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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.

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Founding Charter

Sapan is a coalition of individuals and representatives of various organisations joining hands for a minimum common agenda: Reclaiming Southasia.  In doing so, we reiterate our commitment to take forward the principles and ideals of peace, justice, democracy and human rights articulated by visionaries like Dr Mubashir Hasan, Nikhil Chakravartty,…Continue reading “Founding Charter”

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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

Event, Nov 28: Gender Violence in South Asia – Feminise to Humanise

19 Nov 202127 Nov 2021
South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) invites you to a discussion meeting on the subject of gender violence in South Asia, and why we need to 'feminise to humanise'. The…
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…
Sapan News

How climate change is linked to the tragedy of a Bengali-Pakistani fisherman incarcerated in India

31 Oct 20212 Dec 2021
By Beena Sarwar Lead photo: Amir Hamza's coffin exchanged at Wagah border, Sept. 14, 2021. Photo: Obtained from source. The tragedy of a fisherman who died of Covid-19 while imprisoned…
Events

Event, Oct 31: Can South Asia combat the climate crisis?

19 Oct 202121 Nov 2021
South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is organising a brainstorming discussion online around the climate crisis in South Asia and how the region can come together to solve these pressing…
Events

Call for entries: Essays on the climate crisis in South Asia

18 Oct 20215 Nov 2021
South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is inviting articles on various angles of the climate crisis in South Asia, pertaining to countries in the region - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,…
Sapan News

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…
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…
Sapan News

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 202119 Nov 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…
Sapan News

Remembering Hal Gould, a friend of South Asia

8 Sep 2021
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,…
Resolutions

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 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,…
Events

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

18 Aug 202119 Dec 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…
Sapan News

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

12 Aug 202120 Apr 2022
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 202126 May 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.…
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 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…
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 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…
Press Statements…

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 202126 May 2022
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…
Events

Event, April 25: Cross-border empathy and cooperation in the Time of Covid

19 Apr 202112 Aug 2021
South Asians will come together for an online gathering Sunday to express concern and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Cross-border empathy and cooperation in the Time…
Press Statements

India-Pakistan dialogue must continue, say peace activists at virtual brainstorming session

28 Mar 202126 May 2022
March 28: India and Pakistan peace activists across time zones came together for a virtual brainstorming session on March 28, inspired by the work of giants like Dr Mubashir Hasan,…

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