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SUMMARY:Congressional Briefing: NEXT STEPS AFTER US LAWMAKERS\, OFFICIALS SLAM ISLAMOPHOBIA IN INDIA
DESCRIPTION:Watch live on Facebook! \n\n\n\nJoin this Congressional Briefing to hear Safa Ahmed and Ajit Sahi of Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and Nikhil Mandalaparthy of Hindus for Human Rights to discuss the significance of the remarks by the lawmakers\, Ambassador Hussain and USCIRF’s Turkel and the next steps the US Government should take to check rising Islamophobia in India.
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SUMMARY:Anand Teltumbde: Decoding Strategies of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:*National Campaign to Defend Democracy* \ninvites you to \nAnand Teltumbde: Decoding Strategies of Resistance\nDate: July 15\, 2022\nTime: 7 PM \nJuly 15\, 2022 will mark the third birthday that Anand Teltumbde will spend in prison. \nOn the occasion of his birthday\, the National Campaign to Defend Democracy invites you for a discussion about his contributions as an activist\, scholar and a public intellectual. \nSpeakers: \n\nBalmurli Natrajan – Anthropologist\nBhanwar Meghwanshi – Author\, Activist\, Journalist\nRashmi Teltumbde – Daughter of Anand Teltumbde\n\nModerated by:  Meena Kandasamy – Writer\, Poet\, Activist \nJoin the Zoom meeting through: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88381851464?pwd=bEJuaVplaTR4UnpLZE42b2RxUGhoQT09\nMeeting ID: 883 8185 1464\nPasscode: NCDD2022 \nOr watch the panel discussion on Facebook Live at: https://www.facebook.com/ncddindia2021
URL:https://indiacivilwatch.org/event/anand-teltumbde-decoding-strategies-of-resistance/
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SUMMARY:A Congressional Briefing on HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK INDIA: META SUPPRESSES FACT-FINDING REPORT
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/Briefing27July22  \nOn July 14\, 2022\, Meta released its first-ever human rights report. The company said this report covered the two calendar years of 2020 and 2021. \nImmediately\, global human rights groups slammed Meta for its failure to acknowledge the severity of hate speech on Facebook in India\, especially by Hindu supremacists connected with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and Bharatiya Janata Party\, as well as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)\, the BJP’s Nazi-inspired ideological parent. \nJoin this briefing to hear globally renowned experts – \nSophie Zhang\, whistleblower\, US-based data scientist\, formerly with Facebook Site Integrity fake engagement team. Zhang has exposed abusive political manipulation and opposition harassment networks in over two dozen countries\, including India \nMeetali Jain\, Deputy Director\, Reset.tech\, with two decades of experience as a lawyer\, academic\, and campaigner\, in the US and South Africa \nApar Gupta\, Executive Director\, Internet Freedom Foundation of India\, activist for democracy and internet freedom\, Ashok Fellow for digital rights \nMohan Datta\, Professor of Communications and Director\, Center for Culture-Centered Approach to Research & Evaluation (CARE)\, Massey University\, New Zealand
URL:https://indiacivilwatch.org/event/a-congressional-briefing-on-hate-speech-on-facebook-india-meta-suppresses-fact-finding-report/
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SUMMARY:Political Incarceration in India and the United States of America
DESCRIPTION:A talk on political prisoners in the US and India. This event is co-organized by the Jericho Movement and Boston South Asian Coalition www.thejerichomovement.com ; bsac.contactin.bio \n[9:30 pm Pakistan; 9:45 pm Bangladesh/Bhutan; 10:00 pm India/Sri Lanka; 10:15 pm Nepal] \nDemocracy Center\, 45 Mt Auburn St\, Cambridge\, MA \nFacebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/2qLkWVKcI \nFacebook Live Page (Hybrid Event): https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonCoalition/ \nZoom Registration: www.tinyurl.com/free-dem-all-730 \n  \n\nFacebook Live starts: 12 noon EST; 9pm Pakistan; 9:30pm India/Sri Lanka; 9:45pm Nepal; 10pm Bangladesh/Bhutan\n\nThe demand to release incarcerated political activists in South Asia and the United States is gaining momentum. The incarceration of Bhima Koregaon 15 (BK 15)\, the institutional murder of Father Stan Swamy\, and recent arrest of Teesta Setalwad and Mohammad Zubair has been condemned worldwide. In the US\, the struggle to release the famous political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal\, who is well known for his powerful struggle against the Philadelphia political machine and analysis of current events.\n\n\n\nBoston South Asian Coalition and Jericho Boston’s joint event on July 30th (Saturday) at\n\n\n11:30am EST will discuss the state of political prisoners in India and the US.\n\n\n\n\nResisting the Political Incarceration in India\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nKavita Srivastava is the national secretary of the People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL). She is a dedicated human rights worker\, working collectively towards restoring democracy\, justice and ending inequalities.\nPrachi Teltumbde is a doctor and researcher based in London. She is also the daughter of Anand Teltumbde\, a prominent public intellectual and one of the BK 15.\n\n\n\n\nMumia Abu Jamal’s Monumental Struggle Against Corruption and Empire\n\n\n\nSpeaker:\n\n\n\nSharik is a member of Jericho Boston\, which has been organizing to liberate dozens of US political prisoners.\n\n\n\n\n\n– Full vaccination and indoor masking will be required for in-person attendees\n\n\n\n– Accessibility: The democracy center is a partially accessible space\, with a wheelchair ramp in addition to 8 steep steps into the building. There is one gender-neutral bathroom that is not wide enough for wheelchair accessibility on site\, with the neighboring building offering a wheelchair-accessible bathroom for use. You can find full details about space accessibility and process of improvement at democracycenter.org. While we will not be burning or spraying anything\, we unfortunately cannot guarantee this public event will be fragrance-free.
URL:https://indiacivilwatch.org/event/political-incarceration-in-india-and-the-united-states-of-america/
CATEGORIES:Political Prisoners
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