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The Kashmir Files: Turning Tragedy into Propaganda What is the reality of the period portrayed in the film The Kashmir Files? Why is the Modi government endorsing and aggressively promoting the film? What are the uses of propaganda in the build-up to a genocide? Join a panel discussion with Sanjay Kak, author, activist and filmmaker Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Senior Editor, The Wire Kawalpreet Kaur, Lawyer with Human Rights Law Network; National Vice-President, All-India Students' Association Organised by South Asia Solidarity Group and Jammu Kashmir Law and Public Policy (JKLPP). Apologies for the short loss of video at the start.
The Kashmir Files: Turning Tragedy into Propaganda
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Vigil: Never Forget Gujarat 2002! Unite Against Fascism in India! 28 February marks 20 years since the orchestrated genocidal attacks on the minority Muslim community in Gujarat in 2002, when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister of the State. At least 2,000 Muslims were murdered and 200,000 displaced. Today with Narendra Modi’s far-right Hindu supremacist regime in power in India, they are seeking to repeat the Gujarat ‘experiment’ on a much bigger scale. A constant stream of hate speech and threats of mass murder and rapes by Modi's gangs goes unpunished, from the Dharm Sansad gatherings of Hindutva terrorists to BJP politicians in the current UP election campaign. Women and girls are under attack in the fascistic #KarnatakaHijabBan. Muslim women students who choose to wear the hijab have been banned from attending colleges in the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka, in violation of rights enshrined in India’s Constitution. Hindu students are being mobilised by the hatemongers into frenzied mobs targeting young Muslim women students. Wearing the hijab could now become the latest pretext for mob lynching of Muslims by Hindu supremacist-led mobs. One recent video showed a large mob of young men pursuing a lone Muslim woman student while shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – the religious greeting which has become a battle cry of Hindu-supremacists, used during lynchings and murders of Muslims. Meanwhile the state is seeking to criminalise the young hijab-wearing students themselves and brand them ‘terrorists’ – the Karnataka Home Minister has ordered an investigation to ‘probe their links’ with ‘terror groups’. It is all the more disturbing that despite the hijab ban being clearly unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court has made rulings in favour of the government in this matter. Emboldened by this, some colleges are humiliatingly forcing women teachers to remove their hijabs in public to enter college premises to work. We must take inspiration from the people's movements resisting fascism, from Shaheen Bagh to the Farmers' Movement, and from the brave individuals like college student Muskan who defied the fascist mobs in Karnataka, and the young women who walked to college unitedly, holding hands tightly across faiths. We will never forget those who were brutally murdered in Gujarat. Come together to honour their memories and to stand against fascism in India today. Join us on 28 February!
VIGIL for Gujarat MASSACRE outside Indian High Commission, London: 20 years on - Sageer Mohammed
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Vigil: Never Forget Gujarat 2002! Unite Against Fascism in India! 28 February marks 20 years since the orchestrated genocidal attacks on the minority Muslim community in Gujarat in 2002, when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister of the State. At least 2,000 Muslims were murdered and 200,000 displaced. Today with Narendra Modi’s far-right Hindu supremacist regime in power in India, they are seeking to repeat the Gujarat ‘experiment’ on a much bigger scale. A constant stream of hate speech and threats of mass murder and rapes by Modi's gangs goes unpunished, from the Dharm Sansad gatherings of Hindutva terrorists to BJP politicians in the current UP election campaign. Women and girls are under attack in the fascistic #KarnatakaHijabBan. Muslim women students who choose to wear the hijab have been banned from attending colleges in the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka, in violation of rights enshrined in India’s Constitution. Hindu students are being mobilised by the hatemongers into frenzied mobs targeting young Muslim women students. Wearing the hijab could now become the latest pretext for mob lynching of Muslims by Hindu supremacist-led mobs. One recent video showed a large mob of young men pursuing a lone Muslim woman student while shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – the religious greeting which has become a battle cry of Hindu-supremacists, used during lynchings and murders of Muslims. Meanwhile the state is seeking to criminalise the young hijab-wearing students themselves and brand them ‘terrorists’ – the Karnataka Home Minister has ordered an investigation to ‘probe their links’ with ‘terror groups’. It is all the more disturbing that despite the hijab ban being clearly unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court has made rulings in favour of the government in this matter. Emboldened by this, some colleges are humiliatingly forcing women teachers to remove their hijabs in public to enter college premises to work. We must take inspiration from the people's movements resisting fascism, from Shaheen Bagh to the Farmers' Movement, and from the brave individuals like college student Muskan who defied the fascist mobs in Karnataka, and the young women who walked to college unitedly, holding hands tightly across faiths. We will never forget those who were brutally murdered in Gujarat. Come together to honour their memories and to stand against fascism in India today. Join us on 28 February!
VIGIL for Gujarat MASSACRE outside Indian High Commission, London: 20 years on - Imran Dawood
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Vigil: Never Forget Gujarat 2002! Unite Against Fascism in India! 28 February marks 20 years since the orchestrated genocidal attacks on the minority Muslim community in Gujarat in 2002, when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister of the State. At least 2,000 Muslims were murdered and 200,000 displaced. Today with Narendra Modi’s far-right Hindu supremacist regime in power in India, they are seeking to repeat the Gujarat ‘experiment’ on a much bigger scale. A constant stream of hate speech and threats of mass murder and rapes by Modi's gangs goes unpunished, from the Dharm Sansad gatherings of Hindutva terrorists to BJP politicians in the current UP election campaign. Women and girls are under attack in the fascistic #KarnatakaHijabBan. Muslim women students who choose to wear the hijab have been banned from attending colleges in the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka, in violation of rights enshrined in India’s Constitution. Hindu students are being mobilised by the hatemongers into frenzied mobs targeting young Muslim women students. Wearing the hijab could now become the latest pretext for mob lynching of Muslims by Hindu supremacist-led mobs. One recent video showed a large mob of young men pursuing a lone Muslim woman student while shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – the religious greeting which has become a battle cry of Hindu-supremacists, used during lynchings and murders of Muslims. Meanwhile the state is seeking to criminalise the young hijab-wearing students themselves and brand them ‘terrorists’ – the Karnataka Home Minister has ordered an investigation to ‘probe their links’ with ‘terror groups’. It is all the more disturbing that despite the hijab ban being clearly unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court has made rulings in favour of the government in this matter. Emboldened by this, some colleges are humiliatingly forcing women teachers to remove their hijabs in public to enter college premises to work. We must take inspiration from the people's movements resisting fascism, from Shaheen Bagh to the Farmers' Movement, and from the brave individuals like college student Muskan who defied the fascist mobs in Karnataka, and the young women who walked to college unitedly, holding hands tightly across faiths. We will never forget those who were brutally murdered in Gujarat. Come together to honour their memories and to stand against fascism in India today. Join us on 28 February!
VIGIL outside Indian HC London: Gujarat MASSACRE 20 years on - Nirmala Rajasingam sings Hum Dekhenge
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Vigil: Never Forget Gujarat 2002! Unite Against Fascism in India! 28 February marks 20 years since the orchestrated genocidal attacks on the minority Muslim community in Gujarat in 2002, when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister of the State. At least 2,000 Muslims were murdered and 200,000 displaced. Today with Narendra Modi’s far-right Hindu supremacist regime in power in India, they are seeking to repeat the Gujarat ‘experiment’ on a much bigger scale. A constant stream of hate speech and threats of mass murder and rapes by Modi's gangs goes unpunished, from the Dharm Sansad gatherings of Hindutva terrorists to BJP politicians in the current UP election campaign. Women and girls are under attack in the fascistic #KarnatakaHijabBan. Muslim women students who choose to wear the hijab have been banned from attending colleges in the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka, in violation of rights enshrined in India’s Constitution. Hindu students are being mobilised by the hatemongers into frenzied mobs targeting young Muslim women students. Wearing the hijab could now become the latest pretext for mob lynching of Muslims by Hindu supremacist-led mobs. One recent video showed a large mob of young men pursuing a lone Muslim woman student while shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ – the religious greeting which has become a battle cry of Hindu-supremacists, used during lynchings and murders of Muslims. Meanwhile the state is seeking to criminalise the young hijab-wearing students themselves and brand them ‘terrorists’ – the Karnataka Home Minister has ordered an investigation to ‘probe their links’ with ‘terror groups’. It is all the more disturbing that despite the hijab ban being clearly unconstitutional, the Karnataka High Court has made rulings in favour of the government in this matter. Emboldened by this, some colleges are humiliatingly forcing women teachers to remove their hijabs in public to enter college premises to work. We must take inspiration from the people's movements resisting fascism, from Shaheen Bagh to the Farmers' Movement, and from the brave individuals like college student Muskan who defied the fascist mobs in Karnataka, and the young women who walked to college unitedly, holding hands tightly across faiths. We will never forget those who were brutally murdered in Gujarat. Come together to honour their memories and to stand against fascism in India today. Join us on 28 February!
VIGIL for Gujarat MASSACRE outside Indian High Commission, London: 20 years on - Kalpana Wilson
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At the demonstration held on the 26th of November 2021, Sarbjit Johal of South Asia Solidarity Group said: "We, SASG stand here with all these other groups here TO CELEBRATE THE MASSIVE VICTORY OF THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT To express our solidarity with the Farmers who in protesting against the farm laws have organised one of the largest and longest protest we have known The Modi BJP passed these laws at the beginning of the pandemic thinking no one would dare to protest under such conditions. Yet the farmers refused to give in, women, men, children camped for over a year at Delhi's borders, and in many other places, they faced murderous attacks from right wing supporters of Modi’s govt, lost over 700 of their loved ones - family, friends and supporters - to the bitter cold, to covid, or they were murdered by the police and armed forces. Many have received police charges and have been imprisoned. But despite all these efforts to crush their movement, the the farmers have remained united in their demands and resistance to Modi’s fascism. They have stood up to the corporates who are trying to take over Indian agriculture, and plunder the land for their profits. They have stood up to Ambani and Adani and to British finance capital which backs them.The fact that Modi has been forced to withdraw the laws, shows the power of peoples movements. They were called Terrorists, Khalistanis, illiterate, simple, peasants. Now that they have won their demand to get the laws repealed, BJP Women like Kangana Ranaut and Uma Bharti have been quick to defend Modi trying to make him look like a caring reformer who really ‘loves the Sikhs’. But we remember the Gujarat genocide and stand with Zakia Jafri who is fighting for justice today We remember the Citizenship Amendment Act and stand with all those protesting against this Islamophobic Act stripping muslims of their rights to citizenship We stand with the political prisoners criminalised for dissenting against Modi’s fascism and demand the release of Khurram Parvez, a leading human rights defender in Kashmir arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)Act We remember the mob lynching of Muslims and all the attacks on Dalits fighting for equal rights and we stand with all those across India standing up against Modi’s fascist regime We will never forget 5th August 2019, the day Modi revoked Kashmir’s special status and we stand with all progressives demanding restoration of Article 370 We of course will never forget that it was India’s peasantry which sustained the freedom movement and eventually ended colonial rule. And after 1947, every major social movement has had India’s farmers and youth at the forefront. And lets not forget that in the last three decades of HIndutva fascism and Globalisation, it was the movement of farmers against the Special Economic Zones which ended the 1894 Land Acquisition Act, it was farmers and Adivasis who stopped Modis attempt to subvert the 2013 Land Acquisition and Compensation Act in the interest of corporates. YES!….and we will never forget all those who were killed and injured at Lakhimpur Kheri and we demand the sacking of Ajay Mishra Teni, the BJP Home Minister reponsible for what happened that day. We as South Asians in the diaspora stand with all those who love democracy and love India. We stand with the farmers and workers and all those who support them to demand: 1 Minimum Support Price is made a legal right 2 Compensation for the lost lives (700+) 3 Withdrawal of charges against farmers 4 Waiver of pending Electricity bills 5 Sacking of Ajay Mishra Teni, the Minister responsible for Lakhimpur Kheri Throughout the last year the farmers movement has also amplified the demands of other struggles and movements against fascism. We salute their inspiring solidarity and reiterate those demands too: -Repeal Labour laws -Repeal Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) -Repeal Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) -Restore Article 370 We stand United Against Fascism in India! Fascism will be defeated!" With Global Women's Strike, Women of Colour Global Womens Strike, Indian Workers Association (GB) and others. #farmersprotest #narendramodi #globalwomensstrike
Victory to the farmers' protest and solidarity demo outside India High Commission in London
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With #Modi #greenwashing his environmental crimes at #COP26, don't miss this exciting and inspiring meeting which prioritises #Adivasi resistance to corporate crimes, coal and environmental destruction in the face of intense repression. SPEAKERS: Soni Sori, Adivasi and women’s rights activist Phillip Kujur, Adivasi Activist Forum for Indigenous Rights activist Dayamani Barla, Adivasi journalist and journalist Disha Ravi - climate activist Priya Pillai, social and environmental activist Keval Bharadia, political economist and activist The session discussed the environmental destruction and widespread dispossession caused by transnational corporations working with India’s #BJP government. Speakers focused on the global importance of people’s resistance, particularly Adivasi (indigenous) communities' resistance, in the face of intense repression and discuss ways of building international solidarity. Organised by South Asia Solidarity Group and Survival International at the People's Summit COP2 Photo: Hidme Markam, an Adivasi woman activist who has been imprisoned under the draconian UAPA, leading a march. Photo Credit: Sujit Karma
People's Resistance and Repression: Modi's Corporate Crimes, Coal and Environmental Destruction
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Narendra Modi was at COP26 in Glasgow and announced India will be net-zero by 2070. Net-zero means that the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere will be offset equally by a huge array of green-based solutions, like planting more trees. Ask any serious environmentalist and you will discover net-zero is a huge con. We in South Asia Solidarity Group, stand with everyone around the world fighting against the causes of climate change; which is Capitalism, born through colonialism and imperialism of the last 500 years. To make such an unethical, unsustainable, exploitative and murderous economic system work, governments and corporations globally must always manufacture racism and division through violence and authoritarianism to make it work. Under Narendra Modi, the BJP government is turning India into an authoritarian Hindutva corporate state. All dissenters are targeted and human rights trashed. Scholars, journalists and academics are gunned down by BJP affiliated gangs. Human rights activists are thrown in jail for sedition and left to die there. Adivasi or indigenous people are being tortured and raped and imprisoned by police and militias for trying to defend their forests from mining companies. Farmers are being run-over and murdered by Government officials for protesting the corporate takeover of India’s food supply chain. Muslims are being regularly lynched by Hindutva groups and are being targeted in laws which disenfranchises them and are a prelude to ethnic cleansing. We stand with Adivasis, Dalits, farmers, Muslims, refugees and migrants and other workers and minorities being demonised, attacked, thrown in jail, murdered and lynched. We stand with the Kashmiri people against occupation and militarisation We stand with everyone in the fight to protect their lands from corporates and governments who fuel religious and race wars in attempts to weaken us with divide and rule. During the pandemic last year, the number of billionaires went up as they continue to suck wealth upwards under this financialised, casino economic system that commoditises every conceivable part of life. During the last year alone, the number of billionaires in India went up by almost 50% and their wealth nearly doubled to three quarters of a trillion dollars. It confirms what we already know, capitalism causes inequality but also entrenches power into a few hands who dominate politics and policies. With wealth comes political power, which in India under Modi, presents as an authoritarian, fascist state embracing neoliberal capitalism including fossil fuel financing from British banks. They push for more growth through more production output and consumption. They are driven to fossil fuels because the margins are greatest there. To get the fossil fuel they must violently and murderously throw indigenous communities off their land. Globally, we are being dispossessed to allow for the unimaginable accumulation of wealth and power, where trillions and trillions of dollars end up in government sanctioned tax havens. Climate change, like poverty and inequality, are political projects, reversible by mass movements. An important part of our resistance is to come together and fight for revolutionary reparations, and not to give in to liberal reformist solutions like net-zero, green-growth or green consumption as this means more capitalism, imperialism and colonialism. There is no ethical production or consumption under capitalism. We must remember grassroots reparations is about power – getting power out of the hands of corporations and fascist governments. The fight for climate reparations is the fight to kill the causes of climate change and create true democracies and peace - by the people, for the people. South Asia Solidarity Group stands with everyone fighting for revolutionary climate reparations and justice.
Modi, COP26 & climate reparations
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English subtitles available. We condemn in the strongest possible terms a deeply shocking incident which occurred at the farmers protest site at Delhi’s Singhu border. Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit man, was lynched by a Nihang Sikh outfit, allegedly in reaction to an act of desecration of a holy scripture of the Sikh religion. While we deplore all acts of desecration of symbols sacred to the Sikh community, no such act of ‘sacrilege’, ‘heresy’, ‘blasphemy’ or ‘insult’ can ever justify a murder. The Samyukt Kisan Manch, representing over 40 farmers organisations coordinating the protests has already unequivocally condemned this terrible and gruesome anti-Dalit atrocity. Alongside the SKM we demand that those who committed this crime, or are implicated in it, in the name of defending religious symbols, be brought to justice, prosecuted and punished. We also condemn all those who seek to justify this lynching in the name of religion. As more details about the case emerge, we are becoming aware that some crucial questions remain unanswered suggesting that this terrible crime had been well-planned, and was part of a deliberate and vicious conspiracy to discredit the farmers movement. According to residents of Lakhbir’s home village it was odd that Lakhbir was found at Singhu—he was poor and a drug addict. According to his sister, he never even travelled to meet a relative and it was very strange that he had gone all the way to Delhi. He had also never been to a farmers protest. So was he persuaded to go to Singhu by forces outside his village? Videos and photos of Lakhbir’s body, which have been widely circulated on the internet, showed that he was dressed in a kacchera—inner shorts, typically worn by Sikhs. But, according to his relatives, Lakhbir never wore a kacchera. Doubts have also been raised about the true identity of the prime accused. We would like to once again express our solidarity with the farmers movement who are facing brutal attacks from the state and its representatives, including the recent act of terror at Lakhimpur Kheri in which four protesters were killed. We stand with them as they take on the Modi regime and its corporate cronies Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.
Lynching of Lakhbir Singh at the Singhu border; Farmers protest site
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South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG) is an anti-imperialist, anti-racist organization based in Britain. We are committed to supporting, publicising, and building solidarity with people’s struggles for justice and democracy and against exploitation, gender and caste based oppression, imperialism, war and the so-called ‘war on terror’ in the countries of South Asia.

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#Dalitality
Ever tried to rent a place as a Dalit? @RahulSwaero3 a postgraduate from Telangana shares his agonizing experience.

From a doctor to many property owners in Rajasthan would tell him: “We are only looking for Brahmins” and enquire his gotra.

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caste-division-dalits-urbanisation-wealth-7917638/

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Now they want to bulldoze "illegal" Churches in Karnataka. Relentless this communal frenzy in the state and proportionate to the failing governance and falling economy.

Sri Ram Sene Calls for Bulldozing of ‘Illegal Churches’ in Karnataka https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/sri-rama-sene-chief-pramod-muthalik-calls-for-demolition-of-illegally-constructed-churches-in-karnataka

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