This week's headlines in The SouthAsian 

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Pakistani Americans Rally for Peace and Justice in Pakistan

On Sunday June 3rd, 2007, Pakistani Americans and their friends will hold a rally for the democracy and justice in Pakistan. The rally is planned outside the White House. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/pakistani_americans_rally_for.html

Netaji's Speech on Bahadur Shah Zafar

As India celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the 1st War of Independence (1857), we refer to Aflatoon’s presentation of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s speech on 11th July 1944 to the Azad Hind Fauj and his reference to this First War of Independence. It is especially poignant to listen to 

Netaji’s reference to Bahadur Shah Zafar.  

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/netajis_speech_on_bahadur_shah_1.html

Sri Lanka Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire

The latest report for the International Crisis Group, examines the plight of Sri Lanka’s largely ignored Muslim community, who have been victims of massacres, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement over the past two decades, largely by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 

(LTTE), and have been sidelined at successive peace talks. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/sri_lankas_muslims_caught_in_t.html

Agricultural Policies Impact on Indian Farmers

The US-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative agreement on agriculture will cast a demonising spell over the country and is bound to cause large scale plunder of the agro-rural society and definitely tend to capitalize on our living, life pattern, culture and social norms.   

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/agricultural_policies_impact_o.html

Sanjay Sangvai is No More

Numerous admirers,
 colleagues and friends (Himanshu Upadhyay, his friends at NCPRI, AID, Aflatoon, among many others) have poured their heart out at the passing of Sanjai Sangvai. Here is one note from his friends at the Narmada Bachao Andolan. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/sanjay_sangvai_is_no_more.html

Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Banga Poet

Shahidul Alam presents the poets call for freedom in his blog - and the caricature of that poetry by the current Bangladeshi administration. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/kazi_nazrul_islam_the_banga_po.html

Chattisgarh Govt Arrests Rights Leader

Dr. Binayak Sen was produced today in the court of the Additional CJM at Raipur along with the co-accused, Mr. Pyush Guha. Dr. Sen was sent on judicial remand to Raipur Central Jail until 5th June, 2007. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/chattisgarh_govt_arrests_right.html

AI Report on Sri Lankan
 Conflict

The human rights situation in Sri Lanka deteriorated dramatically. 

Unlawful killings, recruitment of child soldiers, abductions, enforced disappearances and other human rights violations and war crimes increased. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/ai_report_on_sri_lankan_confli.html

LTTE Preparing for Major Attack

LTTE is making
 preparations for a large-scale attack on Sri Lankan military detachments, according to several informed sources in the Vanni.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/ltte_preparing_for_major_attac.html

Pakistani Fisherfolk Urge Ban on Deep-Sea Fishing Trawlers

Members of civil society organizations, politicians and environmentalists have urged government to cancel licenses of the deep-sea fishing trawlers in order to save livelihood of hundreds of fishermen in Sindh and Balochistan.   

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/pakistani_fisherfolk_urge_ban.html

Hashimpura Victims Find Hope in RTI

Even twenty years after the sordid Hashimpura massacre in Uttar Pradesh, in which Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel allegedly gunned down over 40 people on 22 May 1987 (all muslim), justice remains still out of sight.   

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/hashimpura_victims_find_hope_i.html

Democratic Reform in UP Elections

Association for Democratic Reforms, in collaboration with numerous NGOs and civic society groups in UP undertook a massive effort for greater electoral awareness and transparency during these elections - a report. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/democratic_reform_in_up_electi_1.html

Pakistani Fisherfolk Forum Oppose Military
 Appointee

Two key organizations representing the fishermen community have condemned the appointment of a retired army officer as general manager of Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) and termed it illegal and in violation of bylaws of the society.

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/pakistani_fisherfolk_forum_opp.html

Fact Finding Mission: Sri Lanka on the Verge of Despair

Peace Mumbai - a peace initiative from India sent representatives to 

Sri Lanka in October 2006. This report presents their findings. 

http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/fact_finding_mission_sri_lanka.html

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