Nationwide protests in India condemn Israel’s crimes and expose US hypocrisy on democracy
Protesters in Delhi demanded Israel be declared an apartheid state and the Indian government break all diplomatic ties with it in solidarity with Palestinians.
Indian students and youth protest corruption in entrance exams
Repeated cancellations, corruption, and exclusivity have disrupted the future of millions of students who write these centralized examinations every year to get admission into professional and higher study courses and certain careers
Thousands take to the streets in India protesting gang rape and murder of 19-year-old
The 19-year-old succumbed to her injuries on September 29. Protestors are condemning the attitude of the police and administration of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by Yogi Adityanath.
“Not an inch back”: JNU students refuse to bow down to right wing violence
Peoples Dispatch takes a look at how the incident unfolded on Sunday evening.
Right-wing goons attack students, faculty at India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University
Masked goons, allegedly members of the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, beat up students of left-wing organizations and vandalized hostels on Sunday. The police refused to take any action
Why India needs an absolutely free public education system
In order to make all public institutions of higher learning and research absolutely free, the government has to pay hardly 1% of GDP (i.e. less than Rs 2 lakh crore or USD 30.76 billion)
Teachers and students in India unite against New Education Policy
Experts point out that the new policy will convert education into a commodity and deprive the socially and economically underprivileged students of education.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 50
In this episode, we look at the attack on left activists by right-wing students’ group in Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, the doctors’ strike in Zimbabwe and the “Stop Arming Israel” protest in the United Kingdom.
Right-wing cadre attack United Left Alliance students during university election debate in India
Members of the right-wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad attacked their fellow students from left-wing organizations and injured Venkatesh, a member of the Students Federation of India at Jawaharlal Nehru University
“The walls are the publishers of the poor”: JNU fights back
In the latest attack against progressive campus politics in the New Delhi based Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the university administration’s forceful removed wall graffiti, a significant part of JNU’s political, academic and pedagogic discourse.






