Counterview

By A Representative   Mujahid Nafees, Convener of the Minority Coordination Committee (MCC), has submitted a representation to the Director General of Police (DGP), Gujarat, alleging that Surat police officers violated Supreme Court guidelines and a Gujarat DGP circular by allegedly assaulting accused persons in public during a police reconstruction exercise.

By A Representative   Human rights activist Kirity Roy, Secretary of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) and National Convenor of the Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity (PACTI), has submitted a detailed complaint to the Chief Minister of West Bengal seeking immediate intervention into the alleged assault of a 64-year-old farmer by a Border Security Force (BSF) officer and the subsequent refusal of police to register a First Information Report (FIR).

By A Representative   The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), a coalition of civil rights, labour and student organisations, has condemned the issuance of a notice by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to labour rights activist Manjeet in connection with the Lucknow Conspiracy Case (FIR No. RC-01/2023/NIA/Lucknow).

By Bharat Dogra   Women water volunteers, known as Jal Sahelis, have played an increasingly important role in recent years in water conservation, protection of water sources, and improving access to water and sanitation in many villages of the Bundelkhand region. The response and contributions of Jal Sahelis—translated as "women friends of water"—have surpassed the expectations of most people in several villages. 

By Carmen Navas Reyes  When people think of economic sanctions, they often imagine a mechanism targeting a specific government, specific assets, or a list of names. But the U.S. sanctions regime operates differently and in a much broader way, relying on a phenomenon known as 'overcompliance': banks, companies, and platforms around the world sever ties or reject transactions with institutions and individuals from sanctioned countries far beyond what the law strictly requires, simply out of fear of losing their access to the international financial system in dollars, one of the weapons that strongly underpin U.S. imperialism.

By Rufus Wiena   My phone buzzed. It was my girlfriend. ‘Get out of there,’ she said. Her voice was shaking. I was in Graz, Austria, at a European footvolley tournament. I had come to compete. I was leaving for my safety. Hours earlier, a four-time European champion with over 25,000 Instagram followers had posted a story asking his fans what should be done with me. The responses came in fast. One stood out: ‘Post a picture, and we'll take care of him.’ After our match, the same Israeli player thanked his followers for their ‘creative tips’ on things to do with me ‘outside the court.’ I bought a ticket home that night. I am the Swedish and Nordic footvolley champion of 2025. I am also, apparently, a legitimate target. My crime was standing in solidarity with Palestine. In the ecosystem of European footvolley, that is enough to make you prey. What happened to me in Graz is nothing compared to what my Greek colleague, Ioannis Tsiouris, has endured since July 2025. Yiannis ...