Friends, thank you for gathering here today. We are here, in Gordon Square, at the statue of Rabindranath Tagore, a poet, philosopher, and anti-colonial visionary, remembering his words: “I will never allow chauvinism to triumph over humanity for as long as I live.” We stand here not simply to mark the 78th anniversaries of India’s

‘I will never allow chauvinism to triumph over humanity for as long as I live’ Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali Nobel Laureate poet and philosopher. 78 years on from the hard-won independence of India and Pakistan from British colonial rule, the peoples of the region continue to struggle for real freedom and justice. They are facing repressive,

On 12 July, 1080 families were displaced and 19-year old Sakuar Ali was killed in police firing in the Goalpara district of Assam, Northeast India. Those targeted were mainly Muslims of Bengali origin. This followed the demolition by JCB bulldozers of the homes of 690 families here on 16 June. According to Human Rights Watch,

The Modi government’s drive to Demolish, Disenfranchise (currently through the ‘Special Intensive Revision’ of electoral rolls) and Deport Muslims, Bengalis and the labouring poor is intensifying further. A member of South Asia Solidarity Group was part of a team organised by Communist Party of India -Marxist Leninist- Liberation CPIML comrades, which visited Jai Hind Camp

South Asia Solidarity Group stands firmly in solidarity with direct action group Palestine Action, which the UK government has announced its intention to proscribe as a ‘terrorist’ organisation. We condemn this outrageous attack on anti-colonial and anti-imperialist organising, protest and dissent. This is not the first time in recent months that the British state has

SAY NO TO WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN! WE STAND WITH ALL THOSE IN THE REGION DEMANDING DE-ESCALATION, DIPLOMACY, ANDPEACE, NOT MORE DEATH & DESTRUCTION. WE STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF KASHMIR! EMERGENCY PEACE DEMONSTRATION, SATURDAY 10 MAY, 3PM, PARLIAMENTSQUARE, LONDON Once again, the people of Kashmir, on both sides of the border, are bearing

NO TO WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN. WE STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION DEMANDING PEACE, DE-ESCALATION AND DIPLOMACY, NOT MORE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Once again, the people of Kashmir, on both sides of the border, are bearing the brunt of India/Pakistan hostilities, with civilian deaths including children, and destruction of homes and places

A REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN PALESTINE, INDIA & KASHMIR This report was released on 25 January 2025 by Stop JCB Demolitions, a coalition of organisations, including South Asia Solidarity Group, South Asia Justice Campaign, Nijjor Manush and South Asians For Palestine, campaigning to hold the British construction company JCB accountable for its role

Keir Starmer being elected as Prime Minister of the UK on 4 July 2024 has deeply concerning implications for the relationship between the UK and Indian governments. Whilst the Conservative Party have long used their links with Narendra Modi and his BJP-led, Hindu supremacist government to try and build support among the Indian diaspora in

On India’s 78th Independence Day – a celebration of supposed freedom from British imperialism – we’re exposing the British company destroying homes and lives across India, Palestine and Kashmir. Owned by a Conservative Party ‘superdonor’, JCB is just one example of Britain’s ongoing role in perpetuating repression and even genocide in Narendra Modi’s India. This

Image: One of several massive counter-protests against the fascist attacks, this one in Walthamstow, London We are horrified and enraged by the escalation of violence against migrants, Muslims, and racialised people by far-right mobs across the UK in which lies spread about the perpetrator of  the horrific murder of 3 young girls in Southport on

Over the past 12 weeks more than 600 million Indians exercised their right to vote. During much of the electoral process, the ruling BJP and particularly its leader, Narendra Modi, ran a campaign of undisguised Islamophobia and lies, accusing the opposition Congress party of planning to give the gold and property of Hindus to ‘those

In response to the Indian elections that are taking place, a number of organisations came together today to hold a ‘Vigil for India’s Democracy’ outside the UK’s Houses of Parliament. Below is the text of the flyer that we are circlating which explains why democracy is under threat in India. Flyer Did you know that

Adani – Modi’s billionaire backer – allowed to greenwash using London’s Science Museum On March 25, London’s Science Museum opened its Green Energy gallery, following a major protest the previous Saturday by climate justice, the South Asian diaspora and Palestinian organisations. The gallery is sponsored by Adani Green Energy, a company owned by Indian billionaire

Joint Statement Indian civil society organizations are extremely concerned about the dangerous precedent set by the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to mark the beginning of India’s general elections, taking place in April – May 2024. This is clearly the beginning of the BJP’s election campaign. Taking place

We Stand With the Palestinian People! Ceasefire Now, Stop the Gaza Genocide, End the Occupation, Free Palestine! A statement by South Asia Solidarity Group on the eve of the National March for Palestine, Saturday 21 October, Assemble 12pm Marble Arch, London We express our deep and unconditional solidarity with the people of Palestine, who are