SOAS student expelled for Palestine activism calls out university’s moral collapse
Haya Adam, President of the Palestine Society at the School of Oriental and Africa Studies (SOAS) talks about her expulsion from SOAS over pro-Palestine activism.
Who are the killers of Govind Pansare?
Seven years after the fatal attack on Indian communist and author Govind Pansare, the case remains unsolved. The International Union of Left Publishers calls for those responsible to be brought to justice
How the Indian state neglects the health of political prisoners
84 year old human rights activist, priest and political prisoner Stan Swamy died in hospital on July 5 in India. Many have called his death an ‘institutional murder’ and a ‘custodial killing.’
Dozens of Al-Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli spyware
According to Canada-based Citizen Lab, the UAE and Saudi Arabia hacked the Al-Jazeera journalists’ iPhones using Israel-based NSO group’s Pegasus spyware
Commemorating the legacy of slain Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh
On the anniversary of the assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh by religious extremists in India, her sister Kavitha Lankesh talks about her legacy
Indian government’s approach to students’ issues is exclusionary
Dipsita Dhar from of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) talks about the plight of Indian students and the demands being made by them to the government to ensure that education remains accessible to all.
Did the Indian government use Israeli spyware to target activists and journalists?
WhatsApp has filed a case against the NSO group, the Israeli developer of the Pegasus spyware which can be used to steal information from targets. At least 1,400 people were targeted with this spyware, according to WhatsApp
Teachers detained in India for holding meeting demanding release of activists
The teachers were holding a meeting demanding the release of nine activists arrested last year on charges of association with the Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Israeli spyware being used to target dissidents, says report
The spyware named Pegasus, developed by the Tel Aviv based NSO Group, has been found to be used widely for targeting activists, dissidents, and journalists around the world
- Nepal heads to first elections since mass protests
- Ecuadorian-Iranian Cultural Center attacked in Quito
- Israel escalates attacks against Lebanon
- Protests break out across South Asia against Iran war and assassination of Khamenei
- Iran continues waves of strikes against US bases in West Asia and offices of Israeli leaders
