We, as individuals, people’s organisations, citizens groups, trade unions and mass movements came together on June 26, 2014 at Indian Social Institute, New Delhi to reiterate our deep conviction about the importance of preserving and nurturing spaces for social dissent and the freedoms of association, assembly and expression as the essential hallmarks of a democratic society.
South Asia Citizens Web
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India: Civil society groups assert freedom of expression, assembly and association. Demand that government respond to the malicious IB report
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Pakistan: IFJ Statement and CPJ Letter Regarding Deteriorating Climate for Press Freedom - Bombings and attacks continue
4 July 2014Press Statement by IFJ and a Letter by CPJ to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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India: Disingenuous Diplomacy to Push Forward BJP’s Nuclear Policy
by , 4 July 2014In his Agenda for nuclear diplomacy1, the author, Rakesh Sood, has rather intriguingly tied up two different issues together.
But before taking that up, let’s look into the claim made by the author right at the very beginning of his article: "On June 22, the Narendra Modi government announced that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Additional Protocol had been ratified (emphasis added)." This appears to be rather misleading. On two counts. One, while some of the news reports (…) -
Pakistan - North Waziristan: The Military Operation is Regrettable but Necessary
by , 4 July 2014Progressive Pakistanis are split on whether to support the military operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or to condemn it.
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SACW announces the release of a report on the Hindu nationalist circuit in the United States 2001-2014
1 July 2014Released by sacw.net, this report compiles publicly available tax records, newspaper articles, and other materials on non-profit groups in the United States affiliated with the Sangh Parivar (family of Hindu nationalist groups) from 2001-2014, documenting a segment of the projects and priorities of U.S.-based Hindu nationalism.
