“Our damning findings must serve as a wake-up call to the international community,” said Agnès Callamard, the group’s secretary-general. “It must stop now.” By Jake Johnson Dec 05, 2024 The leading human rights group Amnesty International said late Wednesday what United Nations experts, national leaders, and historians have been arguing for months: that Israel’s massive assault on Gaza amounts to the crime […]
The growing media narratives and propaganda of LAND JIHAD, WAQF TERROR is just a propaganda said prominent lawyers at Kolkata Press Club. Kolkata, Press Club December 5, 2024 A coalition of Indian lawyers convened a press conference at the Kolkata Press Club to counter the growing media narratives and propaganda against Waqf. The […]
The Uttar Pradesh police today morning forcibly arrested hundreds of farmers who were on protest, including a number of women, demanding compensation and benefits as per the Land Acquisition Act of 2014. Groundxero | Dec. 3, 2024 The Uttar Pradesh police, today, forcefully evicted farmers and arrested thousands of them from the Dalit Prerana Sthal in […]
We should never forget that Dow Chemical was behind the infamous 1984 chemical leak in India. Neither should we forget the courage of those who have never stopped fighting for justice on behalf of the victims. By Mark Dummett Dec 02, 2024 Amnesty International Shortly before midnight on December 2, 1984, a terrible cloud, […]
“Thanksgiving’ is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation,” said the Indigenous Environmental Network. Jessica Corbett Nov 28, 2024 In contrast with Thanksgiving celebrations across the United States on Thursday, Native Americans held a National Day of Mourning, promoted accurate history, and championed […]
৭৫তম সংবিধান দিবস উপলক্ষে গত ২৬ নভেম্বরের আগের সন্ধ্যায় এক অনলাইন আলোচনায় সমাজকর্মী তুষার গান্ধী বলেন ভেদাভেদ, বৈষম্যের সীমা পেরিয়ে সকল নাগরিকের অধিকার, সকলের জন্য ন্যায় সুনিশ্চিত করতে যে সার্বভৌম সমাজতান্ত্রিক ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ গণতান্ত্রিক প্রজাতন্ত্র প্রতিষ্ঠার কথা প্রস্তাবনায় রয়েছে তার পরিবর্তন করতে চাইছে বর্তমান কেন্দ্র সরকার। সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তীর প্রতিবেদন। পেরিয়ে এলাম আরও একটা ২৬ নভেম্বর। ২০২৪-এর […]
Thousands of farmers and workers join the nationwide protest mobilization called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and a combination of central trade unions demanding immediate solution to their charter of demands. Groundxero | Nov. 26, 2024 Thousands of farmers and workers held joint protest demonstrations in over 500 districts across India demanding immediate solution to their charter […]
Sixty four years ago, on November 25, 1960, three women activists — the Mirabal Sisters (Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa) — were killed by agents of the government of the Dominican Republic, then under the dictatorship of General Rafael Trujillo. The sisters were leading critics and opponents of Trujillo’s dictatorial regime, and inspired by Fidel Castro and […]
If the world can tolerate the Taliban’s abuses, Iraq’s restrictive laws and the US restrictions on abortion access, it reveals the fragility of women’s and girls’ rights globally, and how easy it is to take them away. Hind Elhinnawy, Nottingham Trent University From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women […]
Though the U.N. was formed following the atrocities of WWII, now it stands largely useless in its inability to stop similar atrocities in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, and elsewhere. By Ramzy Baroud Nov. 19, 2024 Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee […]
The main objection of RSS volunteers was towards the festival being dedicated to the memory of Prof. G. N. Saibaba and thousands of Palestinian children killed in the ongoing genocide. Groundxero | Nov. 17, 2024 The 9th edition of the Udaipur Film Festival is being held from November 15–17, 2024, at the NLT Auditorium in […]
The radical feminist Lee Lakeman has spent her life calling out patriarchy for its oppression, the left for its bankruptcy, neoliberalism for its cruelty and organizing women to fight back. By CHRIS HEDGES Nov. 16, 2024 I just got off the phone with the Canadian feminist and activist Lee Lakeman. She is in hospice. The […]
“The fossil fuel industry is not just destroying our climate—it’s actively profiting from genocide”, said Oil Change International campaigner Allie Rosenbluth. She said that the U.S. continues to be a key supplier of JP8 jet fuel to Israel, which is crucial for its military operations. She added “This isn’t just business—it’s complicity in mass atrocities.” […]
Above 15000 smart meters plucked out and piled up in the front of Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL) office in Bargarh in Odisha. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) urges Odisha CM to desist from taking vindictive actions against protesting farmers. Groundxero | Nov. 15, 2024 Farmers in Bargarh district of Western Odisha have launched a […]
Let’s be very clear: the Democrats lost this election because they ignored the justified anger of working class America and became the defenders of a rigged economic and political system. By Bernie Sanders Nov 12, 2024 the Boston Globe The results of the 2024 election have confirmed a reality that is too frequently […]
“Israel is intentionally causing death, starvation, and serious injury, using starvation as a method of war, and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population.” By JAKE JOHNSON Nov 14, 2024 Less than 48 hours after the Biden administration said it does not believe Israel is unlawfully obstructing humanitarian assistance in Gaza, a United Nations special committee issued a report Thursday […]
Over 250 activists from across India call for immediate release of Jammu and Kashmir’s 6 social and environmental activists who were arbitrarily detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA). They called on people to support democratic and peaceful movements for safeguarding ecology in J&K and the entire Himalayan region. Groundxero | Nov. 12, 2024 More […]
Making sense of Trump’s enduring appeal requires examining how market forces have gradually hollowed out democratic promise, creating the conditions for authoritarian alternatives to flourish. By Peter Bloom Nov 12, 2024 Common Dreams As Donald Trump has won a historic landslide to once again reclaim the U.S. presidency, the conventional narrative has focused heavily on […]
সরকার, শ্রম বিভাগ, কোম্পানি মালিকের শ্রমিক স্বার্থ বিরোধী কার্যকলাপের বিরুদ্ধে চার জন মহিলা ও তিন জন পুরুষ শ্রমিক গত ২৫ দিন ধরে আমরণ অনশন করছেন। অনশনরত মহিলা শ্রমিকদের অবস্থা অত্যন্ত আশঙ্কাজনক। উদাসীন বিজেপির ডবল ইঞ্জিন সরকার, কোম্পানি কর্তৃপক্ষ ও সংবাদমাধ্যমের উপেক্ষা সত্তেও শ্রমিকরা হকের লড়াই চালিয়ে যাচ্ছেন। গ্রাউন্ডজিরোর প্রতিবেদন। Groundxero | Nov. 12, 2024 উত্তরাখন্ডের রুদ্রপুরের […]
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 […]
Five social and environmental activists have been detained under the provisions of J&K Public Safety Act in Kishtwar district for allegedly attempting to “obstruct” the construction of hydropower projects in Chenab Valley. The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) has called the detention of these activists, who have only been advocating for the protection of local […]
The merciless genocide of the Sikh community 40 years ago was instigated by top leaders of the Congress Party, the ruling party at that time. It had the complete patronage of authorities at the highest level. By Harsh Thakor November 1, 2024, marked the 40th year of pan-India massacres in which thousands of […]
Trump secures victory, controls both chambers of the legislature. The end of neoliberalism heralds the rise of fascism. By Taki Manolakos Citizens of the United States cast their ballots on Tuesday November 5th. We elected a President, Congressmen, Senators, and voted for state offices and ballot initiatives across the country. Focusing on the […]
It is despair that is killing us. It fosters what the Roger Lancaster calls “poisoned solidarity,” the intoxication forged from the negative energies of fear, envy, hatred and a lust for violence. By CHRIS HEDGES Nov. 6 In the end, the election was about despair. Despair over futures that evaporated with deindustrialization. Despair […]
It’s about how Democratic Party elites abandoned the working-class over the past four decades while enriching financial elites, promoting runaway inequality, and tolerating a tsunami of mass layoffs. The Democrats assumed the working class had nowhere else to go. They were wrong! By Les Leopold Nov 06, 2024 Common Dreams I feel like […]
Aircraft giant Boeing’s factory workers have called off their seven weeks-long strike on November 5. Nearly 59 per cent of the employees voted in favour of accepting the new contract that includes a 43.65% wage increase over four years—a significant improvement over the 25% increase that the aerospace giant offered in September. “Strikes work,” labor journalist Kim […]
আর.জি.কর আন্দোলনকে ঘিরে বাংলার রাজনীতিতে হিন্দুত্ববাদী আখ্যানসমূহ একধরনের বৈধতা পেল। ভারতবর্ষের নারীবাদীরা, ঐতিহাসিকভাবে, দেবী প্রতিমূর্তির সঙ্গে মেয়েদের বা মেয়েদের বিদ্রোহকে মিলিয়ে দেখার বিরোধিতা করেছেন। এই বিরোধিতা ছিল বাংলা সমাজে, সাহিত্যের ভেতরেও। লিখেছেন নন্দিনী ধর। আর.জি.কর ঘটনার পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে বলিউডের জনপ্রিয় গায়িকা শ্রেয়া ঘোষাল একটি গান গয়েছেন। গানটি আমার মতে, অতীব নিম্নমানের। অবশ্য, তাতে কিছু এসে যায় না। বামপন্থী […]
Just claiming that rapes should not take place, or justice for the victim, does not even scratch the surface of the problem. Discussions, forums to look into the context of rape from the lens of power, caste hierarchy, gender hierarchy is completely missing, writes Pritha Sarkar. A couple of months ago, the whole of Bengal […]
Bonita Meyersfeld argue that international law can no longer exempt corporations from liability for human rights violations, including those arising from poverty. Under certain circumstances, corporations should have duties under international law to ensure human rights are fulfilled. He argue that this is particularly true when it comes to socio-economic rights such as the rights to […]
The 2024 presidential election is a choice between neoliberal fascism and neoliberal business as usual. Some would say there is still a difference between the two options; others might call it irredeemable politics. But these are the only two choices that U.S. voters have. By C.J. Polychroniou Nov 03, 2024 With just a […]
From Jeff Bezos to Elon Musk, America’s oligarchs are using media control to shape politics, grow profits, and destroy the prospect of a better future for all. By THOM HARTMAN Oct 28, 2024 I cancelled my Washington Post subscription Friday evening. Jeff Bezos, Mister “Democracy Dies In Darkness” (the Post’s slogan on their […]
Countless lives of workers are lost or irreversibly altered due to inadequate occupational safety measures and hazardous working conditions in factories, construction sites, fire-cracker manufacturing units, mines or while cleaning sewage. In three fatal accidents at workplaces in Gujarat, at least 15 workers have reportedly died and many injured so far in the month of October […]
Maa Mati Mali Surakhya Mancha has expressed outrage at the criminal and unlawful attempt of the Vedanta company officials and district administration to hold fake Gram Sabhas to garner consent for diversion of forest lands for mining purposes. It has demanded immediate cancellation of the bauxite mining leases over Tijimali, Kutrumali and Majhingmali hills in Odisha. Groundxero | October […]
বাচ্চাদের লাইব্রেরি “কিতাব ঘর”থেকে ‘ষ্টুডিও সফদার’দ্বারা আয়োজিত ‘শাদিপুর নাটক উৎসব -২০২৪’ নিয়ে তার অভিজ্ঞতা লিখলেন ঊর্মিমালা। ‘ষ্টুডিও সফদার’, কিংবদন্তি থিয়েটার শিল্পী সফদার হাশমির নামে নামাঙ্কিত নিউ দিল্লির শাদিপুরে অবস্থিত একটি স্বাধীন, নন-ফান্ডেড ব্ল্যাক বক্স স্পেস। ২০১২ সালে পুরোনো একটি বিল্ডিংয়ের মধ্যে রেট্রোফিটিং করে, থিয়েটার গ্রূপ ‘জন নাট্য মঞ্চ’(জনম) এটি প্রতিষ্ঠা করে। মলয়শ্রী হাশমির থেকে জানা যায় যে, “সফদার […]
The historic Moga Sangram Rally of 1974 exemplified the powerful revolutionary student and youth movement of the 1970’s professing secular and revolutionary goals, and was led by the Punjab Students Union (PSU) and the Naujawan Bharat Sabha. The 50th anniversary of the historic rally was commemorated in Punjab. A report Harsh Thakor. On October […]
Israel’s genocide includes the most draconian censorship and intentional murder of journalists since the creation of the modern war correspondent. The consequences will be catastrophic. By CHRIS HEDGES Oct 25 There are some 4,000 foreign reporters accredited in Israel to cover the war. They stay in luxury hotels. They go on dog and pony shows orchestrated by […]
A day-long program ‘Chalo IMT Manesar’ was organised in support of over one-month long retrenched Maruti workers’ struggle demanding their reinstatement by the company. These workers were terminated twelve years back following a violent incident inside the Manesar plant. The dismissed workers were later acquitted by the court. Groundxero | October 18, 2024 Maruti Suzuki […]
There is a civil war within capitalism. Kamala Harris is the face of corporate power. Donald Trump is the mascot of the oligarchs. Either way, we lose. By CHRIS HEDGES OCT 18 The choice in the elections is between corporate and oligarchic power. Corporate power needs stability and a technocratic government. Oligarchic power thrives […]
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 […]
Adivasi villagers protesting against the forcible illegal deforestation in the Parsa Coal Mine in Hasdeo forests of Chhattisgarh were brutally lathi-charged by the police. Ramlal Kariyam, an activist of Hasdeo Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, and many protesting adivasi villagers were seriously injured. Groundxero | October 17, 2024 Protesting felling of trees for Parsa coal mine in Hasdeo forests […]