A national conference cum meeting was held today at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, on the conclusion of the first phase of Rozgar Adhikar Abhiyan being run across the country for the last three months, on the question of imposing proper tax on the property of super rich, guaranteeing education, health and employment, immediately filling […]
Researchers determined that 1.1 billion people are living in poverty, and 455 million of them are struggling to afford basic necessities while “living in the shadow of conflict.” By JULIA CONLEY Oct. 17, 2024 Violent conflicts have contributed to pushing nearly half a billion people across the globe into acute poverty, and have […]
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. […]
কলকাতা পৌরসভার ১১৫ ও ১২১ নম্বর ওয়ার্ড-এর নব তরুণ সংঘ ক্লাবের সদস্যরা ও সংলগ্ন অঞ্চলের বাসিন্দারা এলাকার মাঠ বাঁচানোর আন্দোলনে শামিল হয়েছেন। গ্রাউন্ডজিরোর প্রতিবেদন। কলকাতা শহরে যখন চারিদিকে বহুতল আর শপিং মল-এর ভিড়, তখন একটি মাঠ বাঁচানোর জন্য লড়াই চালাচ্ছেন এই শহরেরই একদল মানুষ। হরিদেবপুরের সিরিটি নব তরুণ সংঘের সদস্যরা ও পার্শ্ববর্তী সিরিটি মাইতি পাড়া […]
“Unless we’re organized and demanding responsive governments that actually meet the needs of people, it’s corporate power that’s going to set the agenda,” one organizer said. By Olivia Rosane Sep 23, 2024 Big Tech, Big Oil, and private equity firms are among the leading companies that profit from controlling media and technology, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Perhaps, nowhere in the country during the last two months of electioneering did any people’s gathering has manifested mass democratic consciousness and determination to transform the current repressive socio-economic order in such clear political terms. By Harsh Thakor On 26 May, over 20,000 people of Punjab converged at the Barnala grain market for […]
Groundxero | May 10, 2024 The award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, 51, known for his film There Is No Evil, has become the latest artist targeted in a brutal crackdown on all dissent by the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran following years of mass protests, including over the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. Mohammad […]
“It is a day of resistance and demand,” said trade groups that organized the action “in defense of democracy, labor rights, and the living wage.” By JESSICA CORBETT May 10, 2024 Argentina’s primary trade union federation on Thursday held another nationwide general strike, the second called since President Javier Milei, a far-right economist, took office in December […]