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”

Uproar in Pakistan against proposed media legislation

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: 20 Years After 9/11 – Impact on South Asia and South Asians

Our upcoming Sapan monthly webinar marks 20 years since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US. Save the date: Sunday, 26 September 2021 Time: 11:00 am U.S. Eastern /…

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 Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005.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…