Iran sentences Kurdish Activist Pakhshan Azizi to death
Pakhshan Azizi, a graduate of the Department of Social Work at Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran, Iran, and a Kurdish female activist, was arrested on […]
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Anti-immigration protests in the UK are a reaction to Islamophobia
Demonstrators toss a trash bin during an anti-immigration protest, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024. (Reuters) Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and […]
Tabla Maestro Zakhir Hussian’s father became a Tabla legend
Allarakha Qureshi From the village Ghagwal, near Samba, about 40 km from Jammu, Allarakha Qureshi got his hands on Tabla as a child musical prodigy. […]
Guru Nanak Jahaaz recognized in a ceremony of a ship previously known as the Komogata Maru
Vancouver residents of Indian descent gathered to mark the 110 years presence of the Guru Nanak Jahaaz previously known as the Komagata Maru. They passed […]
Trophy Hunting Could Endanger Elephants in Tanzania
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan could condemn Africa’s most magnificent elephants to death – by issuing new licences allowing rich trophy hunters to hunt them. […]
Local votes to regional destiny? The future of democracy in South Asia
Images from various SAARC summits sourced from copyright-free photos. Collage by Pragayan Srivastava SapanNews Why the regimes ushered in through the democratic political process need […]
A passionate fighter for a fairer world bows out
Sigma Huda: A warrior for rights. File photo SapanNews Bangladeshi lawyer Sigma Huda passed away recently, at a time when her voice is sorely needed […]
Call For a New Fresh Inquiry into The Air India Bombing
Air India memorial in Vancouver On June 23, 1985, thirty-nine years ago, Air India flight 182 was blown midair above the Irish Sea killing all […]
A Journalist in India Remembers a Pakistani Peace Activist Who Brought Home Her Late Grandfather’s Ashes
Karamat Ali. Portrait by K.B. Abro SanpanNews A personal tribute to Karamat Ali (19 August 1945 – 20 June 2024) Karamat Ali was many things […]
Komogata Maru Featured in Future Memoria Exhibit at the Surrey Art Gallery
Toronto based Artist Harris Sheikh with his painting Komagata Maru is part of the Future Memoria at the Surry Art Gallery. Photo Imtiaz Popat Surrey Art Gallery’s […]