Tag: democratic protest

Sonam Wangchuk Does Not Deserve the Establishment’s Silence / This IIT professor died after a 111-day fast to save the Ganga

The environmentalist has had a tough year to say the least. He did not deserve to be preventively held under the NSA. He does not deserve to be ignored now. NB: Preventive detention was a colonial measure introduced as long ago as 1818. It was then named Bengal Regulation III of 1818. It was retained… Read More Sonam Wangchuk Does Not Deserve the Establishment’s Silence / This IIT professor died after a 111-day fast to save the Ganga

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Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation

Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation Pheroze L. Vincent Multiple women’s rights groups on Friday jointly announced nationwide protests from July 20, coinciding with the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, to push for a constitutional amendment delinking the 33 per cent women’s quota from the… Read More Women’s quota stir from July 20 with call to delink reservation from census, delimitation

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CJP protest at Jantar Mantar: Hunger strike starts taking toll on protesters

The sit-in has entered the 19th day, though the fast started eight days later Shemin Joy The hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the capital’s dharna hotspot, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, has started taking toll on the protesters with activist Sonam Wangchuk losing seven kg and a JNU scholarHrishikesh Talukdar, an AISA activist, being… Read More CJP protest at Jantar Mantar: Hunger strike starts taking toll on protesters

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Victory- Prosfygika Community saved by mass Action + Hunger Strikes

Historic Athens squat community saved from redevelopment after hunger strikes and popular campaign.. Throughout the last 140 days, mass protests have happened across Greece in support of the community, as well as solidarity demonstrations internacionally The Prosfygika squatted community in Athens has declared victory in its struggle against redevelopment, publishing a statement on titled “The… Read More Victory- Prosfygika Community saved by mass Action + Hunger Strikes

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‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

Exclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Prison is hardest at sunset. As the thousands of prisoners incarcerated in Delhi’s most infamous jail are cast out of their cells and forced into the dank yard until… Read More ‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

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The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy?

George Monbiot “If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin,” the Northern Ireland secretary, Hilary Benn, asked last week, “how else can you describe them? That is racist thuggery.” It is. But there is another way of describing the actions of the rioters burning people out of their homes in… Read More The Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy?

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Who will be held accountable for exam paper leaks? Records show most get away / Impunity for exam leaks undermines trust

Number of exam leaks from 2002 to 2025 with candidate count above 1 lakh in each: 45 Number of cases that led to convictions: 2 Shyamlal Yadav, Jay Mazoomdaar For the 22 lakh medical college candidates forced to put their dreams on hold until the NEET UG retest on June 21, for the 4 lakh CBSE students… Read More Who will be held accountable for exam paper leaks? Records show most get away / Impunity for exam leaks undermines trust

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Political parties must find common cause with youth, worker protests

NB: There have already been six student suicide cases like this one, in Nagpur. Lakhs of young Indians have seen their labours go to waste. It’s not just corruption and cynicism that affects our ruling establishment, but criminal irresponsibility. What a shame and tragedy. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased students. Students… Read More Political parties must find common cause with youth, worker protests

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