The song of a caged bird: A tribute to Fr Stan Swamy
His death is institutional murder by the Indian criminal justice system.
Stan Swamy, the Guardian Angel of Social Movements in Jharkhand
One can find hundreds of committed and fearless activists, scholars and lawyers in the state who drew their inspiration from him.
Stan, Now Part of the Adivasi Folklore of Resistance – Judicial and Jail Systems Guilty in ‘Death by Default’
Fr Stan Swamy, the Jesuit, has now become part of the Adivasi folklore of resistance. He is also a martyr to their cause of protecting their heritage, their ‘Jal, Jangal, Zameen’ from the lusting eyes of the men in political power and their crony corporate friends.
Killing Him Softly With His Song: A Requiem for Father Stan Swamy
The entire episode leaves behind a feeling that Stan Swamy was virtually thrust a sentence of death without charges being framed against him and without a trial.
Father Stan Swamy – Two Poems
Father Stan Swamy; Swamy and Friends: A Poem.
A Young Farmer Leader on how Seven Months of Protests Created Democratic Spaces
Rajinder Singh Deepsinghwala, the vice president of the Kirti Kisan Union, says that despite their core demands not being met, the past seven months of protests had won a major victory in how they had democratised politics in northern India.
Why Gandhi’s Use of Oxygen as a Metaphor during the Freedom Struggle has Resonance for India Today
Freedom of opinion and freedom of association are ‘the two lungs that are absolutely necessary for a man to breathe the oxygen of liberty’, he wrote.
In Modi’s India, Being a Tribal Woman Is an Act of Resistance
Adivasi communities continue heroically to fight to protect their lands. In doing so, they’re protecting all our futures. Because, more than anyone, activists like Hidme Markam are keeping the forests standing and the coal in the ground.
Brazil Rallies Against Bolsonaro as He Faces Court-Ordered Criminal Probe in ‘CovaxinGate’
A day after a judge of the Supreme Federal Court ordered a criminal investigation against Jair Bolsonaro in the Covaxin scandal, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in 350 cities and towns to protest against the government and demand that the president be impeached.
Colombia: Between Biden’s Anxiety and Uribe’s Disruption
The United States Department of State is observing with great concern that movements in Latin America have begun to take place that go beyond its control and that could affect its system of regional domination.