शामली में बजरंगदल के गुंडों द्वारा मुस्लिम युवक की पिटाई, संघ परिवार और सपा के गठजोड़ का नतीजा – रिहाई मंच

लखनऊ 27 जून 2015। रिहाई मंच ने जिला शामली में रियाज नाम के नौजवान को बजरंग दल के गुंडों द्वारा गोकशी के फर्जी आरोप में पुलिस की मौजूदगी में दो घंटे तक पूरे शहर में घुमा-घुमाकर बेल्ट, लात-घूंसों से पीटने को पूरे शहर को फिर से सांप्रदायिक हिंसा की आग में झोंकने की ताजा कोशिश बताया है। वहीं मुजफ्फरनगर में शहर कोतवाली बड़कली में गोविंद … Continue reading शामली में बजरंगदल के गुंडों द्वारा मुस्लिम युवक की पिटाई, संघ परिवार और सपा के गठजोड़ का नतीजा – रिहाई मंच

निष्कारण बदनामी थांबली पाहिजे! – अरुणा बुरटे

तिस्ता सेटलवाड आणि त्यांचे पती जावेद आनंद या दोघांवर गुलबर्ग सोसायटीचे ‘प्रतिकाराचे प्रतीक’ करण्याच्या प्रकल्पासाठी गोळा केलेल्या निधीच्या अफरातफरीचा आरोप असणारे प्रकरण गुजरात उच्च न्यायालात सुनावणीस आले. चौकशीसाठी त्यांना अटक करावी या उच्च न्यायालयाच्या निर्णयाला सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने १९ फेब्रुवारीला स्थगिती दिल्यापासून माध्यमात जोरदार उलटसुलट चर्चा चालू आहे. वास्तव हे असे आहे.  गुजरातमधे २००२ या वर्षात झालेल्या गोध्राकांडानंतरच्या दंगलीत अहमदाबादमधील गुलबर्ग सोसायटीत राहणाऱ्या एहसान जाफरी यांच्याकडे … Continue reading निष्कारण बदनामी थांबली पाहिजे! – अरुणा बुरटे

A true democracy is not about holding elections but how the right to peaceful assembly, protest and association is encouraged, what happens between elections says Maina Kiai

      Catch UN SR on the 
rights to freedom of peaceful assembly 
and of association in an interview with Teesta Setalvad at  Communalism Combat’s Third Interview, only on HILLELE TV and http://www.sabrang.com   In a brief and candid interview the UN SR, , explains this relatively new and recent mandate, established by the United Nations in 2010 created in recognition of the need … Continue reading A true democracy is not about holding elections but how the right to peaceful assembly, protest and association is encouraged, what happens between elections says Maina Kiai

There are no Agriculture and Health reporters in Media says P. Sainath

    Teesta Setalvad:       Welcome to the Communalism Combat series of interviews, special interviews. This time with Senior Journalist P. Sainath, until very recently, July 31st, the Rural Affairs Editor of the Hindu and well acclaimed for his book,Everybody Loves a Good Drought. Today’s conversation will be about the corporatization of the media, the huge rural urban divide, the absence of rural reporting within the … Continue reading There are no Agriculture and Health reporters in Media says P. Sainath

Should Not Media be Concerned About Dissent in a Democracy?

      http://scroll.in/article/667252/failure-to-appoint-leader-of-opposition-would-undermine-democratic-checks-and-balances&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter Failure to Appoint Leader of the Opposition would undermine Democratic Checks and Balances On Sunday, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu indicated that there was a possibility that the 16th Lok Sabha may not have an officially designated Leader of Opposition. “There was no Leader of Opposition during Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi’s time,” Naidu said. “When Rajiv Gandhi … Continue reading Should Not Media be Concerned About Dissent in a Democracy?

Is this not CORRUPTION WORTHY OF COVERAGE ?

  http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mp-recruitment-scam-ex-minister-held/ MP recruitment scam: Ex-minister held Written by Milind Ghatwai | Bhopal | June 16, 2014 12:08 am More than 250 persons have been arrested by the Special Task Force so far Former BJP minister Laxmikant Sharma was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday for his role in the alleged illegal recruitment of contractual teachers in government schools. Sharma was a powerful minister and … Continue reading Is this not CORRUPTION WORTHY OF COVERAGE ?

Are the Lives of Jawaans now no more Precious that Elections are Over?

    http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pakistani-forces-open-fire-along-loc-in-poonch-and-rajouri-indian-forces-retaliate/ Ceasefire violation: Pakistani forces fire mortars along LoC in Poonch and Rajouri, Indian forces retaliate Written by Arun Sharma | Jammu | June 13, 2014 A day before the arrival of Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on his two day maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the Pakistani troops resorted to mortar shelling at nearly half a dozen places in Bhimber Gali (BG) sector … Continue reading Are the Lives of Jawaans now no more Precious that Elections are Over?