Arson attacks and killings have shut down girls’ schools and brought a thriving entertainment industry to its knees in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)
South Asia Citizens Web
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Pakistan: Artistes Caught in Crossfire
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Pakistan: For Whom Will ’Gul Nargis’ Bloom This Spring in The Swat Valley
by , 17 January 2009Today, the 15th January 2009 civilisation, democracy, human rights, rule
of law, equality, justice and equity stand defeated. Today, the Government and people of Pakistan have succumbed to a disparate group of faceless, semi-invisible individuals hiding behind an opaque mask of religion and declared all girls’ education as outside the pale of Islam. ’Taliban’ have declared all girls’ schools closed forever. -
Labour Rights in Garments Industry in Bangladesh - A report by Odhikar
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Let’s say no to war
by , 17 January 2009Democratic forces in India and Pakistan must speak out loudly against war mongering
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How Hindutva Terrorists Operate in Karnataka
by , 17 January 2009“A Karnataka dacoit with links to a radical Hindu rightwing group has confessed to having carried out the Hubli district court bombing of May10, 2008.
The blast took place as the first phase of polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections was on - in a magistrate’s courtroom where cases against top SIMI leaders including Safdar Nagori were scheduled to be heard two days later.” ( Dacoit with Hindu Outfit links behind Hubli blast, Indian Express, January 13, 2009)
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