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Dawn, 24 September 2008
KARACHI may have much in common with other Third World cities, but its graduation from a metropolis with the usual street crimes to one featuring institutional mob violence distinguishes it from its peers.
Karachi has dozens of well-armed private militias ready to spring into action taking their cue from the local street commander or even an undesirable TV ticker. The possibility of a major conflict constantly lurks around the corner.
Pakistan, according to the (…)

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS A Wing First Floor, Haji Habi Building, Naigaon Cross Road Dadar (E), Mumbai-400 014 Ph. No-2415 0529
Date: 23-09-2008 • Condemn gross human rights violations by fanatical forces • Govt. of India and State Governments must address all constitutional rights violations
Even before one adequately respond to the brutal violence and violation of all human rights in Khandamal and Mangalore, there have been shocking reports of four more attacks on (…)

S Irfan Habib, To Make the Deaf Hear: Ideology and Programme of Bhagat Singh and His Comrades (New Delhi: Three Essays Collective, 2007), xviii+231pp. Rs. 500 (hb), ISBN 81-88789-56-9 and Rs. 250 (pb), ISBN 81-88789-61-5.
The publication of this book in the year of the 100th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh is aimed to highlight the ideological dimensions of the work of Bhagat Singh and his associates. S Irfan Habib is a historian of science and works with the National Institute of (…)

Never Again in Sri Lanka, a new website that features 22 videos in Tamil, Sinhala and English on the anti-Tamil pogrom of July 1983 in Sri Lanka. Click on the following link to access the new site - http://www.neveragainsl.tv
The 30 second videos on the site feature renown Sri Lankan civil society, film, teledrama, entertainment, academic and religious personalities including: Bellanwila Wimalaratne Thero Asoka Handagama Iranganie Serasinghe Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne Upekha Chitrasena Sunila (…)

Press Release
Date: 22 September 2008
A fact finding committee of 16 human rights activists from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Orissa toured the violence affected parts of Kandhamal district during the last 2 days to ascertain the factual details and the background concerning the wide spread events of arson, looting and murder aimed at the Christian people.
The team consists of Dr. B. Ramulu, K. Balagopal, V.S. Krishna, V. Vasantha Laxmi, K. Murali, Rathnam, Shaik Khadar (…)