Even as Julian Assange’s Release Celebrated, Deep Worries Remain for Press Freedom
Ashley Tellis meets actor Shardul Bhardwaj who holds up hope for the world of cinema and theatre on the eve of the release of his film Scavenger of Dreams In early 2021, four sewage workers in Kolkata were murdered while desilting a sewer line in Kudghat. This report in Down To Earth tells us the […]
In one of the biggest workers’ strikes in recent years in India, over a thousand workers of Samsung are on strike since September 9 asking the company to recognize their union, raise wages and reduce working hours. Groundxero | September 22, 2024 More than 1000 workers in Samsung home appliances factory in Sriperumbudur near the […]
The only solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict is the end of the occupation and apartheid and the establishment of a truly democratic state for both the Palestinians and Jews. Farhang Jahanpour Sep 20, 2024 Israel’s massive cyber-attack on Lebanon on 17 and 18 September, with the near-simultaneous explosion of 3,000-4,000 pagers and […]
An open letter by women’s and people’s organizations along with 100 lawyers, human rights activists arguing the Uttarakhand Govt. to stop using the politics of hate to hide its failure to protect women and their rights, and to take strict action in any incident of crimes against women and hate crimes, irrespective of the religion, caste […]
The workers at Manesar plant of automobile company Maruti, who were terminated in 2012 following violence during the workers’ struggle, have started an indefinite dharna at Manesar Tehsil Office demanding to get back their jobs. Groundxero | September 20, 2024 On 18th September 2024, after 12 long years, more than 100 retrenched workers […]
Shooting unarmed people is not bravery. It is not courage. It is not even war. It is a crime. It is murder. You are a murderer. CHRIS HEDGES SEP 17 I know you. I met you in the dense canopies in the war in El Salvador. It was there that I first heard the […]