South Asia Citizens Web

Israelis, Indians, filmmakers and intellectuals condemn India's Ban on the film 'The Voice Hind Rajab'

2026-04-07T11:42:53Z

In a statement released today, Israelis, Indians, filmmakers and intellectuals condemned India's ban on The Voice of Hind Rajab on the pretext of safeguarding Indo–Israeli relations. J.P. Loo, initial signatory, said: ‘The ban is an attempt to turn diplomacy into a blank cheque for censorship.'

- In Defence of Freedom of Expression, Public Space in / on South Asia / Israel, India, Press Release, Freedom of Expression

India: Move to use Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) to take away Church properties | Statement from All India Christian Council

2026-03-27T20:54:57Z

All India Christian Council condemns the move to use FCRA to take away Christian properties meant for the development of Dalits, tribals, OBCs and marginalised people. the monies given to these institutions and projects came from individual and Christian churches for the wholistic development of these communities through Christians in India. As things stand, whatever authority the proposed bill sets up under the BJP government will be run by RSS-affiliated individuals.

- Communalism Repository / India, Minorities, Press Release, Funding

India: Statement on Sealing of UNI's Premises — Editor's Guild of India (Mar 21, 2026)

2026-03-22T21:58:35Z

March 21, 2026 | New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGi) strongly condemns the use of excessive force, as well as the undue haste shown in implementing a High Court order cancelling the allotment of land on which the premises of United News of India, one of India's oldest independent news agencies, was situated, and allowing the Land and Development Office of the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry to retake possession of the land.

- Human Rights / India, Press Release, Media, Police Misconduct, Human Rights

Bitter Leaves: Women Workers in Sri Lanka's Tea Plantations | Indian Ocean Podcast (March 6, 2026)

2026-03-12T13:03:16Z

Ahead of International Women's Day, we speak with Menaha Kandasamy of the Ceylon Workers Red Flag Union in Sri Lanka.

Tea from Sri Lanka reaches cups around the world. But the workers behind it—most of them women—continue to face low wages, unsafe conditions, and the long shadow of a colonial plantation system.

In this episode, Menaha discusses the workers' tribunal on plantation labour, the challenges of organizing in the estates, and why international solidarity still matters.

- South Asia Labour Activists Library / Labour, Agricultural Labour, Tea Plantations, Sri Lanka, Audio / Video

Pakistan, India Peoples' Forum For Peace and Democracy Statement on the Military Attack on Iran | March 2, 2026

2026-03-03T01:54:55Z

Pakistan India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy, which met on Saturday evening [Feb 28, 2026], condemns the attack on Iran by the combined forces of the United States and the Netanyahu regime in Israel.

- Citizens Action and Concerns for Peace in South Asia / Iran, Press Release, War

India: A compilation of statements from all major left formations on the Israeli-US Aggression Against Iran | Feb 28, 2026

2026-03-01T00:33:35Z

statements by CPI, CPM, CIMPL on the Israeli US war on Iran — Feb 28, 2026

- Dissident Left Archive / India, Iran, Press Release, Left, War, Anti imperialism, Peace

Regrettable and Regressive remarks of the Chief Justice of India on Trade Unions and the Minimum Wage | Statement bt NTUI

NTUI — 2026-02-28T00:06:02Z

January 30, 2026

The New Trade Union Initiative finds the statements of the Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice Surya Kant, while hearing the case, on the absence of statutory wages and regulation of employment conditions for a statutory minimum wage, filed by our affiliate Penn Thozhilalar Sangam and other unions vs. the Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 26 of 2026, regrettable.

- South Asia Labour Activists Library / Trade Unions, Freedom of Association, workers rights, Judiciary, India, Press Release, Minimum Wages

India: NFIW Statement Against the Legalisation Of Domestic Violence by the Taliban In Afghanistan

2026-02-22T02:25:18Z

February 20, 2026
The National Federation of Indian Women strongly condemns the reported penal code introduced in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule and authority of Hibatullah Akhundzada, and stands in solidarity with the Afghan women in their struggle for justice.
The new code is the “legalising” of domestic violence - permitting husbands to physically punish wives and children so long as there are no “broken bones or open wounds”. This represents a grave assault on the fundamental (…)

- Women's Rights / India, Afghanistan, Press Release, Violence against women

India: Chief Minister of Assam must resign for Violating Oath of CMs Office to govern without ‘fear or favour, affection or ill-will' | PUCL statement (Feb 11, 2026)

Peoples Union for Civil Liberties — 2026-02-11T22:20:01Z

PUCL strongly condemns the recent statements made by the Chief Minister of Assam promoting divisive rhetoric against minorities which brazenly undermines the rule of law and violates his constitutional oath of office to protect all citizens without fear or favour. It is deeply alarming that a constitutionally elected Chief Minister is inciting hostility against Muslims and Christian minorities thereby violating the constitutional goal of upholding equality and secularism.

- Human Rights / India, Assam, Press Release, Hate Speech, Communalism, Human Rights

India: NREGA Sangharsh Morcha's Statement on Budget FY 26-27

2026-02-01T17:56:43Z

The Budget Speech and Documents aggravate the Modi Government's lack of transparency on VB-GRAMG. In her 90-minute speech, the Finance Minister did not utter a single word on MGNREGA or VB-GRAMG. The Budget Documents also gave no indication whatsoever of where and when VB GRAMG is to be notified, what the state-wise “normative allocations” are likely to be, or how the transition from MGNREGA is to take place. This uncertainty and confusion are putting state governments in a difficult position, as they have to make plans in the dark, including significant budget allocations. Frontline functionaries are even more confused, not to speak of rural workers. The Central Government must end this opacity and reveal its plans for VB-GRAMG without delay.

- South Asia Labour Activists Library / India, Press Release, Social struggles / Citizens Movements, Employment, State, Economy