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Journeys to Democracy

Blog by Pakistani journalist & documentary filmmaker Beena Sarwar

http://beenasarwar.wordpress.com

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  • Honouring Asma Jahangir’s legacy

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    14 October, by beenasarwar
    My piece on several memorial meetings held for the late Asma Jahangir in New York and Boston over the past couple of weeks. Published simultaneously in The News on Sunday and The Wire, 8 Oct 2018 Honouring Asma Jahangir’s legacy Beena Sarwar At a time when universal fundamental human rights (...)

  • Two conferences and a paper

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    14 October, by beenasarwar
    Two conferences this past weekend reminded me of a media conference in Warsaw, Poland, that I attended earlier this year. The Nieman 80th Reunion at Harvard featured intense and thought-provoking discussions on journalism, democracy, human rights, and peace — topics that the Asma Jahangir (...)

  • Kuldip goes home to Lahore

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    4 October, by beenasarwar
    A piece I put together for Aman ki Asha based on information and conversations about the upcoming events this Friday and Saturday in Lahore in honour of the late, great Kuldip Nayar. Borrowed the great headline above from friend and longtime peacemonger iFaqeer‘s blog post. Seminars, (...)

  • Solidarity with pro-democracy activists #India #Bangladesh #SouthAsia #FreeShahidul

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    29 August, by beenasarwar
    “…In a coordinated operation… several well known academics, lawyers, writers, poets, priests and journalists have been arrested and their homes raided by the police”… (Note, 31 August 2018: added video below) This extract from a statement titled ‘Fascism at our doorstep‘ by Women Against Sexual (...)

  • Remembering Kuldip Nayar, journalist, activist, peacemonger

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    27 August, by beenasarwar
    I was sad to hear about the passing away of veteran journalist and peacemonger Kuldip Nayar, 95, in Delhi. His passing in general evoked great sadness — as well as a resolve to keep working for his values — not only in India but the land of his birth, Pakistan. I had got to know (...)

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