Tag: democratic protest

Young people are abandoning democracy for dictators. I can understand their despair

Fascism in power in the 1930s brought the world to genocidal war. But memories have faded, as has the stigma attached to the far-right – and that’s dangerous… Democracy under capitalism has always been heavily curtailed by corporate interests and plutocrats who have enjoyed far greater power than the average voter. When capitalism falls into… Read More Young people are abandoning democracy for dictators. I can understand their despair

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Defending Dhankhar but eroding dignity of vice president

Jagdeep Dhankhar has eroded the stature of the position, which was once occupied by stalwarts like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Zakir Hussain, Gopal Swarup Pathak, M Hidayatullah, and K R Narayanan Bharat Bhushan The fallout of the Opposition’s unprecedented move to bring a resolution for the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has undermined the dignity of the constitutional… Read More Defending Dhankhar but eroding dignity of vice president

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Syrians finally Won the Arab Spring; Can they avoid Pitfalls and Win Democracy?

Juan Cole Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Syrian Revolution of 2024 has succeeded in deposing the al-Assad dynasty, in power since 1970, throwing off the rule of the once mighty Syrian Socialist Baath Party, a feared and murderous one-party state. Rebel forces streamed into the capital, Damascus, Sunday morning, facing no significant resistance from government troops,… Read More Syrians finally Won the Arab Spring; Can they avoid Pitfalls and Win Democracy?

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Gujarat court acquits former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial torture case

NB: A welcome and good judgment. Given the glaring procedural anomalies (highlighted below) and lack of evidence in this case, one has to ask how and why the original conviction was arrived at or obtained, in the first place. Will there be any restitution to this ex police officer? Was he punished for testifying against… Read More Gujarat court acquits former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial torture case

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‘Did not expect to be accused of terrorism’: Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison

He was arrested by the authorities on January 28, 2020 after being accused of inciting communal violence through speeches made by him in December 2019 and January 2020 at peaceful protests opposing the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). Sharjeel Imam, the Muslim student leader, spent well over four years in prison before he could even get… Read More ‘Did not expect to be accused of terrorism’: Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison

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President of Refugees International Condemns Biden Admin for Role in Gaza

By Diego Ramos Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, an independent humanitarian organization, and former head of disaster assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development, penned a fierce essay criticizing the Biden administration’s year-plus-long failure to hold Israel accountable and enforce the very measures it imposed on the Netanyahu government. Beginning with the Biden administration’s most… Read More President of Refugees International Condemns Biden Admin for Role in Gaza

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वाराणसी के जिलाधिकारी द्वारा सर्व सेवा संघ की खरीदी हुई जमीन का बैनामा खारिज करना उनके अधिकार क्षेत्र के बाहर का विषय है / Gandhians Launch Satyagraha Against Demolition & Takeover of Sarva Sewa Sangh by BJP Govt

Gandhians Launch Satyagraha Against Takeover of Sarva Sewa Sangh by BJP Govt *82 वां दिन* / 1 दिसंबर 2024   सत्याग्रह स्थल / राजघाट,वाराणसी *जिलाधिकारी को बैनामा रद्द करने का अधिकार नहीं है* इलाहाबाद हाई कोर्ट के *अधिवक्ता सत्येंद्र तिवारी* ने कहा कि वाराणसी के *जिलाधिकारी एस राजलिंगम द्वारा सर्व सेवा संघ की खरीदी हुई जमीन का… Read More वाराणसी के जिलाधिकारी द्वारा सर्व सेवा संघ की खरीदी हुई जमीन का बैनामा खारिज करना उनके अधिकार क्षेत्र के बाहर का विषय है / Gandhians Launch Satyagraha Against Demolition & Takeover of Sarva Sewa Sangh by BJP Govt

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