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India and Pakistan – there can be solidarity Print E-mail
Monday, 20 June 2011 14:23
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By Christina Rebel

 

Like a breath of fresh air, this article will shed light on the common lived experience of the average Pakistani and Indian citizen. Like murky waters, the entrenched perception of division dominates India-Pakistan relations. The Samosa would like to shake up rooted conceptions of what it is to be Indian or Pakistani by recognising the workers’ struggle in both countries. In realising their similar fight we can call for greater solidarity.

Last Updated on Monday, 20 June 2011 15:08
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Pakistan’s media shows the way Print E-mail
Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:28
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By Jyoti Malhotra
 
 
The sheer bravery and courage with which the press in Pakistan has taken on the establishment over the killing of Saleem Shahzad, a former editor of Asia Times Online, as well as forced the Sindh government to run for cover over the daylight murder of a 18-year-old boy by the Rangers, makes me bow my head both in salute and wonderment — but also in gratitude.
Last Updated on Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:44
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Tory and Labour peers look set to frustrate Clegg on Lords reform Print E-mail
Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:13
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By Shamik Das

 

There was further frustrating news for proponents of constitutional change yesterday, as it emerged the joint committee on Lords reform is to be packed with opponents of an elected second chamber. Of the 13 peers on the 26-member committee, all four Labour and three of the four Tory peers are anti-reform; it will be chaired by Labour peer Lord Richard, whose voting record is against any elected element of the chamber.

Last Updated on Sunday, 19 June 2011 16:24
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World finally wakes up to ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ Print E-mail
Friday, 17 June 2011 03:09
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By Nayha Kalia 

  

‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’, a film shown on Channel 4, documents the final months of Sri Lanka’s brutal 25-year-long civil war featuring damning new evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The film is a critical call for the world to wake up to the horrific abuses that allegedly took place during these final months in 2009.

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 June 2011 01:11
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Women's rights in Pakistan: a way forward or a step backward Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 June 2011 17:05
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By Paaras Abbas

 

As she entered the packed lecture theatre, the audience rose in honour of the woman who had been dishonoured by being gang-raped and paraded naked in her village nine years ago. The Mukhtara Mai that addressed the audience at the School of Oriental and African Studies last week is a woman who has redefined the word honour, and is, according to Democracy Now, an international symbol for women’s rights in Pakistan.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 June 2011 03:25
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