We, the undersigned, are members of various districts, state and national level fishworker unions and solidarity groups who represent and support the traditional, small scale fishing community of the state of Gujarat.
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India: Porbandar Declaration from fishworker unions and solidarity groups in support of traditional, small scale fishing on the coast of Gujarat
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India: Hindutva Ideology and The Drive To Fix History Textbooks in Uttar Pradesh
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70 years after partition: is India, like Pakistan, turning to religious extremism?
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Religious Majoritarianism and Commercial Interests drive the attack against the Rohingyas - Statement from New Trade Union Initiative
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