17Oct/16
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[STATEMENT] Dalit, Ambedkarite and South Asian organisations in the UK condemn police and Maratha attacks on Dalits in Nashik

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To Shri Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister
Government of Maharashtra

and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

17th October 2017

We are extremely concerned about the emerging reports from the ground of police collusion in atrocities against Dalits in Nashik by Maratha mobs, which have been taking place since 8th October. Not only has not a single arrest been made by the Maratha dominated Police force till date, but we have strong evidence that the Nashik Police is actively beating up Dalit families in their own homes instead of protecting them from the Maratha mob. The BJP-Shiv Sena Government of Maharashtra has been sitting on the fence and allowing this dangerous situation to escalate, while a number of other parties and politicians are covertly providing support to the Maratha agitation. More details of recent events are set out below. Continue reading →

13Oct/16
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[Pictures] Hundreds Protest Against Atrocities on Dalits Outside Indian Mission in London

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[M Ghazali Khan | Caravan Daily]

LONDON — Hundreds of activists held protests outside the Indian High Commission in London on Saturday against increasing violence and atrocities against Dalits in India.

More than 200 representatives and activists belonging to various organizations from all over the UK stood outside the India House for two hours and chanted slogans’ “Manuvad se azadi”, “Brahmanwad se azadi”, “chu achoot se azadi”, “le ke raheN ge azadi” (we want freedom from Manu—an ancient scripture preaching casteism—untouchability. We will get our freedom), “Down with Modi.” Continue reading →

15Aug/16
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[ PRESS RELEASE ] “Whose Democracy?” Asks a Seminar in London on the Eve of India’s Independence Day

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LONDON, 14 August 2016: Kashmiris are facing an existential crisis under Indian army occupation, said Kashmiri academic, novelist and activist Nitasha Kaul at a seminar at School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) organised by South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG).

“It is as though there is a hierarchy of lives – for some, many more have to be lost, before people listen.” Ms Kaul said. Continue reading →

15Aug/16
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Statement in solidarity with the ‘Azaadi Kooch’ or Freedom March in India

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As representatives of Dalit and South Asian organisations in the UK we send warmest solidarity greetings to our Dalit brothers and sisters in struggle in India as they march from Ahmedabad to Una in the ‘Azaadi Kooch’ (Freedom March), reaching on Independence Day to hoist the Indian flag at the place of the Una atrocity.

As India enters its 70th year of independence, the country is in turmoil as never before. The Hindu supremacist BJP government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has been in power since May 2014, together with the numerous Hindutva killer gangs who stand behind it, has unleashed an increasingly violent reign of terror and repression on Dalits, Muslims and other minorities. Continue reading →