Under the Rule of Law and principles of natural justice, People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) demands accountability from state agencies for the unlawful incarceration and subsequent death of Saibaba through relegation to inhuman prison conditions and callous and active neglect. People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) mourns the death of activist, teacher […]
Israel will continue its mass killing to achieve its immediate goals, but in the long run the blowback from its genocide will doom the Zionist state. By CHRIS HEDGES Extermination works. At first. This is the terrible lesson of history. If Israel is not stopped — and no outside power appears willing to […]
The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) salutes Dr. G N Saibaba who was a fighter for the poor, the marginalized and the downtrodden. A person with disability, Saibaba had certain pre-existing health conditions. He was implicated in false cases by the State. The long incarceration in the anda cell of the Nagpur jail in […]
Himanshu Kumar, a Gandhian activist, who has been for decades fighting for the rights of the Adivasis and marginalised communities, writes about the untimely death of Prof. GN Saibaba. Professor GN Saibaba of Delhi University came from a backward community in Hyderabad. As a child, he was affected by polio, which left […]
The local specificity of Han Kang’s writing, bringing Korean history and places to a global audience, and the precision of her prose, means that her work is innovative and arresting in both form and content. A worthy winner. By Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University It’s often the case that when poets write novels, […]
The decision to award the Nobel peace prize to Nihon Hidankyo is particularly timely. In 2023, the world’s nine nuclear powers spent over US$91 billion on nuclear weapons. The world’s nuclear powers – especially China and the US – are expanding and modernising their arsenals. And tensions are fast escalating between nuclear-armed Israel and near-nuclear Iran. […]
“Attacking U.N. personnel and property is a major violation of International Humanitarian Law,” said the foreign minister of Indonesia. By Jake Johnson Oct 11, 2024 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday joined human rights organizations and the foreign ministers of major countries in condemning the Israeli military’s targeting of U.N. peacekeeping forces stationed […]
“In Gaza, children are the most vulnerable group, and their basic needs, especially their sense of safety, have become non-existent,” said one relief worker. By Julia Conley Oct 09, 2024 The International Rescue Committee said Wednesday that the number of children who have been orphaned or separated from their parents is likely three times […]
The fossil fuel industry, and the politician class they own, have no intention of halting the ecocide. As the climate crisis worsens, so do the laws and security measures to keep us in bondage. Chris Hedges Oct 06, 2024 Norfolk, U.K. — I am sitting with Roger Hallam, his gray hair pulled back in […]
Women, queer, trans activists and feminist organizations has strongly condemned the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) administration for suspending students who led the protests against a gang rape that took place on the university campus last year. Groundxero | October 8, 2024 The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) administration has suspended for 30 days, 13 students who […]
সেবাস্টিয়ানদের মৃত্যু আজ আবার কর্পোরেট কর্মীদের সামনে তাদের অস্তিত্বের স্বার্থে কিছু গুরুতর প্রশ্ন সামনে এনেছে। সময়ের দাবি এগুলো নিয়ে ভাবনা চিন্তা করা, শ্রেণি চেতনায় সংগঠিত হয়ে বাকি শ্রমজীবী মানুষের সঙ্গে লড়াইয়ের ময়দানে হাজির হওয়া। লিখলেন সুমন কল্যাণ মৌলিক। এই ভয়ংকর ছুটে চলা জীবনে তরুন সাক্সেনা নামটি সম্ভবত অতীতের খাতায় চলে গেছে। কয়েকদিন আগে উত্তরপ্রদেশের […]
“The Israeli government is waging a campaign of death and destruction that has brought the Middle East to a state of war, with millions currently fleeing U.S.-made bombs,” said Jewish Voice for Peace. By Jake Johnson Tens of thousands of people around the world took to the streets Sunday just ahead of the one-year […]
আর জি কর-এ তরুণী জুনিয়র ডাক্তারের ধর্ষণ ও হত্যা, জয়নগরে দশ বছরের বালিকার ধর্ষণ ও হত্যা এবং সেইসঙ্গে দীর্ঘ দিন ধরে এ রাজ্যে ক্রমশ বাড়তে থাকা নারীদের হেনস্থার ঘটনা নির্দিষ্টভাবে দেখিয়ে দিচ্ছে ভেঙে পড়তে থাকা প্রশাসনিক পরিকাঠামো, সর্বগ্রাসী দুর্নীতি এবং যথার্থ পিতৃতান্ত্রিকতার নিয়ম মেনে নারী ও সমস্ত প্রান্তিক গোষ্ঠীর মানুষদের প্রতি উদাসীনতা, অবমাননার মানসিকতা সর্বস্ব […]
It’s the first strike at the three dozen East and Gulf Coast ports in U.S. from Maine to Texas since 1977 with thousands of port workers forming picket lines from Massachusetts to Texas demanding higher pay rise and protection against automation of jobs, among other benefits. Groundxero | October 3, 2024 Dockworkers at East and […]
A ‘Mazdoor Sabha’ was organised in Manesar on 30 September by the Maruti workers, who were terminated from jobs in 2012. The retrenched workers declared to intensify their protests in the coming days and to start a hunger strike from 10 October 2024 if they are not reinstated by the company. Groundxero | October 1, 2024 […]
A month after Union home minister Amit Shah gave police forces a two-year deadline to eliminate left-wing extremism across India, NIA sleuths on Tuesday morning raided the houses of well known activists across West Bengal. Groundxero | October 1, 2024 National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials along with the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal […]