Tag: democratic protest

Corruption, Kashmir & Adani: J&K’s Last Governor Satya Pal Malik’s Interview With Karan Thapar

The Pulwama tragedy, Malik says was used by the ‘politicians’ for electoral gains Swati Shikha NB: This interview with Satya Pal Malik is revelatory, and has received over 1.6 million views in 24 hours. Satya Pal Malik is one of the few BJP affiliated politicians who has not indulged in the vicious communal rhetoric of… Read More Corruption, Kashmir & Adani: J&K’s Last Governor Satya Pal Malik’s Interview With Karan Thapar

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The courage of Vladimir Kara-Murza

“What is history for? … It makes us brave!” ADAM TOOZE I’ll never forget this response by my distinguished colleague Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith to one of the “theory and practice” questions with which we used to torture Cambridge undergraduates back in the 1990s and early 2000s. Riley-Smith’s answer resonated with me, precisely for its profound, almost archaic… Read More The courage of Vladimir Kara-Murza

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Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression – and the US has done it for centuries

Michael Harriot When Tennessee lawmakers expelled two Black legislators from the state’s Republican-dominated house of representatives, pundits described the decision as “stunning” and “historic”. Joe Biden called it “shocking, undemocratic and without precedent”. The New York Times characterized it as “an extraordinary act of political retribution”. Sorry, have you met America? This tragic comedy always has the… Read More Removing Black lawmakers is voter suppression – and the US has done it for centuries

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Defiant Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to Stalin’s show trials

Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges, has told a Moscow court that he stood by all of his political statements and said his prosecution resembled one of Joseph Stalin’s show trials. Kara-Murza, 41, who holds Russian and British passports, has denied several… Read More Defiant Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to Stalin’s show trials

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Delhi Riots: New Charges, Multiple Bail Rejections Keep Gulfisha Fatima Lodged in Jail for 3 Years

Every time the student activist’s bail has been approved by a court, the police slapped new charges against her to prolong her imprisonment. Currently, her bail plea is pending before the Delhi high court. Tarushi Aswani “If you remain quiet despite injustices, you will survive. But if you criticise them (government), they will open the… Read More Delhi Riots: New Charges, Multiple Bail Rejections Keep Gulfisha Fatima Lodged in Jail for 3 Years

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Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church. Talk at Princeton Theological Seminary

James Baldwin, who grew up in the church and was briefly a preacher, said he abandoned the pulpit to preach the Gospel. The Gospel, he knew, was not heard most Sundays in Christian houses of worship. And today with ministers wary of offending their aging and dwindling flocks — who are counted on to pay the clergy… Read More Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church. Talk at Princeton Theological Seminary

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Huge strikes in Germany disrupt flights and trains

By Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler Nationwide strikes in Germany — among its worst in decades — are causing huge disruption at the country’s airports, on public transport and at its largest port Monday. The walkouts have been called by two major transport unions in Europe’s biggest economy. Ver.di, one of the unions, has demanded a 10.5% pay raise for… Read More Huge strikes in Germany disrupt flights and trains

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Indian journalists warn of new government assault on press freedom

Anna Cooban, CNN India’s government is planning to create a state fact-checking unit with the power to order social media platforms to take down content about its activities that it deems “fake or misleading.” In an amendment to rules covering digital and social media published Thursday, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said that the fact-checking… Read More Indian journalists warn of new government assault on press freedom

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Public statement of historians on changes in school History textbooks of the NCERT

Respected colleagues,  In the light of the deletions of several crucial themes from school textbooks produced by the NCERT, the following statement has been drafted. You would agree that the entire “rationalization” of textbooks is a process that is questionable and one which has wrongly excluded the informed opinion and expertise of the actual community of… Read More Public statement of historians on changes in school History textbooks of the NCERT

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