SAPAN

Working towards freedom of trade, travel and tourism in South Asia, people-to-people contact, and for soft borders or visa on arrival for South Asians in each other’s countries.

Founding Charter

Open for endorsements. To endorse, please click this link SAPAN is a coalition of individuals and representatives of various organisations joining hands for a minimum common agenda: Reclaiming South Asia. In doing so, we reiterate our commitment to take forward the principles and ideals of peace, justice, democracy and human…Continue reading “Founding Charter”

Curtain raiser: Women step up for peace in South Asia

30 Sep 202130 Sep 2021

“The power of feminine wisdom, the spirit of solidarity, and a vision tinted with empathy” NEW DELHI: Prominent Indian actor-director Nandita Das and British-Afghan journalist Najiba Laima Kasraee are among…

Commemorating ‘the second 9/11’ and the way ahead

29 Sep 20211 Oct 2021

The United States and India should join with other regional powers to deal with the Taliban and help the Afghan people – Noam Chomsky BOSTON, 27 September: Prominent academic Noam…

Uproar in Pakistan against proposed media legislation

18 Sep 202120 Sep 2021

15 September 2021, Sapan News Service: There is an uproar in Pakistan about a controversial new media regulatory body termed as an “ill-conceived, dictatorial concept” being pushed through by the…

Events

Event, 26 Sept: 20 years after 9/11: Impact on South Asia, and South Asians

15 Sep 202128 Sep 2021

Marking two decades of the September 2001 attacks on New York City, global thought leaders and activists from across South Asia and the diaspora will meet across time zones this…

Remembering Hal Gould, a friend of South Asia

By Beena Sarwar When some of us launched a South Asia initiative earlier this year, Hal Gould came to mind. I wondered how he was. We were in a pandemic,…

Resolution: Rights of the incarcerated in South Asia

6 Sep 20219 Sep 2021

29 August 2021: Several prominent legal experts, journalists, and human-rights activists have reviewed and commented on this Resolution. We have consolidated and accommodated multiple voices mirroring vast experiences and realities…

Press Statements

Uphold the rights of the incarcerated in South Asia, say human-rights advocates

30 Aug 202112 Sep 2021

29 August 2021: “If the government becomes the monster that it can be, then the belly of the beast contains the people in jail”, said Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit,…

Events

Event, Aug 29: Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia

18 Aug 202129 Aug 2021

Sapan invites you for the fifth in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. This month includes World…

Undaunted by temple attack, Pakistani Hindu stuck in India with three children yearns to return home

12 Aug 202112 Aug 2021

This report, sent to several media houses serves as the soft launch of Sapan News, a syndicated service linked with South Asia Peace Action Network, Sapan. By Beena Sarwar A Pakistani Hindu…

Press Statements

South Asian female athletes share inspiring stories of grit and determination

26 Jul 20216 Aug 2021

Women athletes from across the South Asian region came together for an online discussion focusing on their challenges and wins, sharing moving stories and inspiring solidarity. The over-two hour long…

Press Statements

SAPAN: Investigate death of Danish Siddiqui, ensure safety of journalists, speak up for peace and security

20 Jul 202112 Aug 2021

South Asia Peace Action Network mourns the tragic death of Pulitzer-Prize winning Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui. Siddiqui was embedded with Afghan special forces as they battled Taliban fighters in Kandahar.…

Events

Event, July 25: Women and Sport – Challenges and Wins

18 Jul 202110 Aug 2021

Sapan invites you for the fourth in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. WOMEN IN…

Press Statements

Covid-19 needs a regional response, say physicians and activists at South Asia peace meeting

27 Jun 202118 Jul 2021

June 27, 2021: “South Asian countries cannot go it alone, that's irrational,’’ said Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, renowned public health activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee from Bangladesh. The hard lockdown in…

Events

Event, June 27: Neighbours in Peace and Health

20 Jun 202110 Aug 2021

Eminent physicians and health activists across the South Asian region and diaspora come together to discuss South Asia’s healthcare situation and the way forward. Sapan invites you for the third…

Press Statements

Create economic and healthcare closeness across South Asia during the Covid-19 crisis – Amartya Sen

31 May 202118 Jul 2021

“We have to learn to maintain physical distancing but at the same time create economic and healthcare closeness in South Asia,” said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, speaking at a webinar…

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Use the Covid-19 pandemic as opportunity to invest in public healthcare around South Asia and promote regionalism

30 May 20219 Sep 2021

South Asian governments must collaborate to ensure vaccine, medicine, and oxygen supply to the entire region, in the spirit of cohabitation and equity in a region of historical cultural affinity…

Events

Event, May 30: South Asian Solidarity in the Time of Covid: Sharing Grief, Inspiration, Hope and Strategies

20 May 20218 Aug 2021

Sapan invites you for the second in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. Activists from…

Press Statements

Bangladesh: Release journalist Rozina Islam, investigate her confinement and arrest – South Asia Peace Action Network

18 May 202118 Jul 2021

The South Asia Peace Action Network, a coalition of over a dozen regional organisations, expresses concern at the detention of journalist Rozina Islam, senior reporter of the Prothom Alo, picked…

Press Statements

Pakistani-American physicians express solidarity with the people of India and demand increase in healthcare budgets

11 May 202118 Jul 2021

Urge South Asian governments to learn from India’s colossal tragedy and take urgent action to prevent similar crises in other countries BOSTON: Pakistan-origin physicians based in the USA have expressed…

Press Statements

‘Fighting Covid-19 requires empathy and cooperation’ – South Asia Peace Action Network

26 Apr 202120 Jul 2021

April 26, 2021: As dozens of South Asians came together for an online gathering Sunday to express grief and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, a poignant…

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