Activism

Progressives Denounce Potential Prosecution of Activist Indian Author

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Oct 11, 2023 Arundhati Roy has been accused of sedition for a 2010 speech in which she advocated for the secession of the brutally repressed Kashmir region. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

After the War in Afghanistan

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 Many players hold the potential to ruin prospects for peace in the region, a scenario that could backfire for Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Indians Rise Up Against Hindu Supremacy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to isolate the nation’s Muslims, people of all faiths take to the streets to protest his authoritarian rule. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

George Orwell Predicted Our Current Dystopia

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Aug 19, 2019 In the real-life version of the dystopian novel "1984" we seem to be caught in, Trump is our very own idiosyncratic version of Big Brother. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Pakistan Says Trump to Talk to India on Kashmir

The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 The announcement comes after U.N. Security Council meets behind closed doors for the first time in decades on Kashmir. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Modi Clamps Down on Kashmir, and India Loves Him For It

TIM SULLIVAN / The Associated Press Aug 15, 2019 Even some of the prime minister's political opponents are backing his decision to strip the Muslim-majority region of its statehood. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Kashmir Could Become the New Palestine

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Aug 14, 2019 The formerly autonomous region's press has been gagged and its politicians locked down, setting the stage for a possible global crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will India Be the Next Apartheid State?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 By revoking Kashmir's "special status," Prime Minister Narendra Modi has all but formally announced a settler-colonial project in the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Troops Lock Down Kashmir as India Votes to Strip Its Status

EMILY SCHMALL / The Associated Press Aug 6, 2019 Pakistan warns of war between the two nuclear-armed nations after its neighbor's action on the Muslim-majority territory. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Taliban Is Ascendant as Afghanistan Hangs in the Balance

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 The effects of what happens now in Afghanistan range far beyond the boundaries of that embattled nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pakistan Hands Over Captured Pilot to India

The Associated Press Mar 1, 2019 Islamabad says this gesture could defuse tensions and avoid war between the two nuclear-armed countries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cornel West: We’re Staring Down Global Neofascist Rule

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Jan 2, 2019 The acclaimed author and civil rights activist calls for an international movement to combat the rising tide of authoritarianism worldwide. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )