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Uttar Pradesh police stormed polling booths and beat up Muslim voters to prevent them from voting in Sambhal, Ayush Tiwari reports

The Election Commission should read this story and watch the video testimonies

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On signing letters, even as we may not agree with every word.

Yes, academics, it’s actually possible to prioritise solidarity over nitpicking and nuance.

EPW Engage | Losses faced by farmers due to consecutive drought years, frequent hailstorms, and unseasonal rain in the past decade were compounded by successive floods during the 2019–21 monsoon. epw.in/engage/article…

“For its powerful defense of independent journalism and its poignant portrait of everyday courage in the face of radicalized politics and publics, While We Watched wins a Peabody.”

Tomorrow in the SOAS Liberated Zone for Gaza - strength, art, rights & our beautiful Jewish Society.
Our students are making a better world from the ground up 🍉🫶

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Proud to support the student encampment at SOAS University of London today.

Well done for taking a stand against your institution’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people.

You — and students around the world protesting for peace — have my full solidarity.

The editorial team at the J of Agrarian Change are pleased to announce that Dr Jessie Luna (@_JessieLuna) and Professor Marcus Taylor (@MET_climate) have joined us as editors. For more details about the recent changes in our editorial team please go to: aqs.org.uk/changes-to-the…

We send our solidarity to the many thousands of university students and staff across the world who are taking a stand against their institutions' complicity in Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

Full statement 👇

Why has the US and the EU not demanded an investigation after mass graves were discovered in Gaza? Because they know who did it - and that it was done with their blessing and in your name. Now, a question for you: Will you let them get away with it?

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This video is from the BJP's official handle: as in Modi's election speeches, open hatred, lies, incitement to genocide. If you believe in people's unity NOT fascism in India, be at the Vigil for Democracy in India, Sun 5 May, 3pm Parliament Sq. London.

Join us this Sunday in London!

India's pride Alok Shukla has won the 'Green Nobel'.

How did the Indian govt treat him?
By dispatching central agencies against him, by retrieving his Signal and WhatsApp texts because he led a movement to save Hasdeo forest from Adani's coal mining.

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🍉 London you are beautiful!

Solidarity on International Workers' Day & liberation for Palestine! 🍉

United in Solidarity: Celebrating International Workers' Day 2024!
#LabourDay2024

'Land ownership by Indian women may actually be 5.5 per cent rather than 31.7 per cent.'

Business Standard recently published a news article on women's land ownership in India, titled 'Setting the record straight: Less than 10% of Indian women may own land'.

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One of the first scholarly reviews of 'Ambedkar in London', a book first published in UK by Hurst & now available in India thanks to Rupa - a very good one !@HurstPublishers William Gould Santosh Dass Rupa Publications Mangeshraj Dahiwale Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum #babasahebambedkar
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Based on a qualitative study in #Araria , #Bihar , we argue that informalization of labour is institutionalisation of #vulnerability , sustained & reproduced through the lack of social capital. #Dalits #migration Jens Lerche Jason Hickel Braj Ranjan Mani Walk Free Alessandra Mezzadri

Research in Odisha by CMID & Gram Vikas shows climate change negatively impacts 80% of agri households, driving migration to unsafe urban jobs. Collaborative efforts are needed to improve their occupational safety and health in urban centres.
#SafeDay2024

BREAKING: 20 Palestinians have been buried ALIVE in Nasser Hospital mass grave, including children.

Children buried alive by Israel in a mass grave.

These are crimes against humanity.

But we’re being asked to condemn students peacefully protesting against this genocide?