By Barrister M. A. Muid Khan “…There is absolutely no honour in so-called in so-called honour killings. It is violence and a criminal …for women to be murdered by their male relatives on the grounds of defending family honour…” (Theresa May, Prime Minister of United Kingdom) An honour killing is …
By Ramzy Baroud Humanitarianism is not a photo op. A true humanitarian activist is one who is able to make a tangible difference in the lives of others. The Italian ‘activist’ was keen on that photo, as if her social media activism career was dependent on it. As if the …
By Syed Ali Mujtaba The state of Jammu and Kashmir is on boil, the Nero’s of Delhi durbar are playing ‘Vande Matram’ orchestra, and in that cacophony making the noise of regional and linguistic exclusiveness sound a whimper on the national radar. The current rulers of Hindustan have unleashed a …
By Pushkar Raj As India recently celebrated its 70th anniversary of independence from the British rule, it is worthwhile to ask when the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur will get freedom from the Armed Forces (Special Power) Act 1958 (AFSPA), which is no less than being living under …
By M Ghazali Khan London: More than 200 demonstrators have protested against anti-Dalit violence in India. Representatives and activists belonging to various organizations from all over the UK stood, Saturday, August 20, 2016, outside the India House for two hours and chanted slogans’ “Manuvad se azadi”, “Brahmanwad se azadi”, “chu achoot …
IMO News Service London: Kashmiris are facing an existential crisis under Indian army occupation, said Kashmiri academic, novelist and activist Nitasha Kaul at a seminar at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) organised by South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG) on .the eve of India’s Independence Day on August 14. …
By Syed Ali Mujtaba There seems to be conspiracy of hope in the Kashmir issue which playing spoilsports. The stakeholders are all having different hopes quite divergent to each other and are living in their make believe reality and thus having vested interest in Kashmir bush fire burning. India, which …
By Iftikhar Gilani In a surgical ward of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi anyone who, however hard hearted he may be, happens to witnesses an eight year old Asif being consoled and encouraged by his father Abdul Rashid by telling him stories of courage, patience and …
Is America the beacon of hope to the millions of peoples who have been killed, maimed, and displaced by America’s wars during the past 15 years? By Paul Craig Roberts Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released its report, “Extreme Measures: Abused Children Detained As National Security Threats”. From my …
By Pushkar Raj A ‘police state’ is said to be one where citizens experience living, freedom of movement and expression of opinion subject to police monitoring and control. The mineral rich state of Chhattisgarh in India aptly qualifies for this notorious title as the events of the recent past demonstrate. …
By Abdul Hafiz Lakhani Ahmedabad: Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley is in headlines quoting Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan as terrorist of LeT. During his deposition, he refered to a woman killed in a police encounter on Indian soil. When he was given three names, he claimed that the name of the …
IMO News Service New Delhi: Association of Intellectual Indian Muslims (AIIM) and All India Tanzeem E Insaaf (AITEI and other social organisations jointly organised a candle light march in solidarity with the Institutional killing of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula on January 29, 2016. The march started from Shiv Mandir, …
By M Ghazali Khan London: Representatives of rights groups, Indian diaspora and Dalit organisations have marked India’s Republic Day eve by holding a candlelit vigil outside the Indian High Commission in London. A press release issued by the South Asia Solidarity Group described the vigil as a display of solidarity …
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: The representatives of the five NGOs (non-Government organizations) working for the welfare of the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, world’s worst industrial catastrophe, have condemned the United States government for its attempt to protect Dow Chemical from ongoing criminal proceedings in the Bhopal District court. …
By Pervez Bari Bhopal The 31st anniversary of the 1984 Union Carbide poisonous gas leak in Bhopal, the world’s worst industrial catastrophe, was observed here on Thursday by various NGOs, (Non-Government Organisations), along with hundreds of victims and survivors of the disaster. Hundreds of survivors and their supporters from different …
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