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India, US and Brazil showed most worrying examples of decline in democratic tenets in 2020: Report
Read original article here. More countries were moving towards authoritarianism in 2020 instead of democracy, International IDEA’s report said. There … More
Modi’s party bans non-vegetarian food carts in four Indian cities
Vendors also prohibited from selling within 100m of schools, parks and religious places Read full article here. The BJP banned … More
33% of Muslims experienced religious discrimination in hospitals, finds Oxfam India survey
The survey also found that 35% of women had to undergo a physical examination by a male doctor without another … More
Global bodies demand Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez’s release
Read full article here. Several global organisations have demanded the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, who was … More
The Farmers Revolt in India
How agricultural workers organized, protested and faced down Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and scored an unlikely victory. Listen to the … More
Muslim Prisoners of Conscience in India Are Persecuted For Their Faith, Families Tell U.S. Congressional Briefing
Read full press release here. Journalists also are targets of police for reporting the news FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C., … More
Salute to India’s Farmers! Global Social Movements issue solidarity as protest completes a year.
Read full statement here. On 26th November 2021, as the historic protest led by India’s farmers completes a year, La Via … More
‘RSS Used Digital Tech to Adapt’: Jaffrelot at Dismantling Global Hindutva Event
According to French Political Scientist Christophe Jaffrelot, the RSS used digital techniques to their advantage. Original article here. ‘Dismantling Global … More
UN: ICJ expresses concern at arbitrary detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, India and Turkey
Original article here. SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 The ICJ today expressed its concern at the arbitrary detention of several human rights … More
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