Turkey’s urban citizens are standing up against authoritarian governance, and for their right to the city, their right to difference, and their right to resist the top-down imposition of moral and spatial orders.
South Asia Citizens Web
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Turkey’s urban citizens resisting moral and spatial orders
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Nepal, India and South Asia
by , 21 June 2013Sovereign societies should not allow foreign powers to get involved in internal matters; it can be all downhill if you don’t watch out
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Harassment of a Sri Lankan Human Rights Defender by a group led by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo: Press release IMADR
21 June 2013TOKYO, 13 JUNE 2013 – IMADR strongly condemns any kinds and acts of reprisal and harassment against Human Rights Defenders and expresses its grave concern and protest against the action and behavior of Sri Lankan Embassy representatives for Japan at a public event in Tokyo hurling abusive words at a prominent Sri Lankan Human Rights Defender.
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India: Military Budget 2013-14: Giant with Feet of Clay
by , 20 June 2013An amazing amount of money is spent on the armed forces, which depend heavily on imports of everything from weapons systems to spares, even as they are increasingly deployed to deal with internal conflicts. This article points out that both the dependence on arms imports and the expansion of the forces to tackle domestic troubles not only push up costs but also jeopardise the country’s strategic manoeuvrability.
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Accent of Women speaks to Rukmini Rao of the Gramya Resource Centre for Women, in India, about sex selective abortion and femicide
20 June 2013Accent of Women 18.06.2013
You’ve probably heard about the one child rule in China. What about the two child rule in India? You’re probably aware that these policies restricting are resulting in sex selective abortions. But what is the consequence of these policies?
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