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Nodeep Kaur calls for united action against state repression She said her arrest and that of many others speaking up for the farmers and the marginalised is a sign that the government is running scared Labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who was released from jail last week, on Monday called for united action against state repression, adding that her arrest and that of many others speaking up for the farmer...

Indiscriminate Arrests Show That the State Is Scared: Nodeep Kaur Speaking at a press conference after her release on bail, the labour activist said that anyone who raises their voice is being labelled and booked under stringent laws. Nodeep Kaur speaking at the press conference. Photo: Ismar Ara/The Wire Rights01/Mar/2021 New Delhi: Labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who was recently released on bail, said that state repression was on the rise, saying anyone who raises their voice is “called names...

Since November of 2020, hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers, laborers, and allies have flooded the Delhi border to protest against new agricultural bills that they feel will undermine their livelihoods. Protesters have set up temporary housing camps demanding change through speeches, marches, and strikes. While the protesters themselves have been largely peaceful, the Indian government’s forceful response has caught the attention of observers around the world concerned about significant a...

02 March 2021 Nodeep Kaur, a Dalit labour-rights activist, addresses the media at Singhu Border, during the ongoing farmer protests, on 27 February. She was released on bail the previous day. Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto/ Getty Images Nodeep Kaur, a Dalit labour-rights activist, addresses the media at Singhu Border, during the ongoing farmer protests, on 27 February. She was released on bail the previous day. Mayank Makhija/NurPhoto/ Getty Images Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dal...

Your job is to clean gutters, who gave you the right to organize protests?: Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur alleges custodial torture Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur claimed that she was physically tortured and the cops used casteist slurs to intimidate her. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Online Desk Days after Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, the 24-year-old spoke about the police brutality she faced while in prison. Nodeep cl...

Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/36825 Release Nodeep Kaur and Shiv Kumar! Submitted by AWL on 16 February, 2021 - 7:38 Author: Mohan Sen The Modi government’s repression against Indian farmers’ protests ( Solidarity581) could signal the Hindu-nationalist regime’s panic-stricken weakening and decline, or the onset of an even more consolidated authoritarianism. The repression is harsh and escalating. About two hundred farmers have died as a result of protrac...

Why the Wellness Community Needs To Show More Solidarity With the Indian Farmers Protests Roohi Sahajpal © Photo: Getty Images / NARINDER NANU / Contributor indian farmers protests It’s not uncommon these days for people in North America to follow Ayurvedic diets, add spices to their chai, or use herbs like ashwagandha as adaptogens to stay energized. With a global market value of $4.15 trillion, wellness has never been more popular, but what is the purpose of "being well" ...

Climate activist Disha Ravi was granted bail on February 23. | Adnan Abidi/ Reuters The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a Prime Minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, or perhaps a Bollywood star caught in the wrong bed. Instead, the cameras were waiting for Disha Ravi, a nature-loving 22-year-old vegan climate activist who against all odds has found herself ensnared in an Orwellian...

Updated: Labour activist says victory is far from won Share Article AAA Activist Nodeep Kaur addressing the media at the press club in New Delhi on Monday, March 01, 2021.   | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Labour activist says victory is far from won Trade union activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested on January 12 after a demonstration to demand workers’ wages in Haryana’s Kundli, on Monday said her release on bail last week was not a victory. Addressing a press conference here, Ms. Kaur said, ...

Counterview Desk  Even as welcoming the bail granted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to young Dalit labour rights leader Nodeep Kaur, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), taking note of continued incarceration of her colleague Shiv Kumar, also a Dalit, has demanded charges against them should be immediately dropped. Arrested in January from a Kundli border point, where they were said to be bring workers’ support to the ongoing farmers’ agitation, Ravi Kiran Jain, president...