The Manipur state government in northeastern India should act to end a cycle of unpunished violence, including killings, by security
forces and armed groups, says a press release by Human Rights Watch
South Asia Citizens Web
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India: End Manipur Killings Repeal Law That Gives the Military License for Violence
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Hasan Nasir: A Story of McCarthyism in Pakistan
by , 17 July 2009Who were the victims of anti-Communist repression in Pakistan? How were these radical Socialists persecuted? What is their history? These unconventional questions are usually sidelined or silenced. Major Ishaq Mohammad’s book ‘Hassan Nasir ki Shahadat’ lays bare to some extent the murky historical chapter of state repression of Communism in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Citizens Letter / Petition Seeking Separation of Religion and State
by , 17 July 2009We do not want people like the Taliban and other opportunists to impose their versions of Islam upon us. Zia ul Haq imposed state-sanctioned religious policies that damaged the basic concept of Pakistan, opening the door for extremism and terrorism in our country.
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Rationalists Seek To Prove Holy Men’s Power Not So ’Divine’ After All
by , 16 July 2009Rural Indians who believe in the supernatural are often prey to charlatans posing as ‘god men’
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What happens when democracy is hollowed out and emptied of meaning?
by , 16 July 2009The Indian government has joined forces with corporate giants to create a police state, making people surrender land and livelihoods at gunpoint. What can we do, now that democracy and the free market are one?
