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Harayana government, in collusion with Maruti management, has clamped down on workers protest in Kaithal. 150 workers have been arrested and Kaithal town is under section 144. Let us show our solidarity with struggling workers: protest at Haryana Bhavan, Delhi (near Mandi house) on May 19 at 2.30 PM

Provisional Working Committee MARUTI SUZUKI WORKERS UNION We appeal to all workers, workers and peasant organisations, trade unions and democratic forces and individuals to JOIN us in Kaithal at 11am on 19th May 2013, on our call to GHERAO of the residence of Industries Minister, Haryana, Randip Singh Surjewala. On 8th May, the Mahapanchayat in […]

PRESS STATEMENT :: 13th May 2013 PUDR unequivocally condemns the undemocratic ways of the Odisha government in trying to further corporate interests under the rhetoric of development, subjecting the locals to repression, displacement and a threat to survival. The arrest of Abhay Sahu, leader of the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) from Bhubaneshwar airport on […]

by Prashant Rahi This is to bring to your notice the unrepentant high-handedness of the authorities of the Raipur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh as regards thedenial of fundamental and human rights to two of their under-trialinmates whom I visited there last week, both senior, well-educated citizens of the country. It was on April 26, 2013 […]

from Committee for Release of Political Prisoners We, the undersigned, wish to express our outrage at the manner in which the Press Club of India canceled the booking of the Press Conference called to condemn the illegal detention of Yasin Malik and the refusal to allow the fundamental right of democratic protest to Kashmiris (families […]

We, the undersigned, are anguished and appalled by the brutality and excesses of Orissa Police on peaceful demonstrators and concerned citizens near Magurbeda village of Balangir District in Orissa on 29 April 2013. At least 40 persons received severe injuries in this unprovoked lathi-charge and police brutality. We strongly condemn such police action and demand […]

Forum against War on People No more a war on adivasis alone… It is now an all out war on all the oppressed people of the sub-continent! Public Meeting: 4th May (Saturday) 2pm, Rajendra Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, Near ITO, New Delhi Amit Bhaduri Aparna Arundhati Roy Ashok Bhowmick BD Sharma Bhasha Singh Eddie […]

Sanhati Invites you to a Public meeting and discussion on ‘State Repression on Cultural Activists’ Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, ITO, New Delhi May 5 2013, 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm Repression of militant people’s movements and struggles of workers and peasants have intensified across India. The unprecedented military assault in central and […]

Fact Finding Report on the Situation in the Wake of Bomb Blast in Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha Executive Summary On the 9th of March 2013, a 12 member team consisting of human rights activists, journalists, academicians, democratic rights and civil liberty activists, conducted a fact finding visit to Patana and Gobindapur villages of Dhinkia Panchayat in […]

http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=40976 Odisha-based media rights body MUFP condemns the brutal attack by armed police on TV reporter Amitabh Patra Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: Odisha-based media rights body the Media Unity for Freedom of Press ( MUFP ) condemns brutal attack by armed police on TV reporter Amitabh Patra on April […]