Tag: democratic protest

Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy

John Yang In recent weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations. The protests are led by students, workers and women’s rights groups angered by the yawning gap between Indonesia’s elites and shrinking middle class, and turned violent after a delivery driver was killed amid a police crackdown. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s… Read More Violence sweeps across Indonesia amid protests over worsening economy

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Gauri Lankesh, Dr Umar Khalid… For the state, Umar Khalid & others are worse than heinous criminals

NB: Judicial conscience requires human backbone DS For the state, Umar Khalid and others are worse than heinous criminals All those charged with the assassination of human rights activist and journalist GAURI LANKESH (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) are out on bail. Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Narsinghanand and many others who stoked violence… Read More Gauri Lankesh, Dr Umar Khalid… For the state, Umar Khalid & others are worse than heinous criminals

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Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

NB: I salute the Genoa dockworkers unon and all their comrades across Europe. No government is bothered about stopping the genocide and mass starvation being implemented by the Israel-USA-UK Axis. Workers are quite capable of confronting these criminal establishments; and coming to the aid of the helpless people of Gaza. God bless you. DS “If… Read More Italian dockworkers threaten Israel cargo ban if Gaza flotilla blocked

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1.88 lakh double voters detected in ECI’s Foolproof List of 39 Bihar constituencies

http://www.reporters-collective.in Nitin Sethi CLICK HERE TO DONATE Hello,  We promised that we will be relentless in our pursuit of seeking accountability from the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding its electoral roll purification exercise, “Special Intensive Revision”. Our latest investigation reveals 1.88 lakh cases in just39 assembly constituencies where people with the exact same name and… Read More 1.88 lakh double voters detected in ECI’s Foolproof List of 39 Bihar constituencies

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To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement 

Dan Shortridge Benjamin Nathans logged on to the Pulitzer Prize live announcement feed in early May just in time to hear his name read as a finalist. A split-second later, he heard his name read again, as the general nonfiction winner of one of the United States’ most prestigious arts-and-letters prizes. “It came as a complete… Read More To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement 

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A tribute to Rajmohan Gandhi, the writer with deep insights into India’s past

Rajmohan Gandhi, who just turned 90, edited a brave magazine during the Emergency and fought an election against Rajiv Gandhi Ramachandra Guha Mahatma Gandhi had four sons. He bullied the two oldest children, Harilal and Manilal, and condescended to the third, who was named Ramdas. But by the time his youngest son, Devadas, was born,… Read More A tribute to Rajmohan Gandhi, the writer with deep insights into India’s past

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Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London. Mass civil disobedience is the only way forward

Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in past decade, according to police NB: Some advice to the brave protestors: fill the jails. Get the police to arrest thousands more of you. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been murdered with the help of the USA and UK, with its self-proclaimed… Read More Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London. Mass civil disobedience is the only way forward

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My sweet friend Awdah Hathaleen was murdered by a West Bank settler. May his memory be a revolution

A Palestinian activist, he helped his community resist Israel’s attempts to erase it. On Thursday, they buried him. Emily Glick I got the news last Monday afternoon: a text from Ali, a fellow activist, that simply read: “Awdah </3, Allah y’rahmo” – an Arabic blessing for the dead. I pulled over on the highway, jaw… Read More My sweet friend Awdah Hathaleen was murdered by a West Bank settler. May his memory be a revolution

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