Archive of South Asia Citizens Wire

  • Trail of the Terror Cops

    by Nirmalangshu Mukherji, 12 November 2008

    sacw.net | 12 November 2008 The Batla house operation by the special cell of Delhi police has reopened unanswered questions about the functioning of this agency.
    Familiar Story
    Killings and arrests of muslim youth by the special cell of Delhi police in its anti-terrorist operations are a routine matter by now. For example, as a representation in July 2005 to the National Human Rights Commission by the Committee for Inquiry on December 13 (chaired by late Nirmala Deshpande) documented, (…)

  • Perverse patriotism

    by B G Verghese , 12 November 2008

    Deccan Herald, 12 November 2008
    Sangh parivar’s double talk: Beware perverse patriotism
    It causes deep concern that the armed forces may have been penetrated by ideologically driven groups.
    It causes deep concern that the armed forces may have been penetrated by ideologically driven groups.
    One must beware of perverse patriotism, disturbing signs of which have been recently manifest. The arrest of an Army officer on suspicion of having assisted alleged Hindu right extremist terror (…)

  • On the Patriarchy Highway - honour killing defenders get a prize

    by sacw.net, 12 November 2008

    reports and reactions from Pakistan
    [updated on 14 November 2008]
    WAF seeks ouster of Zehri, Bijarani from cabinet
    The News, November 14, 2008
    by Asim Yasin
    ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri (federal minister for postal services) and Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani (federal minister for education) has come under severe criticism from the Woman Action Forum, which has demanded that these two should be dropped from the federal cabinet.
    In an open letter to (…)

  • Report of AIDWA Delegation’s visit to Orissa, November 2008

    by Subhashini Ali, 12 November 2008

    www.sacw.net | 12 November 2008 [The following is the report of the delegation of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, the Women’s wing of the Communist Party of India Marxist, which visited Orissa including Kandhamal earlier in November 2008, met with the victims and later also met with the Orissa Chief Minister, Mr. Naveen Pattnaik.] __3__
    4000 houses damaged, burnt and broken down; innumerable churches and Christian prayer halls destroyed; many shops belonging to Christians (…)

  • The Battle Over Culture : Fundamentalist threats and secular response in Bangladesh

    by Harsh Kapoor, 12 November 2008

    A compilation of reports and analysis
    sacw.net | 12 November 2008 Contents: 1. Shibir’s militancy: it’s a do-or-die challenge for all (New Age) 2. Shibir threatens RU cultural activists with death (Daily Star) 3. Smash Palace (Naeem Mohaiemen) 4. Cultural activists need to unite (New Age) 5. More protests against removal of sculptures 6. Protests go on against removal of sculptures 7. The sculpture row (A.B.M.S. Zahur) 8. Lalon and Terror (Rahnuma Ahmed) 9. Marchers for sculpture stopped (…)

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