Death was closer to him than life, yet he faced it with a smile: Remembering Puthukudi Pushpan
Paralyzed for most of his life after being injured in the Koothuparamba struggle, Puthukudi Pushpan’s passing moved all who fight for a better world.
Protests intensify in India following arrest of anti-femicide organizer
Democratic Youth Federation of India leader Kalatan Dasgupta was arrested by the West Bengal police on Saturday over allegedly trumped up charges
Femicide of doctor in India sparks nationwide protests
Protests have erupted all across the country in the wake of the rape and murder of an on duty doctor in a public hospital last week in Kolkata, amidst allegations of attempted cover up by the government.
International uproar following mass raids and arrest of Indian journalists
There has been an outpouring of solidarity following the raid and arrest of journalists in India, who have been targeted as a result of baseless accusations published in the New York Times
“79 days too late”: Outrage across India as video of sexual assault exposes violence in Manipur
The northeastern State of Manipur in India has seen horrific ethnic and religious violence for nearly three months. The opposition alleges that the central and the Manipur State government led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have failed to uphold law and order in the State by deliberate inaction
India’s left activists raise demands for jobs for youth
Leftist youth activists gathered in New Delhi to ask the Narendra Modi government the question, “Where are Our Jobs.” They demanded an national urban employment guarantee scheme
Tens of thousands observe 6 months of farmers’ protests in India
Six months into the historic farmers’ agitation in India, organizations have reiterated that they will not back down until three contentious farms laws introduced by the Narendra Modi government are revoked.
Left organizations in Delhi launch campaign to declare work as a fundamental right
Delegates from the CITU, DYFI and the SFI took the decision at the Delhi state-convention on unemployment to launch militant struggles for an urban employment guarantee act, guaranteeing 200 days of employment, at no less than Rs. 21K per month.
Police repress youth demonstration demanding jobs in India
As per reports, about 150 protesters were injured, 100 have been hospitalized, and about 500 arrests have been made.
Indian Government’s crackdown on media continues amidst the growing farmers protests
The Enforcement Directorate’s raid on the office of Newsclick and on the residences of its editors came in the backdrop of sedition charges filed against several veteran journalists whose reporting on the farmers’ protests had been critical of the government.
Kerala rises against political murder of communist youth activists
Tens of thousands of people took part in the protest against the murder of two Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists Haq Muhammed and Mithilaj in the Indian State of Kerala.
How a communist youth organization in Kerala raised USD 1.4 million for COVID-19 relief
Cadre of the Democratic Youth Federation of India in the State of Kerala raised USD 1.4 million by running a recycling campaign where they collected scrap from across the State and sold in to recyclers






