Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical … A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her MiscarriageRead more
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Lapses in Jallianwala Bagh Facelift
A team of The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has pointed out “improper descriptive text” on wall panels and “misspelt signboards … Lapses in Jallianwala Bagh FaceliftRead more
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The Kala Pani Migration
In India, Kala Pani is associated with the Cellular Jail in Port Blair where freedom fighters and dissidents were sent by the British colonial authorities … The Kala Pani MigrationRead more
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Maulavi Liyaquat Ali: The Unsung Hero of the Revolt of 1857
The first freedom struggle of India, launched in 1857, has essentially become synonymous with figures like Mangal Pandey, Nana Saheb, Tatya Tope, Rani Laxmibai, and … Maulavi Liyaquat Ali: The Unsung Hero of the Revolt of 1857Read more
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The Story of the 1946 Indian Naval Mutiny
It is perhaps the natural course of history that some events and individuals are remembered more than others. The Indian struggle for independence is no … The Story of the 1946 Indian Naval MutinyRead more
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Hausabai Patil’s heroism passes into history
“I appeal to the government not to sleep…” That was the inimitable Hausabai Patil, firebrand freedom fighter, charismatic leader, an indomitable advocate for farmers, the … Hausabai Patil’s heroism passes into historyRead more
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We have to save Copyleft
https://downloads.softwarefreedom.org/2017/libreplanet2017-eben-clip.webm Eben Moglen
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Waiting for One Dead Woman
In Ireland, her name was Savita Halappanavar. She was a dentist. Her water broke at 17 weeks, like Amanda Zurawski’s. Doctors in Ireland told her … Waiting for One Dead WomanRead more
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The Well That Thelu Mahato Built
Thelu Mahato, perhaps the oldest of the living freedom fighters who figure in my book The Last Heroes, died at his home in Pirra village … The Well That Thelu Mahato BuiltRead more
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Freedom very much depends on money
https://lauraflanders.org/2020/12/the-economics-of-abolition/