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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow young activists assembled at the European Youth Capital to discuss gender, LGBTIQ inclusivity, and persecution
Around 80 young activists from all over the world gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia in April to promote cooperation and dialogue between different organisations working towards a more inclusive civil society.
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Published in: 50.50These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in Bangladesh
On Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working conditions. And they demand to be heard.
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Published in: HomeKashmiri civilians bear the brunt of shelling between India and Pakistan
Residents of remote towns in the disputed border region speak of living in constant fear.
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka, and the lessons still not learned in the failed “war on terror”
Attacks in Sri Lanka and elsewhere suggest that the al-Qaida/ISIS phenomenon is still very much with us, despite military interventions by the West. Is it finally time for a new approach?
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Published in: HomeWhatsApp Democracy comes to India!
The business potential is limitless and the expensive Facebook war rooms established to fight for truth will start paying for themselves.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA new chance for climate justice?
New climate movements are talking of equity, not just urgent action. They need to get even bolder about global demands for climate justice.
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Published in: HomeDemocracy dumbed down
TV anchor Ravish Kumar, a kill-joy and not a theatre-lover, dislikes the very sight of a Nero fiddling and has run a one-man campaign against the infantilization of India.
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Published in: Frontline InsightsIndia’s mass movements thrive close to the ground while the state cracks down on dissent
Law, police and ideology are all targeting those claiming social, economic and political rights in India. But groups that have big memberships and stay close to their communities are getting results.
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Published in: 50.50Meet the journalist documenting India’s unreported rape cases
Priyanka Dubey has reported on gender-based violence for years. Her new book is out in the UK and US on 8 March, International Women’s Day.
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Published in: HomeStalemate for Trump and Kim, as India and Pakistan risk nuclear war over Kashmir
Through aggressive rhetoric and miscalculations nuclear war can happen by accident. As the Trump-Kim circus founders, escalating military action between India and Pakistan suggests urgency for global denuclearization.
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Published in: openIndiaA tale of two events, and two cultures
The Science Congress and Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), held in India every January, are the largest events of their kind in the world. This year a curious kind of osmosis took place.
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Published in: 50.50‘Religious freedom’ claims used to defend FGM in courts in four countries
Cases come as rights advocates warn such arguments are increasingly being ‘weaponised’ against women’s and LGBT equality.
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Published in: openIndiaResilient Hinduism has endured upheavals
It was not always like this. Hinduism neutralised competing elements by absorbing them. This faith tradition was strong enough to let internal theological differences and dissent be aired.
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Published in: openIndiaRising roar of faux faith in poll-bound India
Read the newspapers, listen to the TV “debates” and see the WhatsApp-trained ignorant armies clash day and night.
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Published in: openIndiaSowing division: caste is crucial in Indian elections
Of course, politicians did not create the powerful Hindu caste system. They merely exploit this fault-line, exacerbating the caste animosities to build vote banks.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevealed: the dirty secrets of the DUP’s ‘dark money’ Brexit donor
MPs call on Richard Cook to “emerge from the shadows” after we uncover his trail of illegal waste, unpaid bills and court documents stretching from India to California.
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Published in: openIndiaDivine players in Indian politics
In a politically-surcharged atmosphere, no one should doubt that the appearance of Lord Ram’s idol in the mosque on the night of December 22, 1949 was an act of God.
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Published in: HomeWant to see peace in Afghanistan? Make sure women are included
It is not enough to have token female representation in negotiations. Or room for compromise on the interests and rights of Afghan women citizens in future Afghan society.
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Published in: 50.50Why the ‘Me Too’ movement in India is succeeding at last
Centuries of entrenched patriarchy cannot be upturned in a month. But this country finally looks ready for a feminist overhaul.
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Published in: openIndiaElections diminish democracy in India
It was not always like that. Those tracking the progress of democracy in India should interview political activists above 90 years of age.