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Binu Mathew
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Chhattisgarh Is Burning: Where's The Outrage? 
By Surabhi Singh

http://www.countercurrents.org/singh170616.htm

I woke up the next morning to the atrocious news of gangrape and murder of Madkam Hidme, an Adivasi girl in Sukma district’s village Gumpad. She was picked up from home, gangraped and then shot in cold blood by a gang of bloodthirsty, estrogen shooting men, dressed in an attire given by government that miraculously shields them against all legal shenanigans. Two days before this, a 12 year old child was similarly raped by a policeman in the same district. This is happening everyday in these villages. Every single day


Soni Sori Not Allowed Into Village: Still On Fast
Press Release

http://www.countercurrents.org/pr170616.htm

Soni Sori is now in Konta, still on hunger strike, still not being allowed to go the village, and vows to not break her fast till she enters the village of Gompad where Madkam Hidme, was allegedly raped and killed by security forces


Modi Government's Witch Hunt Of Teesta Setalvad Enters New Phase: 
Sabrang Trust's Registration Cancelled
By Countercurrents.org

http://www.countercurrents.org/cc170616.htm

The Narendra Modi led Indian government cancelled on Thursday the registration of Sabrang Trust run by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. Teesta and her NGOs are on the forefront of civil society campaign against the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, in which over 1000 muslims were massacred. She was active in bringing to justice many Sangh Parivar activists who were involved in the massacre


The Difficulties With Lone Wolves: Terror In Orlando, Birstall And Sydney 
By Dr. Binoy Kampmark

http://www.countercurrents.org/kampmark170616.htm

Much of Britain is recoiling in the wake of the death of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed on Thursday in broad daylight outside the public library in Birstall to the shouts of “Britain first!” It was the first killing of a serving MP since Ian Gow, whose life was taken by Irish Republicans in 1990


Why Go To Russia? 
By Kathy Kelly

http://www.countercurrents.org/kelly170616.htm

My friend Brad Lyttle, a lead organizer of and participant in the “San Francisco to Moscow Walk” (1960 -1961) recently wrote to President Obama that there is no reason why the U.S. and Russia should continue to jeopardize the very existence of the human species with their huge nuclear arsenals. “Work with President Putin to reduce and eliminate these,” wrote Brad. “Emphasize a trustful and positive approach. Don't assume that the future needs always to be as bad as much of the past.”


Climate Criminal Coalition Government Lying Endangers Australia & Planet – 
Australians Must Vote 1 Green And Put The Coalition Last
By Dr Gideon Polya

http://www.countercurrents.org/polya170616.htm

The world will soon respond to continuing disproportionate greenhouse gas pollution and climate change inaction by Australia and similarly climate criminal countries with Green Tariffs, International Criminal Court prosecutions, International Court of Justice litigations and Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). On 2 July 2016 (Election Day in Australia), decent , science-informed Australians who care for the environment, children and future generations will utterly reject the climate criminal, pro-coal Coalition (aka the COALition or KOALition), vote 1 Green and put the Coalition last


Pathways Of Transition To Agroecological Food Systems 
By Adam Parsons

http://www.countercurrents.org/parsons170616.htm

A new report by leading sustainability experts has reaffirmed the case for a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems – fundamental to which is a call for redistributing power back into the hands of those who feed the world


Conquest And Tyranny vs Peace And Justice 
By William A. Cook

http://www.countercurrents.org/cook170616.htm

The UN and France must stipulate that these negotiations be equal, must begin negotiations with maps that show the UN recognition of what it determined as the Partition Plan of 1947, must give equal authority to Palestine as Israel, and must have an international system of control in place that will guarantee open and honest and just discussions thereby forcing Israel to confront what it has determined to be its rights, as noted above in the passage quoted from The Plight of the Palestinians. The UN must take responsibility for what it created in November of 1947 and “force” the Zionist controlled government of Israel to accept justice in a world that determines what justice is peacefully yet determinedly


A View From Iceland: An Interview With Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl 
By Linh Dinh

http://www.countercurrents.org/dinh170616.htm

With six books of poems, five novels, two collections of essays and even a cook book with short, meditative essays on food, Norðdahl is in fact one of Iceland’s brightest literary stars. His 2012 novel, Illska, was awarded The Icelandic Literary Prize and The Book Merchant’s Prize, and its French version shortlisted for the Prix Médicis Étranger and the Prix Meilleur Livre Étranger. Norðdahl’s translation credits include a selection of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, Michael Moore, crime fiction and Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn. As an organizer of the Reykjavik International Literary Festival, Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl brought me to Iceland in 2007, and we’ve stayed in touch over the years. This interview was conducted via email over eight days


The Quest For Human Rights Was The Essence Of Dr Ambedkar’s Life 
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat

http://www.countercurrents.org/rawat170616.htm

A presentation made at London School of Economics


Nainital Lake Faces An Evironmental Calamity 
By Noman Siddiqui

http://www.countercurrents.org/siddiqui170616.htm

The sea green lake, the gentle morning sunshine, chirping birds, Nainital lake still remains one of the most popular tourist destinations, it also gives drinking water to thousands living near the lake and it needs our prayers and also the locals should realise that today is the time to act, tomorrow maybe late


Foreign Ship Owners And Ship Breakers Outwitting UN’s Basel Convention,
Threaten India’s Maritime Security
By Toxics Watch Alliance

http://www.countercurrents.org/twa170616.htm

Toxics Watch Alliance (TWA) disapproves of efforts by foreign Shipowners and Shipbreakers to outwit UN’s Basel Convention on transboundary movement of hazardous end-of-life ships, threatening India’s maritime security and environmental and occupational health of workers in the ship breaking facilities in Indian waters. These ship owners have been lobbying with the Ministry of Shipping to amend the Shipbreaking Code 2013 that was created in compliance with Supreme Court’s order. These foreign interests have also been lobbying with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry to establish a regime wherein free trade in hazardous waste is legalized using new Hazardous waste management handling rules under the Environment Protection Act, 1986


Release Kashmiri Political Prisoners Languishing In Jails 
By Dr. P.S. Sahni & Shobha Aggarwal

http://www.countercurrents.org/sahni170616.htm

Masarat Alam has spent more years in jail than Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi did individually during the freedom struggle. The British dealt with these establishment freedom fighters as befits their status and role as freedom fighters. The Indian state treats the frontline leaders struggling for right to self-determination of Kashmiri people with utter contempt. Recently the Prime Minister of India referred to overcoming the “hesitations of history” while delivering his speech at the joint session of U.S. congress on 8 June, 2016. Could he extend this doctrine in relation to Kashmir and resolve the long standing issues? As a first step he could instruct the Bharatiya Janata Party in J & K – a coalition partner with the Peoples Democratic Party– to ensure that Kashmiri political prisoners are released


The Misplaced Fear Of Arabised Islam 
By Suraj Kumar Thube

http://www.countercurrents.org/thube170616.htm

As the holy month of fasting has returned , so have certain controversies regarding the same. To call it a controversy would itself be like legitimising the debate that has been going since quite a few years now. The idea that "RamaZan" has been taken over by a more puritanical sounding "RamaDan" is something that seems to be worrying some people of late