The Indian State’s attack on a renowned cultural, trade union and human rights activist, like Kaladas Dahriya, has only one purpose: to criminalise everyday activism and cause a larger chilling effect. The immediate reason behind this crackdown is that Kaladas, along with various civil society organisations in Bhilai, under the banner of Jan Sangarsh Morcha, […]
Feminists in Resistance (FIR), a feminist group based in Kolkata, has written an OPEN LETTER to the Director of ICAI, strongly condemning the extremely painful, shamefully misogynistic, terrifying, discriminatory and regressive attitude of ICAI towards its female students, members, fellows, colleagues and staff, and has demanded a public apology and an assurance that such an […]
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। […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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। […]
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in precarious health in a high-security prison. That is the point. By CHRIS HEDGES May 21, 2024 The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange the right to appeal […]
“Only tiny proportion of reality”: Over 9,600 children imprisoned in adult jails in 6 years reveals a RTI study. Groundxero | May 17, 2024 A recent right-to-information-based report, titled Incarceration of Children in Prisons in India, has found at least 9,681 children were wrongly incarcerated in adult prisons in between 1st January, 2016, to 31st […]
“I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South,” one expert said. By OLIVIA ROSANE May 08, 2024 Nearly 80% of top-level climate scientists expect that global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5°C by 2100, while only 6% thought the world would succeed in […]
Climate and Environment journalists worldwide are facing increasing violence, with as many as 44 journalists killed in last 15 years, according to a new report released by UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2024. Groundxero | May 3, 2024 The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World […]