The U.S.-based National Lawyers Guild called Sunday’s election “a triumph for the Venezuelan people, especially considering the level of U.S. interference and attempted sabotage of the democratic process.” By Jake Johnson July 29, 2024 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro won reelection to a third term on Sunday with just over 51% of the vote […]
A fact-finding report highlights the socio-economic impact of hawker evictions on the affected communities and assesses the legal and humanitarian implications. Groundxero | July 26, 2024 On July 26, 2024, at a press conference at Kolkata Press Club, a comprehensive report that examines the recent evictions of hawkers across West Bengal by the Mamata […]
The Indian State’s attack on a renowned cultural, trade union and human rights activist, like Kaladas Dahriya, has only one purpose: to criminalise everyday activism and cause a larger chilling effect. The immediate reason behind this crackdown is that Kaladas, along with various civil society organisations in Bhilai, under the banner of Jan Sangarsh Morcha, […]
১৮ জুলাই-এর রাত থেকে বাংলাদেশ সরকার দীর্ঘ সাত দিন ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবা বিচ্ছিন্ন রাখার পর ২৪ জুলাই বিকেলে তা কিছুটা স্বাভাবিক হওয়ার পরেই গ্রাউন্ডজিরো-র প্রতিনিধি সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তী যোগাযোগ করেন বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক ছাত্র ফ্রন্টের কেন্দ্রীয় কমিটির সভাপতি সালমান সিদ্দিকীর সঙ্গে। জরুরি মিটিং ও সমস্যাজনক ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবার মাঝেই তিনি দূরভাষে এই সাক্ষাৎকার দিয়েছেন গ্রাউন্ডজিরোকে। কোটা বিরোধী চলমান ছাত্র […]
A coalition of seven major unions, representing millions of U.S. workers, sent a joint letter to Biden calling on him to “immediately halt all military aid to Israel” ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. The coalition said the move is needed “as part of the work to secure an immediate and permanent […]
Feminists in Resistance (FIR), a feminist group based in Kolkata, has written an OPEN LETTER to the Director of ICAI, strongly condemning the extremely painful, shamefully misogynistic, terrifying, discriminatory and regressive attitude of ICAI towards its female students, members, fellows, colleagues and staff, and has demanded a public apology and an assurance that such an […]
Frustrated and humiliated by the attempts of the management to break their union, a contract worker hanged himself, leaving behind a heart-rending suicide note. Originally published by Workers Unity in Hindi on July 19, 2024. July 16, 2024: Frustrated and humiliated by the attempts of the management to break the contract workers’ union […]
Joe Biden was discarded by the same billionaire class he assiduously served throughout his political career. The Democrats will anoint another amoral politician, probably Harris, to use as a mask for outsized corporate greed, the folly of endless war, the facilitation of genocide and the assault on our most basic civil liberties. By CHRIS HEDGES 22July, 2024 […]
The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), while welcoming the Supreme Court decision to put a stay on the order by UP and Uttarakhand Governments to display names of owners of all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes, strongly demanded apology of the Chief Ministers and Governors of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and stringent action against bureaucrats […]
Women, in present-day India, are emerging as a separate vote bank, independent of their caste and religious identities. Groundxero | July 22, 2024 By Ishanee Dhar “We have to vote, it’s a matter of our existence”, said Lakkhi, a Sabar woman who has been compelled to live a troubled existence, as her husband has […]
The United Nations’ highest court issued an advisory opinion arguing that Israel’s large-scale expansion of settlements amounts to annexation, a crime under international law. By Jake Johnson Jul 19, 2024 The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s decades long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful and must […]
Hasina must climb down from her peak of arrogance, immediately call parliament and yield to the students’ demand by scrapping the 30 percent unjust quota. She must also ensure that all those engaged in the attacks on peaceful protesters are held to account, and that an impartial, independent, and swift investigation is conducted against these […]
“Why do they target us when we are innocent people?” said a Palestinian woman sheltering at a school attacked Tuesday. “We do not carry weapons but are just sitting and trying to find safety for ourselves and our children.” By Edward Carver, Jul 17, 2024 Israeli attacks have killed 81 Palestinians over roughly the last […]
Mourners booked under anti-terrorist UAPA for raising pro-Palestine, anti-Israel slogans at a Muharram procession in Srinagar on Monday. Groundxero | July 17, 2024 The Jammu & Kashmir police have arrested several Shia mourners for shouting pro-Palestine and anti-Israel slogans and raising a Palestinian flag during a Muharram procession on Monday at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. […]
It’s been one year now that the two faculty members are under suspension for questioning the undemocratic, insensitive and whimsical manner in which the South Asian University (SAU), Delhi, administration treated the peaceful student protest inside the university campus. The students at the university has demanded immediate revocation of the arbitrary suspensions. Groundxero | July 17, […]
১৫ জুলাই পাঞ্জাবের কীর্তি কিসান ইউনিয়ন-এর মহিলা শাখা এক সারা দিনব্যাপী কনভেনশন-এর আয়োজন করে। মূলত মহিলা কৃষক এবং যাঁরা কৃষিকাজের সঙ্গে যুক্ত এমন মহিলা কৃষি-শ্রমিকদের মধ্যে, কেন্দ্রে বিজেপি সরকারের যে কর্পোরেটমুখী কৃষিনীতি, তার কুফল বিষয়ে সচেতনতা বাড়ানো এবং আরও বেশি সংখ্যক মহিলাকে আন্দোলনের শরিক করে তোলার উদ্দেশ্যেই এই কনভেনশনের আয়োজন করা হয়। সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তীর প্রতিবেদন। […]
SKM announced that farmer unions will restart agitation on pending demands of guaranteed MSP Law, loan waiver, crop insurance, farmers’ and farm workers pension, rolling back privatisation of power and other demands. Groundxero | July 15, 2024 In a press release issued by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on 11th July 2024 at Press Club […]
Our only hope is to organize the overthrow of the corporate state that vomited up Trump. By CHRIS HEDGES 14 July The assassination of Trump would not remove the yearning of tens of millions of people, many conditioned by the Christian right, for a cult leader. Most of the leaders of the Christian […]
The Maharashtra government on July 11 tabled in the state assembly the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, to deal with the “increasing presence of Naxalism in urban centres”. The Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Law and Judiciary of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis justified the Bill by saying that “menace of Naxalism is not only […]
গ্রাউন্ডজিরো-র অন্যতম প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সদস্য দেবাশিস (বাচ্চু) আইচ, গত ২১ জুন আমাদের ছেড়ে চলে গেছেন। গ্রাউন্ডজিরো ১৩ জুলাই কলকাতার থিওসফিকাল সোসাইটি হল-এ তাঁকে মনে রেখে এক স্মরণসভার আয়োজন করে। সেখানে দেবাশিস আইচের পরিবার, রাজনৈতিক সহকর্মী, সাংবাদিক বন্ধু, গণ আন্দোলনের সাথী সহ বহু মানুষ উপস্থিত হন। তাঁদের স্মৃতিচারণায় উঠে আসে দেবাশিস আইচের চেনা-অচেনা এক বর্ণময় জীবনের টুকরো ছবি। […]
I returned to occupied Palestine, from where I had reported for The New York Times, after two decades. I experienced once more the visceral evil of Israel’s occupation. CHRIS HEDGES July 12, 2024 RAMALLAH, Occupied Palestine: It comes back in a rush, the stench of raw sewage, the groan of the diesel, sloth-like […]
Detailed accounts by former Israeli soldiers describe how they fired their weapons out of “boredom,” designated any Palestinians in sight as a threat, and routinely burned homes down. By JULIA CONLEY Jul 08, 2024 Disputing the repeated claims of Israeli officials and their vehement supporters in the Biden administration, who have scoffed at concerns that the Israel Defense […]
PUCL said that the conviction of Medha Patkar for defamation is a timely reminder of the serious danger that the criminal law on defamation poses for human rights activists, environmental activists, anti-corruption activists and whistleblowers. Groundxero | July 05, 2024 A Delhi Court has convicted Medha Patkar, one of India’s most renowned social activists, […]
The former Labour leader issued a warning to the incoming government of Keir Starmer: “Dissent cannot be crushed without consequences.” By Jake Johnson July 05, 2024 Former U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn won reelection as an Independent on Thursday against a candidate from his erstwhile party as Labour—despite its unpopularity under incoming Prime Minister Keir […]
PUCL urges union government to amend the new criminal law for clarification on duration of police custody beyond 15 days. PUCL said that “Any extension of police custody beyond 15 days is a serious incursion in the rule of law and the criminal justice system.” Groundxero | July 05, 2024 After the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha […]
The Court has exposed itself as a nakedly political—and reactionary—institution, and the existential dangers it poses must be met by mass mobilization and fierce resistance. By VINCE WARREN Jul 03, 2024 “The president is not above the law,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts before ruling that President Trump is above the law. In […]
Visually challenged people have to rely on others or an expensive smartphone device to be able to tell which currency note they’re holding. By Shyamoli Jana 5 July, 2024 Demonetisation not only killed people, but has also made the lives of blind people harder with the introduction of new currency notes making banknotes […]