Sapan News Cross-border workshop with 60 India, Pakistan journalists in Nepal breaks barriers 21 Sep 202226 Sep 2022 By Lubna Jerar Naqvi September 21, 2022: The convoluted journey from Karachi to Kathmandu I undertook recently brought me to a weeklong cross-border reporting workshop with dozens of journalists from…
Sapan News UN Peace Day: rally at UNGA calling for the human rights of Bhutanese refugees and diaspora 20 Sep 202226 Sep 2022 CURTAIN RAISER New York, September 20, 2022: Coinciding with the UN International Day of Peace, young Bhutanese peacebuilders will stage a rally in front of the United Nations headquarters in…
Sapan News Divided by borders, united by aspirations 10 Sep 202213 Sep 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By M. Waqas Nasir “Who and how can anyone say that Southasia is divided?” asked senior journalist Namrata…
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…
Sapan News On eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan 14 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Beena Sarwar and Priyanka Singh un ka jo farz hai wo ahl-e-siyasat jaanenmera paigham mohabbat hai jahan…
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…
Sapan News The world’s ‘happiest country’ needs a peace and reconciliation process 12 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Suraj Budathoki Bhutan’s much-touted happiness rating lies atop a bed of pain. The pain of Bhutanese refugees…
Sapan News “Free them all!” A call of solidarity with political prisoners in India, America, and beyond 6 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Padma B. and Beena Sarwar "MaiN bhi khaif nahīN takhta-e-dār se MaiN bhī Mansūr huuN, keh do aġhyār…
Sapan News The years that were: Let lessons from the past inform the present 6 Aug 20226 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Tridivesh Singh Maini Several recent incidents highlight the strong yearning of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis to interact…
Sapan News A Southasian poetic giant tours North America 1 Aug 20221 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Siraj Khan Gulzar. The name needs no introduction to any lover of Urdu or Hindi poetry --…
Sapan News Read well. Write well. Play well. 15 Jun 202225 Jun 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News SAPAN NEWS: Two teen authors from India and Pakistan who recently published their first novels both began writing…
Sapan News Opinion: What’s sauce for the Nagas is sauce for the Kashmiris 14 Jun 202216 Jun 2022 New Delhi needs to engage with militant-turned-Gandhian, not imprison him A Sapan syndicated piece available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Sandeep Pandey Days after the Supreme Court…
Sapan News Lack of effective road safety programmes is a major public health concern 14 Jun 202222 Aug 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News Activists, road crash survivors and victims’ families have a message for the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting on…
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… 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…
Sapan News Kamla Bhasin, the spirit of Southasia and the power of the four-letter word love 16 May 202216 Jun 2022 Note: This syndicated feature published in November 2021 has been belatedly posted to the Sapan website. A syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News Commemorating 16 Days…
Sapan News Let people meet – before it’s too late 6 May 20229 May 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Tridivesh Singh Maini May 6, 2022, Sapan News Service: The past few months have seen several instances…
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…
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.…
Sapan News Let’s teach our kids about peace before someone else teaches them to hate 8 Apr 202216 Jun 2022 A Sapan syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Rahul Mukherji and Beena Sarwar April 7, 2022, Sapan News Service: On 6 April 2022, an 11-year-old…
Sapan News Sara Suleri: Beyond borders 27 Mar 202231 Mar 2022 PERSONAL-POLITICAL By Beena Sarwar March 25, 2022, Sapan News Service: “Aur bataiye” – tell me more, a polite invitation to keep talking. I can hear her voice, perhaps naturally husky,…
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…
Sapan News Opinion: Pakistan’s ‘Aurat March’ 2022: To be or not to be 7 Mar 202216 Apr 2022 By Nadra Huma Quraishi March 7, 2022, Sapan News Service: On March 8, women around the world mark a day they call their own -- International Women’s Day, highlighting achievements…
Sapan News Chakwalians, Rotarians gather for “a tsunami of peace” reunion at Kartarpur Corridor 23 Feb 202223 Feb 2022 February 23, 2022: Dozens of Indians and Pakistanis with ancestral roots in Chakwal will meet today at Kartarpur Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, taking advantage of the visa-free corridor inaugurated in…
Sapan News Working Ghalib’s magic to interrogate universal questions and contemporary realities 11 Feb 202216 Apr 2022 Thinking with Ghalib: Poetry for a New GenerationBy Anjum Altaf and Amit BasoleEnglish, with Urdu and Devnagri scriptsFolio Books, Lahore 2021 (108 pages, PKR 500)Roli Books, Delhi 2021 (124 pages,…
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…
Sapan News Married across an intractable border, Rajput Sodhas suffer due to India-Pakistan visa issues 11 Dec 202114 May 2022 This is the story of Ganpat Singh from Pakistan’s Sodha Rajput community of less than half a million. Like him, each member of this community has matrimonial linkages across the…
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