Statement of the World Peace Council about the Developments in Palestine

Below we publish the statement of the secretariat of the World Peace Council, issued on October 8, 2023THE World Peace Council expresses its deep concern about the circle of bloodshed in Palestine and Israel which has led already to the loss of lives of hundreds of civilians on both sides along with thousands of injuries.

The Globalisation of McCarthyism

THE central government’s hounding of Newsclick reminds one of the children’s story about a tiger and a goat drinking water from the same stream. The tiger, wanting an excuse to attack the goat, accuses it of muddying the water it is drinking; when the goat points to the impossibility of this, as the tiger is upstream and the water is flowing not to the tiger but away from it, the tiger says: “well, your father had muddied the water I was drinking”.The Modi government has been after Newsclick for months.

Brazen Attack on NewsClick

THE attack on NewsClick and the arrest of its founding editor, Prabir Purkayastha, and its human resources head, Amit Chakraborty, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is a blatant attempt to suppress this news portal, which has been an unabashed critic of the Modi government and its policies. The unprecedented action against NewsClick is also an ominous warning to the entire independent media that the Modi government will go to any extent to stifle its voice. The arrest of Purkayastha and Chakraborty was preceded by the raids in the hou

Delhi: Left Parties Demand Release of Journalists Arrested under UAPA

THE Delhi state committees of the Left parties (CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), RSP, AIFB and CGPI) organised a protest demonstration on October 10 at Jantar Mantar against the brazen attempt to silence the media that is critical of the Modi government.

Israel-Gaza War: End the Occupation

THE ferocious conflict which has erupted with the astounding Hamas attacks in southern Israel and the Israeli counteroffensive with the savage bombardment of Gaza constitutes a new chapter in the ongoing history of the occupation and the resistance to it by the Palestinian people. At the time of writing this editorial, after the fourth day of the conflict, it is reported that 1,200 Israelis have been killed (of which 155 are soldiers) and 2700 injured. On the Palestinian side, 1,055 people have died and 5,128 injured so far in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza; in the occupied West Bank, 17

AIDWA Rally Calls for BJP-RSS Hatao, Mahila Bachao, Desh Bachao!

SEVEN thousand women from all walks of life from 23 states in India marched hand-in-hand raising their voice against the multiple injustices inflicted upon them by the BJP-RSS regime.

Between History and Histrionics, the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

The fact that there is a glaring contrast between promise and reality remains persistent in the very vocabulary in which this historic legislation is couched.FOLLOWING the success of Chandrayaan-3 – a feat achieved by a joint effort of the country’s lead scientists, including a significant number of women, which opened up to millions of Indians hopes of a walk on the moon – the Modi government now promises the same to women of the country in the shape of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Except that there is a big difference.

TN: Vachathi State Violence

IN a historic development in Indian jurisprudence, the Madras High Court, on Friday, September 29, took a landmark step by dismissing all criminal appeals lodged against the convictions and sentences pronounced in 2011 by a trial court. This legal action pertained to numerous officials from the forest, police, and revenue departments who were implicated in the perpetration of atrocities against the adivasi residents of Vachathi.

Journalist Unions Condemn the Raids

THE National Alliance of Journalists, the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (Delhi Unit), in a statement issued on October 13, have condemned the police raids at the houses of journalists and many others connected to Newsclick. Phones and laptops of these journalists were seized. Several of the media persons have been taken into custody.

Strongly Condemn Yet another Assault on the Media

CPI(M) Polit Bureau has issued the following statement on October 3THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) strongly condemns the early morning raids on homes of several journalists, stand-up comedians, satirists, scientists, cultural historians and commentators by the Delhi police on the basis of an FIR that invokes several sections of the draconian UAPA.This is a brazen assault on the media and the fundamental right to freedom of expression.

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