten-year old Laxmi may never return to school. When the first wave of Covid-19 hit India, in early 2020, her school closed its… Continue Reading →
Suhasini Raj The practice, employed against at least three journalists in the restive region, is being used to limit free speech and chill news reporting, activists say. April 16, 2022 After being held in jail for close to four years… Continue Reading →
Al Jazeera Report accuses illegal miners of committing rape, other acts of violence in Indigenous communities in Brazilian Amazon. Illegal gold mining surged by a record amount last year on Brazil’s biggest Indigenous reservation, according to a new report that… Continue Reading →
This March we’ve watched thousands of people stand up in solidarity with International Women’s Day and StandUp4Justice marches across the continent, which took place in over 35 different towns and cities. Women bravely speaking up for the things that are… Continue Reading →
Along with Lucknowi mushaira and Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, Urdu literature is in decline. And the current socio-political atmosphere can’t escape its share of the blame Sharib Rudaulvi Photograph: Shutterstock Sharib Rudaulvi Several aspects of the literary landscape of Uttar Pradesh have changed… Continue Reading →
By Kabir Agarwal On a very pleasantly cool and sunny Delhi afternoon last December, farmers were preparing to finally go back to their homes from the borders of India’s national capital where they had been stationed for over a year… Continue Reading →
Simon Hattenstone The last time Angela Davis was in Birmingham, Alabama, she caught up with childhood friends and her Sunday school teacher. While many of us would reminisce about favourite classes and first kisses, they discussed bombs. “We talked about… Continue Reading →