In Defence of the Westminster Three
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In Defence of the Westminster Three

In June 2021, three activists were charged with criminal trespass before a London court. They had peacefully climbed up the scaffolding of the UK Houses of Parliament to hang a ten-metre tall letter – calling for honest acknowledgement of the harm and human cost of slavery and colonialism. You can arrest activists, but you cannot arrest the truth.

Sedition Law: an Imperial Legacy, and a Weapon of Intimidation and Subjugation by the Regime
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Sedition Law: an Imperial Legacy, and a Weapon of Intimidation and Subjugation by the Regime

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the author relies on Mahatma Gandhi’s defence during his 1992 sedition trial to make a case for the abrogation of the colonial-era law, as well as similar other laws that are used to stifle citizens’ democratic rights.

Cuba Accelerates Vaccine Drive
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Cuba Accelerates Vaccine Drive

Cuba has now become the first country in the world to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as two, and is among the few countries worldwide to be vaccinating under 12-year-olds. By the end of the year the island will be among the first countries in the world to fully vaccinate its population.

Overcoming Inequalities: A Conversation with Otro Beta
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Overcoming Inequalities: A Conversation with Otro Beta

Otro Beta is a cultural project that seeks to bring the Venezuelan barrio youth away from the dead-ends that capitalism imposes on them. It aims to incorporate them into the new horizons of personal and collective development that the Bolivarian Revolution has opened up.

Need for Bhagat Singh’s Relentless Criticism-Based Reasoning to Defend Constitution
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Need for Bhagat Singh’s Relentless Criticism-Based Reasoning to Defend Constitution

A reflection on Bhagat Singh’s thoughts on reasoning, critical thinking, challenging truth, and retributive justice as expressed in his seminal essay ‘Why I am an Atheist’, and their contemporary relevance in today’s India.

Nepal’s People Resist U.S. Anti-China Alliance
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Nepal’s People Resist U.S. Anti-China Alliance

Continuous protests shook the length and breadth of mountainous Nepal in September as the U.S. pushed again to chain this Asian country of 28 million people to its anti-China alliance through the Millenium Challenge Compact (MCC).