2023

by Nilofar Suhrawardy
The degree to which diplomatic relations can at times be subject to political factors is probably being manifested by tension surfacing in ties between India and Canada. It is possible, if Prime Ministers of both countries were not guided by their political plans for next elections in their respective countries, they may have given greater importance to handling the issue more diplomatically and it may not have led to any bitterness between them. Just as Prime (…)

Feb 9, 2020
Joe Hayns
An interview with Pritam Singh on the demand for Khalistan
This year, Punjabis will hold a referendum (known as “Referendum 2020”) over whether Indian Punjab should become an independent state called Khalistan. The non-binding referendum aims to gauge the interest of Punjabis in establishing Khalistan before making a formal case at the UN for a binding referendum. In this context, Joe Hayns interviews Pritam Singh, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Oxford (…)

Methodology: From Empiricism to Dialectics
Distinguishing successful movements for social change from unsuccessful ones requires the establishment of specific criteria to identify the factors responsible for the former’s higher political efficacy. How do we demonstrate the existence of these criterial grids? Empiricism provides the dominant concept of criteria, suggesting that the benchmark of political success is constituted by common characteristics – a shared abstraction – that must be (…)

October 3, 2023
Thirty-five years ago, more than 100,000 Armenian protesters – an ethnically Armenian enclave stuck geographically in the neighboring republic of Soviet Azerbaijan – ought to be joined to Armenia.
In recent days, more than 100,000 people have taken to the streets again. But this time it is Karabakh Armenians fleeing their homes to find refuge in Armenia. They have been decisively defeated by the Azerbaijanis in a short and brutal military operation in the enclave. Their (…)

Source: Les 16 fusillés. Paris, Paris, Spartacus pamphlets #1, 1936; First Published: in “La Wallonie” August 29, 1936; Translated: for marxists.org by Mitch Abidor; CopyLeft: Creative Commons (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2007
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I write with my heart broken – broken, torn, trampled on as if it had been stepped on with heavy boots – standing before the fresh grave where sixteen heads with bullet holes in them lay in a line: a house full of “agents (…)

National Alliance of Journalists (Regd.) Delhi Union of Journalists (Regd.) Flat No.29, Central Market, Connaught Place, New Delhi-1 Phone: 23413459, Email: dui.delhi[at]gmail.com
3 October, 2023
The National Alliance of Journalists, the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (Delhi Unit) condemn the police raids at the houses of journalists Bhasha Singh, Urmilesh, Prabir Purkayastha, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Teesta Setalvad, Abhisar Sharma, Aunindyo (…)

ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION
2253-E, Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi – 110008
Email: aidwacec[at]gmail.com | Website: aidwaonline.org
Date: 3 October 2023
AIDWA Condemns Raids on journalists, writers and human rights activists The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) strongly condemns the early morning raids on journalists, writers, satirists and human rights activists today in Delhi and Mumbai. This highly undemocratic, unjustified, repressive (…)

[3 October 2023]
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties strongly condemn the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government’s fresh attack on the media. We steadfastly stand with the media and for the constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and expression.
In the last nine years, the BJP government has deliberately persecuted and suppressed the media by deploying investigative agencies to suppress the British Broadcasting Corporation, Newslaundry, Dainik (…)

October 4, 2023
Press Statement
The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) strongly condemns the attack on independent media outlet the NewsClick.
The news portal has been consistently championing the cause of the marginalised sections including disabled people. In this people-centric approach, the portal has been consistently carrying reports and articles on various struggles and issues of the disabled community and sought to lend a voice to their issues.
One of the (…)

All India Forum for Right To Education (AIFRTE)
AIFRTE condemns the Delhi Police raid at the residence of Dipak Dholakia, senior activist and journalist, supposedly under "some ongoing UAPA case" which remained unrevealed.
Special Branch of Delhi Police raided the house of the 75-year-old Dipak Dholakia on the 3rd October 2023 from 6.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dipak Dholakia, a well- known journalist and respected civil liberties activist, retired as Chief of Gujarati NEWS from Akashwani Bhawan. (…)