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 […]
After 14 years of persecution, Julian Assange will go free. We must honor the hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who made this happen. By CHRIS HEDGES Jun 26 The dark machinery of empire, whose mendacity and savagery Julian Assange exposed to the world, spent 14 years trying to destroy him. […]
“Make no mistake, the vital work of national security journalists will be more difficult today than it was yesterday.” By JESSICA CORBETT Jun 25, 2024 Amid celebrations that a plea deal with the United States resulted in the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a British prison, press freedom advocates on Tuesday continued to raise […]
The deaths of Jaliluddin and Sameeruddin underscore the issue of fake encounters orchestrated by the forest department across protected areas in India. Such actions not only violate human rights but also undermine trust in conservation efforts, perpetuating a cycle of fear and resistance among local communities. Public Statement on Killings and Fake Encounters by […]
Increased institutions’ fees coupled with diminishing Government investment in Higher Education are further alienating and marginalizing poorer students. Federalism at large is under tremendous onslaught in recent times. The powers and purview of State Governments are getting trampled upon from the Centre and the NAAC process is only another such weapon (along with weapons like […]
এবারের লোকসভা ভোটে উত্তরবঙ্গে বিজেপির ভোট সর্বত্র কমেছে, তবে তৃণমূল উত্তরের মাটিকে জিতে নিতে আবারও ব্যর্থ হল। তৃণমূল পাহাড়বাসীর কাছেও সমতলের দল হয়ে রয়েছে। যা তৃণমূলের ভাববার প্রয়োজন। লিখলেন রুপম দেব। এবারের লোকসভা ভোটে উত্তরবঙ্গে বিজেপির ভোট সর্বত্র কমেছে, তবে তৃণমূল উত্তরের মাটিকে জিতে নিতে আবারও ব্যর্থ হল। কোটি কোটি টাকা খরচ করে […]
নীলাঞ্জন দত্ত ১৪ জুন, ২০২৪ “Anyway defeat has to be accepted. There should be no attempt to explain it away. However, the whole campaign should be closely analysed so that the pitfalls may be avoided in future” — Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Organiser Weekly, Political Diary, June 3, 1963 ভোটের ফল আশানুরূপ না হলে […]
…ক্ষিদে, রোজগার, বাঁচার অধিকারের দাবীকে দিকভ্রান্ত করা যায় না মোষ, মঙ্গলসূত্র হারানোর ভয় দেখিয়ে, নিরন্তর ঘৃণার বিষ ছড়িয়ে আর আতঙ্কের বাতাবরণ তৈরি করে। তাই বহু মানুষ প্রত্যাখ্যান করেছেন বিদ্বেষের সংস্কৃতি। লিখলেন শুভজিৎ সিংহ। সদ্য সমাপ্ত লোকসভা নির্বাচনের শেষ দু’মাস প্রধানমন্ত্রী নরেন্দ্র দামোদরদাস মোদীর সভাগুলোর রাজনৈতিক ভাষণে অহিন্দুদের প্রতি ক্রমাগত ঘৃণা বর্ষিত হয়েছিল। দেশের […]
“It’s a nightmare at Al-Aqsa,” said Samuel Johann, MSF coordinator in Gaza. “How many more men, women, and children have to be killed before world leaders decide to put an end to this massacre?” By JESSICA CORBETT Jun 08, 2024 Palestinian officials said at least 210 people were killed and more than 400 injured […]
“This is not war, it is destruction that words are unable to express,” said the father of two children killed in the Israeli strike. JAKE JOHNSON Jun 06, 2024 Israeli forces on Thursday bombed a Gaza school run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, killing dozens of people including women and children. […]
“It took a genocide that killed 15,000 children and maimed and scarred thousands more but the U.N. has finally and rightly added Israel to its List of Shame,” said one Palestinian observer. By Brett Wilkins June 07, 2024 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres informed Israel on Friday that, for the first time, it is being added […]
বিশ্বের পরিবেশ সঙ্কট আসলে অতি গভীর। পৃথিবীর গভীর অসুখ এখন। ধুমধাম করে কয়েক হাজার বৃক্ষরোপণের টোটকা দিয়ে তার প্রতিকার অসম্ভব। এই সঙ্কট থেকে বেরোতে হলে বিনাশ ঘটাতে হবে বর্তমান পুঁজিবাদী ব্যবস্থার। বেদনাদায়ক হল, মানুষের মধ্যে সেই ধরনের সচেতনতা খুবই স্বল্প, অকিঞ্চিৎকর। তাই মানবজগত আজ বিলুপ্তির মুখে দাঁড়িয়ে পড়েছে কি না এই প্রশ্ন ওঠা অসঙ্গত নয়। […]
President Biden remains culpable for deaths in Gaza, whether the human toll is now 35,000 or 200,000. Joshua Frank May 31, 2024 As Amal Nassar lay in pain on a bed at the Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in northern Gaza, the echoes of explosions and artillery fire could be heard all […]
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 […]
A report by Anish Ankur on the last phase of the general election 2024 in Bihar. The seventh and the last phase of voting will be held on Saturday (June 1) for 57 seats in eight States and Union territories. Voting is already over in 486 seats in 28 States and Union territories. The […]
“There is no mistake, just total disregard for humanity, decency, international law,” said human rights experts at the United Nations of Israel’s bombing of an encampment. By Julia Conley May 30, 2024 A coalition of United Nations experts on Wednesday vehemently rejected Israel’s claim that its bombing of a tent encampment in a supposed “humanitarian […]
সব্যসাচী, সৌমি (দিলখুশ) অজানা জায়গায় অচেনা মানুষের সাথে সাংস্কৃতিক মেলবন্ধন আগেও ঘটেছে। তবু অনেক কিছু জানার ছিল। ইচ্ছে ছিল বুঝবার। আমরা দু’জন নিজেদের কতটা স্ট্রেচ করতে পারি । ইচ্ছে ছিল পুরোটা বোঝার, কিভাবে পুরো ব্যবস্থাটা রান করে। এত মানুষের মাঝে মানুষের খেলা, বিনিময়… কথা, ভাব, সময়, খাবার। ভারতবর্ষকে ভেতর থেকে ভালোভাবে চেনার একমাত্র উপায় […]
“How many more charred corpses does he have to see before the president considers a change in policy?” a CBS News reporter asked a White House official following the massacre. By Edward Carver Israel used U.S.-made bombs in its attack on a camp of displaced Palestinians outside Rafah that killed dozens on Sunday night, according to analyses […]
Pro-Israel forces in the U.S. are trying their best to throw sand in the wheels of justice with threats of new sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it requested Israeli and Hamas arrest warrants. By Medea Benjamin Senator Lindsay Graham was bursting with contempt for the International Criminal Court when he grilled Secretary of […]
Ipsa Shatakshi is the wife of Rupesh Kumar Singh, an independent journalist based in Jharkhand who has been in jail since 17 July 2022, charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for being a suspected Maoist. Rupesh Kumar has been working as a freelance journalist since 2014, reporting on state violence against Adivasi communities. […]