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The latest round of repression of leading activists of the Ladakh Apex Body (LAB)---putting them under house arrest when they sought to organize a peaceful protest march---shows once again the ugly face of the Modi government. This action was earlier preceded by the unjustified and condemnable detention of Sonam Wangchuk under the draconian National Security Act (NSA) ridiculously accusing him of conspiracy to overthrow the government.

Press Release from Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy ... which demands that both governments immediately release all detained fishers and provide access to consular and communication rights in accordance with the 2008 Consular Agreement

The National People’s Party (NPP) marked the completion of its first year in government in September 2025. Sadly, the new government has already lost touch with the realities on the ground. Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the JVP – the main party in the coalition government, made a recent media statement that they have no information of anyone in Sri Lanka suffering from hunger. Contrary to the claims of the ruling party, our experiences working with grassroots women’s groups have revealed an overall degeneration of people’s lives in the face of harsh austerity policies the NPP has chosen to continue.

documentaire et debat sur LCP

The Violence Against Women Survey 2024 was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics with technical support from UNFPA