Author: pinaki

Statement by Krantikari Naujawan Sabha The chit fund owned, state government bootlicking media of West Bengal are labeling the protesting villagers of Kamduni and activists and supporters of the movement as “Maoists” – oppose the continuous misrepresentation by the government of the anti-violence against women movement. Last 21st June, against rape, called by intellectuals and […]

State imposes Sec 144 in response to Mazdoor Panchayat held at the Residence of Uttarakhand Labour Minister a report by Subhashini Shriya 17th June In a fierce attempt to crush the voice of the struggling workers raised in a Mazdoor Panchayat called on the 16th of June, the District Administration of UdhamSingh Nagar at the […]

In Nonadanga area 6 year old ‘Swapno’ (a name given, only to avoid calling ‘rape survivor’ all the time) was raped by his private tutor at around 10:30 am. Yes, you read it right, Swapno is a boy. The tutor had sexually assaulted the child before this incident as well, had tried to show pornography […]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/18/brazil-protests-erupt-huge-scale Protests erupt across Brazil over high costs and poor services Brazil experienced one of its biggest nights of protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs for the World Cup. The major demonstrations in […]

Indoctrination in the Name of “Integration”: An Appeal to Stop FYUP received from For Alliance for Social Justice Leading academics, alumni, teachers, students, SC/ST/OBC activists and leaders belonging to various party affiliations have already highlighted many problems concerning the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) that is going to replace the fully functional three-year Honours Programme […]

[The activists were booked under Section 151 CrPC (Apprehension of breach of peace and tranquility of an area) and released on personal bonds after about six hours of detention. – Ed] Statement from Maitree On 13 June, in the morning, Maitree members gathered near Kalighat, to try and meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee […]

Bar Associations must expel lawyers obstructing legal aid and lawyers guilty of attacking Khalid’s defense counsels be immediately disbarred. PUDR strongly condemns the death of Khalid Mujahid, an undertrial arrested in 2007 in connection with bomb blasts in UP earlier that year. Mujahid died on 19 May, 2013 when he was being escorted by a […]

In Jan-Feb 2013, Ballia police arrested 18 people from Dalit and other working class communities under false cases related to the murder of a gram panchayat leader and her husband. This is a report, in Hindi, investigating that incident and the police response. -Ed

The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) notes with concern the sad loss of 30 lives in the Maoist attack on the “Parivartan Rally” of Congress Party on 25 May 2013. This is the latest in the series of killings, big and small, in the ongoing undeclared war that the Indian government is waging against […]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22741644 Turkish protesters pack Taksim Square as police withdraw Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have pulled out of a square which has become the focus of the largest anti-government protest in years. Thousands of people are in Taksim Square after days of unrest sparked by plans to redevelop nearby Gezi Park. In recent […]