On the eve of Pakistan’s general elections this week and India’s looming elections in 2019, the citizens of Kashmir are facing inhuman violence, threat to their freedom and life as Indian troops carry out numerous militant killings resulting in civilian deaths and surmounting casualties. But, the recent killings of well-known journalist Shujaat Bukhari and U.N’s…
Aarav Appukuttan and Sukanyeah Krishna are in love. The transgender couple — Appukuttan was designated female at birth, and Krishna was designated male — met at a doctor’s clinic while in a hospital awaiting gender reassignment surgery in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, three years ago. A romance soon bloomed based on their shared passion for advocacy and struggles with gender…
In a windowless room, situated deep inside Asia’s largest slum — Dharavi, 31-year-old Razik Siddique is nurturing his dream of entering the Hindi film industry, with guidance from his coach, Baburao Ladsaheb. Ladsaheb, a skinny man in his 50s with an overgrown moustache, has on a colourful cap and a red shirt; he teaches…
From media wars to the International Court of Justice, the recent India-Pakistan conflict has prompted a new low in a relationship with a troubled history. And now, the life of a man accused of being a spy hangs in the balance. Kulbhushan Jadhav is an ex-Indian Navy officer who retired a decade ago after 14…
It seems a similar situation may be unfolding with Comey. President Trump implied or boasted he might have tapes to use against Comey. But Comey actually documented his interactions with the president. The Comey memos and the FBI’s history shows how a careful bureaucrat in charge of a powerful agency can not only deftly protect…
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Written by: Charles Hankla Despite the many distractions of a full news cycle, it’s time to start paying closer attention to Thursday’s elections in the U.K. Much has changed since U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May stunned the world in April by calling for snap elections. For starters, after the two recent terrorist…
Written by: Douglas M. Charles PC: Flickr President Donald Trump allegedly asked FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into Michael Flynn. President Franklin Roosevelt asked FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to collect information on Americans who had committed no crimes. President Richard Nixon asked Hoover to provide the White House a list of…
AMNESTY INDIA PRESS RELEASE: A broken window pane in a classroom i in Government Higher Secondary School in Mattan, Anantnag. Allegations of the use of excessive force and the shooting of a student inside a school in Kashmir by security forces must be swiftly and impartially investigated and those responsible brought to justice, Amnesty International…
Written by: Lorenzo Fioramonti Photo: Creative Commons As Donald Trump’s America drops out of the Paris Agreement, it’s high time to ask whether conventional approaches to sustainable development are enough to deal with the multiple crises facing the world. A shift to a “green economy” is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But more is needed…
In this guest edition of The Interview, Vishal Manve talks to Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International’s regional director for South Asia. BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN, 2012 DVIDSHUB Under the Trump administration, the focus on South and East Asia has increased significantly. From threatening North Korea and meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping to dropping a “MOAB” on…
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