Anti CAA protests

JNU Teachers Association condemns the arrest of Umar Khalid

Statement issued by JNUTA, representing the voices of JNU faculty  The JNUTA condemns the arrest by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police of former JNU student, Umar Khalid, under the draconian UAPA. This is yet another instance of the never ending witch hunt being conducted by the Delhi Police in the name of inquiring … Continue reading JNU Teachers Association condemns the arrest of Umar Khalid →

Nationwide condemnation of Delhi Police regarding their interrogation of Prof. Apoorvanand

We stand firmly with Apoorvanand, our friend and fellow member of the Kafila collective, as we do with all those being interrogated and framed by Delhi Police for the violence in Delhi. We also stand with all political prisoners of this  fascist regime.  Before you read the statement below, endorsed by over a thousand people … Continue reading Nationwide condemnation of Delhi Police regarding their interrogation of Prof. Apoorvanand →

Poetry of resistance against the suppression of dissent

On 16th May 2020, the Campaign against Witch-hunt of Anti-CAA Activists inaugurates its Poetry Week.   Poetry bears witness. It records, it remembers. Resistance, indeed life itself, has long been sustained and nourished by the words of poets. So, it is with poetry that we celebrate the inspiring movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act, and with … Continue reading Poetry of resistance against the suppression of dissent →

Over 1100 Feminists Condemn Crackdown on Women Activists in Delhi

Issued on 3 May, 2020 Over 1,100  feminsts across religion, class, caste, ethnicity, ability, sexuality and genders DENOUNCE false narratives that try to link anti-CAA protests with the violence in Delhi. DENOUNCE false narratives that try to link anti-CAA protests with the violence in Delhi. DEMAND an immediate stop to targeting of Muslim women activists … Continue reading Over 1100 Feminists Condemn Crackdown on Women Activists in Delhi →

The Virus, the Muslim and the Migrant: Part I – Comvid 14

PART I OF A THREE PART POST The term Comvid 14 is gratefully borrowed from Tony Joseph who defined it in a Facebook post as Communalvirus (Comvid 2014), the incubation period for which could be as long as six to seven years. Over fifty percent of infected people remain asymptomatic carriers, the rest going into … Continue reading The Virus, the Muslim and the Migrant: Part I – Comvid 14 →

Statement by concerned citizens against state crackdown for anti CAA protests

Statement by concerned citizens against witch-hunting of students and activists for anti CAA protests The country right now is reeling through a grave crisis as a result of the novel Corona Virus and nearly a month long lock-down. We are all being asked to stay home and stay safe in order to break the chain … Continue reading Statement by concerned citizens against state crackdown for anti CAA protests →

Delhi Elections and the Difficult Terrain of Antifascist Struggle

  Three incidents of firing in four days – two in Jamia Millia Islamia and one in Shaheen Bagh – quickly followed open calls to violence (‘goli maro saalon ko‘) by Union minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and the demonization of Shaheen Bagh protesters by BJP MP Pravesh Verma (‘the protesters will enter … Continue reading Delhi Elections and the Difficult Terrain of Antifascist Struggle →