Press Statements “Support Pakistan flood relief efforts”: Appeal to cricket boards ahead of Asia Cup final 7 Sep 202211 Sep 2022 On 07 September 2022, ahead of the Asia Cup final, the Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, emailed the cricket boards, appealing for their involvement in Pakistan flood relief. Here is…
Press Statements… Sapan Appeal: Southasian solidarity and support for flood-devastated Pakistan 7 Sep 202221 Sep 2022 See fundraising appeals by trusted organisations and collectives engaged in relief operations on ground at this link. 07 September 2022: Calling Southasian nations to come together for flood relief and…
Events… Event, August 28- Write for Peace 25 Aug 202226 Aug 2022 We at Sapan, the Southasia Peace Action Network, invite you to participate in a family writing workshop on Sunday, 28 August 2022. Hosted by Dhaka-based feminist activist Khushi Kabir, this…
Press Statements… Commemorate August 14-15 as Days of Reflection and Compassion 14 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 August 14 and 15 are historic days when one-fifth of humanity freed itself from British rule in 1947. On this occasion we, the peoples of Southasia and the diaspora around…
Press Statements… Ease visa restrictions, let people meet 13 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 Nearly 20 organisations are collaborating on an online petition calling on the governments of Southasian nations to ease visa restrictions and enable freedom of trade and travel across borders. Organisations…
Press Statements… Call for collaboration on road safety across Southasia and request for UN intervention 8 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 In an unusual, historic and collaborative move, organisations across Southasia have sent a joint letter on road safety to the United Nations. Additionally, activists in different countries of the region…
Press Statements… Release prisoners on completion of jail term, decriminalise inadvertent border crossings, especially for fisherfolk and minors 4 Aug 20225 Aug 2022 Over 30 organisations have endorsed this Joint Statement initiated and coordinated by Sapan Kalu Vira, a fisherman from India incarcerated in Pakistan died at a hospital in Karachi on 6…
Events… Kabir Festival 2022: Celebrating the humanistic values of an ancient mystic 10 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 UPDATE 11 June: Due to rain Kabir Festival postponed to Sunday June 19,2022. Please inform everyone CURTAIN RAISER BOSTON: A cultural event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Kabir Das,…
Press Statements… Collaborate to Recognise and Address Road and Highway Safety 8 Jun 20228 Jun 2022 Sapan Declaration: Collaborate across Southasian Region to Recognise and Address Road and Highway Safety Ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting on Global Road Safety, 30 June – 1 July…
Press Statements… Southasians express solidarity with Sri Lanka, concern about economic and humanitarian crises 2 Jun 20223 Jun 2022 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, expresses deep concern about the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the resulting humanitarian emergency caused by prolonged shortages of food, fuel and medicine.…
Press Statements… The Sapan logo story 26 May 202231 Jul 2022 We are so excited and proud to introduce the new Sapan logo. Here’s how it happened. A few days after we launched South Asia Peace Action Network following an online…
Events… Event, May 29- Streets for life: Southasians for road safety 18 May 202228 May 2022 Ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting on Global Road Safety, 30 June - 1 July, and following UN Global Road Safety Week May 13-17, we invite you to join…
Press Statements… Ahead of May Day, a call for worker unity, solidarity and a visa-free Southasia 30 Apr 202216 Jun 2022 A syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, Priyanka Singh, Beena Sarwar April 30, 2022, Sapan News Service: The last Sunday of April…
Events… Event, Apr 24: Labour rights and democracy in Southasia 19 Apr 202223 Apr 2022 On the last Sunday of April, ahead of International Workers’ Day or May Day, activists and experts from across the region will discuss Labour rights and democracy in Southasia at…
Press Statements… Evoking the madness of Manto, what we need is ‘one big roar of laughter across Southasia’ 11 Apr 202216 May 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News Artists, journalists, sportspersons, healthcare workers, educators, businesspersons, students, gather for the first anniversary of a Southasian peace coalition.…
Events… Event, Mar 27: Sapan completes a year 24 Mar 202225 Mar 2022 “How do we go beyond the ideological divide? How do we move the needle on regional peace and socio-economic and gender justice in Southasia?” Fired by the need for a…
Press Statements… The power of love and a Southasian resolution on the Ukraine crisis 12 Mar 202213 Sep 2022 By Priyanka Singh and Beena Sarwar March 9, 2022 “It is the power of love that’s most important, not the love of power”, said Dhaka-based feminist Khushi Kabir, quoting her…
Press Statements Sapan Logo competition: Submit your logos for a good cause and win a cash prize! 9 Mar 202211 Mar 2022 Deadline for submissions: March 25, 2022 Announcing a design contest to create a novel, catchy logo for Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan). The competition winner will receive a certificate and…
Press Statements… Singing and inspiration in dark times: Art and resistance in South Asia 4 Feb 202211 Feb 2022 NOTE: This feature report produced by Sapan News Service is free for publication with credit to Sapan, www.southasiapeace.com. Editors may trim content to their own needs. By Sushmita Preetha and…
Press Statements… Hindu pilgrims visit Pakistan, Muslim delegation for India late January 6 Jan 20226 Jan 2022 By Beena Sarwar / Sapan News Service January 5, 2022: An international delegation of 200 Hindu pilgrims in Pakistan for a four-day religious tourism visit departed this week after performing…
Press Statements… “Growing up, growing together”: Activists across South Asia resolve to continue working for a better tomorrow 31 Dec 20218 Jan 2022 DECEMBER 30: Activists from across South Asia have expressed concern at the deteriorating human rights situation in the region, amidst growing majoritarian authoritarianism and a rise in discrimination on basis…
Press Statements… Feminise to Humanise: The universe of violence against South Asia’s women 3 Dec 20218 Jan 2022 By Lubna Jerar and Priyanka Singh 2 December 2021: What South Asia needs is a feminisation of politics and polity. This is necessary to counter the “grand celebration of the triumph…
Press Statements Sapan webinar to mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence 27 Nov 202127 Nov 2021 27 November, 2021: South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN) is organising a webinar on 28 November 2021, Sunday, at 18:30 PKT/19:00 IST titled, “Gender Violence in South Asia: Feminise to…
Events… South Asia Peace Action Network – Sapan: Resolution on Climate Change Ahead of COP26 2 Nov 202122 Apr 2022 Can South Asia combat climate change? We believe yes. And we suggest how. Resolution: Read out by Disha Ravi, India, and Durlabh Ashok, Pakistan at the South Asia Peace Action…
Events… Commemorating ‘the second 9/11’ and the way ahead 29 Sep 202116 May 2022 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…
Press Statements Uphold the rights of the incarcerated in South Asia, say human-rights advocates 30 Aug 202116 May 2022 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,…
Press Statements… South Asian female athletes share inspiring stories of grit and determination 26 Jul 20216 Sep 2022 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.…
Press Statements Covid-19 needs a regional response, say physicians and activists at South Asia peace meeting 27 Jun 202126 May 2022 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…
Press Statements Create economic and healthcare closeness across South Asia during the Covid-19 crisis – Amartya Sen 31 May 202126 May 2022 “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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