The armed forces commit crimes against the people with impunity because they are granted immunity from any punishment for these crimes. The people of these states have long been demanding the withdrawal of AFSPA from their states. It is a just demand that has the support of all justice loving people of India.
Continue readingThe growing closeness of the Indian state to the US in a number of spheres, including military and intelligence, comes at a great cost to the Indian people, our independence and security, and our relations with other peoples.
Continue readingThe gruesome incident in Kolkata on 9 August, when a young doctor was brutally raped and murdered, yet again highlights the violence that women face everywhere in our country. The Mumbai Regional Committee of the CGPI organised a meeting to discuss the gravity of the problem, the root cause and what should be done to change the situation.
Continue readingOn September 18, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in an emergency special session, overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories within a year.
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Report from a correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
Workers of Samsung Electronics factory at Sunguvarchatram, near Sriperumbudur in Tamilnadu, started an indefinite strike on 9 September, 2024.
Peoples and countries across the world are condemning this cyber-attack and the ongoing attacks on the Lebanese people as an act of outright terrorism by Israel against an entire nation and its people. It is a war crime and a violation of international law.
Continue readingThe peoples of the Northeast have a long history of united struggle against the central Indian state. They have repeatedly fought against state terrorism and army rule, against AFSPA and in defence of human rights and democratic rights. Inciting different sections of the people against one another, based on tribal and ethnic identity, has been the method used by the Indian ruling class to justify the continuation of state terrorism and violation of the people’s rights. It has been used in the past by Congress-led governments. It is now being deployed by the BJP governments.
Continue readingThe existing system, which is touted as the ‘world’s most populous democracy’, is in reality the brutal dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The ruling bourgeoisie has given itself the power to attack the human and democratic rights of the people, to smash the unity and solidarity of the people of our country.
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Demonstratons against Israel’s genocidal war and US support for it
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Tens of thousands of hotel workers in some of the biggest hotel chains across the United States went on a 3-day strike on 1 September 2024, over a major holiday weekend, to demand better pay and working conditions.
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