Joint Resolution
PASSED AT THE JOINT CONVENTION AT GANDHI PEACE FOUNDATION
On 24 October 2008
Demanding
Immediate release and immediate withdrawal of false criminal cases against Abhay Sahu and other activists of POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti,
and Condemning
the increasing state repression in Orissa against peaceful resistance of people against anti-people steel project
In exercise of [...]
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PRESS RELEASE
24th October 2008
POLITICAL PARTIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CONDEMN INCREASING STATE REPRESSION OF PEACEFUL RESISTANCES
AND
DEMAND RELEASE OF POSCO PRATIRODH SANGAM SAMITI LEADER ABHAYA SAHU
Political parties and civil society groups, in a Convention organised in Delhi today, 24 October 2008, expressed concern regarding the malafide arrest of Abhay Sahu and other activists of [...]
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PRESS INVITE
CONVENTION
TO
EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH THE ANTI-POSCO MOVEMENT IN ORISSA
AND
CONDEMN THE INCREASING STATE REPRESSION ON PEACEFUL RESISTANCES
AND
DEMAND RELEASE OF PPSS LEADER ABHAYA SAHU
Date: 24 October 2008
Time: 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Venue: Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi
Speakers include: Prashant Paikray (PPSS, Orissa); Sudhir Pattnaik (Activist and Editor of Samadrusti, [...]
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VIOLENCE AGAINST MINORITIES:
GANDHIAN UPVAS ENDS AFTER 72 HOURS AT RAJGHAT
WITH CITIZENS’ PLEDGE AGAINST VIOLENCE
New Delhi: “The 72 hour fast is yet another initiative against the forces of fascism and communalism. This Upvas is our way of expressing our anger against the Sangh Parivar groups, which are spearheading the hate campaign against minorities”, said Vimalbhai [...]
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Posted in Press Release on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
VIOLENCE AGAINST MINORITIES: GANDHIAN ACTIVIST BEGINS 3 DAY FAST
New Delhi: The otherwise non-descript road opposite Raj Ghat was covered with several colourful banners calling for peace and justice, as the three-day fast against atrocities on minorities in Orissa and elsewhere began today. The fast is being led by a young Gandhian activist Vimalbhai.
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Posted in Press Invites on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
72 HOUR FAST (10-13 OCTOBER)
IN DEFENCE OF A SECULAR INDIA
NO TO VIOLENCE AND COMMUNALISM
YES TO PEOPLES’ RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY & PLURALISM
Opposite Rajghat, Gandhi Samadhi, New Delhi
10th October 1pm onwards
Dear friends and comrades,
The ongoing orchestrated attack on minorities by the Sangh Parivar led communal forces in Orrisa, Karnataka and other parts of India is a matter [...]
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