యింకో ద్వేష భక్తి గీతం! Another Ode to Hate-riotism

February 10, 2020

original poem in Telugu by Afsar, translated into English by N. Venugopal   యింకో ద్వేష భక్తి గీతం!~అయినా ప్రేమిస్తూనే వుండమని కదా చెప్తావ్. గోడలన్నీ నెత్తుటి మరకలవుతాయ్, వీధుల్లో తల ఎత్తుకొని నడవలేను. పసిపిల్లాడి లాగు విప్పి మరీ సున్తీ పరీక్షలు చేస్తావ్. యిప్పటికీ నా పేరు కంటే నా చివరి పేరు మీదే నీ వూనిక. నేనెక్కడా లేను. నేనేమిటో యెవరికీ అక్కర్లేదు. శాసనాలు చేయక్కర్లేదు ఆదేశాలు కాగితాల మీదే…

Why the Chinese are Making a Catastrophic Mistake in Xinjiang

December 18, 2019

by Daanish Mustafa   Malice against children is emblematic of evil in the Abrahamic religious tradition. The Old Testament tells the story of how the Pharaoh ordered the murder of every male Hebrew child born in Egypt to protect himself against the Messiah—Moses (es)—that the shamans had foretold would destroy him. Ironically, he ended up…

A friend is passing on today…

May 7, 2019

by Janani Eswar The Gulmohar and I are losing a companion. May 5th, 2016 Until yesterday, if you looked outside where we work, you would find a beautiful mango tree on the plot next to us. In the respectful form of Tamil or Kannada, my mother tongue and the language that is spoken around me…

Red July: A Message for Students from Concerned Teachers at BRAC University, Bangladesh

August 4, 2024

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Progressive South Asians Solidarity Statement for Bangladesh’s Student Protesters

July 21, 2024

21 July 2024 Progressive South Asians stand in solidarity with Bangladesh’s students who are protesting the quota system. We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Bangladeshi government’s violent response to these peaceful protests, the communication blackout, and the ongoing curfew. The government’s repression has led to state forces murdering at least over 100 protesters in total as of…

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Academics Denounce Attempts to Shut Down the People’s Water Forum 2024 in Bali, Indonesia

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20th May, 2024 Latest Alert: People’s Water Forum in Bali Intimidated and Forced to Disband: Repeated Practice of Silencing Freedom of Opinion at the Momentum of International Forums [Read the statement in Bahasa Indonesia and Spanish here. List of signatories are also included.] We, the undersigned, are writing to denounce recent efforts to suppress the…

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