Set in a West Bengal village on the border with Bangladesh in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition, Prasun Chatterjee’s film explores the changing dynamics of everyday interactions as the country comes to terms with a fast-spreading communal divide.
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India: ’Dostojee’ Tells the Story of Communal Division Seen Through the Innocence of Childhood
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India: With Little Hope of Government Protection, Muslims in Tripura Are Living in Fear
2 November 2021, by siawi3The state government, led by the BJP, has come under criticism for its handling of incidents of anti-Muslim violence.
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Intolérance. Inde : des fêtes de Noël perturbées par des extrémistes hindous
12 janvier 2022, par siawi3Une série de violences a eu lieu à l’occasion des fêtes de Noël dans ce pays où les chrétiens ne représentent qu’un peu plus de 2 % de la population. Plus de 300 attaques contre les chrétiens ont eu lieu depuis le début de l’année 2021 en Inde.
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Pakistan: Gender rights
1 July 2022, by siawi3The last census says there are 10,000 transgender persons in Pakistan. But the real strength of the transgender population is about 300,000.Pakistan is counted among the 20-odd states to have given legal recognition to the ‘third sex’ — non-binary people. The police are a challenge. They are the biggest perpetrators of sex crimes against transgender persons.
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France : Assassinat de Samuel Paty : le père du tueur se dit « satisfait » de son fils
2 novembre 2021, par siawi3« Il est parti en défendant l’honneur de tous les Tchétchènes et de tous les musulmans du monde », se félicite le père d’Abdoullakh Anzorov, l’assassin de Samuel Paty
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India: Hate and Harmony in 2021 - a report
18 February 2022, by siawi3A recap of all that transpired across India in terms of hate speech and even outright hate crimes, as well as the persecution of those who dared to speak up against hate. This disturbing harvest of hate should now push us to do more to forge harmony.
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“A fearless leader”: South African shack-dwellers’ leader, Lindokuhle Mnguni, assassinated in Durban
24 August 2022, by siawi328-year-old Lindokuhle Mnguni, the twice imprisoned chairperson of the eKhenana commune of South African shack dwellers’ movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), was gunned down at his home in Cato Crest, Durban, at around 1:30 a.m on Saturday, August 20. Since its inception in 2005, AbM has been occupying lands and building shacks with the collective labor of its own members to house the urban poor. These shacks are also self-connected to water and electricity supply, without help or permission from the government.
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India: Gauri Lankesh murder: SC to decide on HC’s order cancelling KCOCA charges against the accused
21 August 2021, by siawi3Kavitha Lankesh and the State have moved SC against the HC order dropping organised crime charges against accused Mohan Nayak
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