Sapan Film Club Sept 28: ‘After Sabeen’ film screening and discussion | Sapan Film Club 24 Sep 202528 Sep 2025 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, invites friends, followers and fellow peacemongers to watch After Sabeen (60 minutes), a documentary film by filmmaker Schokofeh Kamiz about the prominent peacemonger and…
Allied Events… Award-winning documentary ‘Abu’ (Father) to be screened in New York 11 Jul 2024 Acclaimed Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Arshad Khan will present his award-winning documentary 'Abu' (Father) in New York, 21 July, at 5.30 pm. Film duration: 1 hour 20 minutes. Venue: Happy Monday Studio,…
Press Statements ‘Hum Baat Karte Rahenge!’ – We will keep talking, assert Southasia peace activists 3 Apr 20243 Apr 2024 A diverse, intergenerational group of ‘peacemongers’ gathered online last Sunday to commemorate three years of the voluntary, regional Southasia Peace Action Network, pay tribute to those whose work they are…
Press Statements Sapan Webinar Addresses Refugee Issues in South Asia 16 Nov 202317 Nov 2023 Leading experts and advocates around the region convene to discuss the plight of refugees and find solutions A webinar titled "Refugee Crisis in Southasia" brought together prominent experts, activists, and…
Events Event, Nov 12: Global Virtual Vigil 10 Nov 202314 Nov 2023 Harness the power of collective prayer/meditation Call to participate: #be4peace What: Meditate or pray for peace. Or just Be.When: Sunday, 12 November 2023, between 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Duration: 10-15 minWhere: In…
Events Event, Oct 29: Refugee Crisis in Southasia 23 Oct 2023 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, will host a webinar on the Refugee Crisis in Southasia on Sunday, 29 October 2023. Southasia is home to roughly three million refugees. The…
Press Statements Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle, Washington 21 Oct 202321 Oct 2023 The world’s only Oscar-qualifying South Asian film festival - Tasveer Film Festival, celebrated its opening night in person on October 12, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. The virtual segment of the…
Resolutions Southasia Peace Action Network Statement on the Israel-Palestine crisis 18 Oct 202320 Oct 2023 17 October, 2023 We at the Southasia Peace Action Network express our utter dismay and condemn the carnage and humanitarian crisis exploding in the Middle East. We unequivocally stand for…
Events Event, Sept 24: Afghanistan – Spotlight on ‘Gender Apartheid’ 18 Sep 202319 Feb 2024 The Taliban's 2021 resurgence in Afghanistan has intenstified concerns about gender apartheid in the country. International feminist organisations have appealed for governments worldwide to treat the Taliban’s oppression and erasure…
Resolutions Resolution: Combat trafficking of women and girls in Southasia 1 Aug 2023 One of the significant challenges for the Southasian region is to combat human trafficking. We are confronted with a lack of information about the magnitude of the problem and the…
Events Event, July 30: Combat Trafficking of Women in Southasia 25 Jul 202329 Jul 2023 On Sunday, 30 July, the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Sapan’s monthly discussion will focus on the trafficking of girls and women in Southasia. Title: Combat Trafficking of…
Press Statements… Resolution: Convene SAARC summit 29 Mar 202322 Dec 2023 Urging governments in Southasia to work towards convening an official SAARC Summit at the earliest 26 March 2023: We at Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, urge governments in Southasia to…
Sapan News Network Visa issues, Kashmir and the ‘new great game’ between India and Pakistan 9 Mar 20239 Mar 2023 The question of why the United States does not stand up for its citizens of Indian and Pakistani origin when these citizens are denied visas because of their origins has…
Sapan News Network Celebrating love: Beyond borders and boundaries of religion, caste, and nationality 8 Mar 202315 Mar 2023 “In the process of suppressing individual happiness over centuries, we have encouraged agents of hate, discrimination, and violence,” comments journalist Aekta Kapoor, moderating an online discussion promoting equality and harmony.…
Sapan News Network The ‘rights’ thing to do: when Seattle banned caste discrimination 25 Feb 20236 Mar 2023 A ringside seat and an eyewitness account of the happenings at the Seattle City Council as the historic anti-caste discrimination law was passed, now a template for other cities in…
Sapan Dossier A win for Maria, Rappler and press freedom 22 Jan 202325 Jan 2023 18 January 2022: Filipina journalist Maria Ressa recently won a four-year legal battle initiated by the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, which falsely claimed that her media outlet Rappler…
Sapan News Network Lessons from journalism, tai chi, and life 23 Nov 202230 Nov 2022 23 November 2022: In May this year, journalist and filmmaker Beena Sarwar, founder-curator of Southasia Peace Action Network, was invited to give the keynote speech at Harvard University's inaugural AAPI/APIDA…
Events Streets for Life II: World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims 15 Nov 202217 Nov 2022 Around half a million people across Southasia die in road crashes annually. The actual number of deaths is likely to be more than twice the reported numbers, estimates the World…
Sapan News Network AJCONF2022: Taking forward an inspiring legacy of upholding human rights 28 Oct 20226 Nov 2022 By Abdullah Zahid and Beena Sarwar October 26, 2022: The drama began well before the start of the fourth Asma Jahangir Conference on ‘Crisis of Constitutionalism in South Asia’, held…
Press Statements… Sapan statement: Don’t accept the ‘new normal’ on Afghanistan 8 Oct 20228 Oct 2022 October 7, 2022: Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, condemns the suicide bombing of 30 September that killed more than 40 girls, women and others at a higher education centre in…
Sapan News Network UN Peace Day: rally at UNGA calling for the human rights of Bhutanese refugees and diaspora 20 Sep 202221 Oct 2022 A Sapan News syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News CURTAIN RAISER New York, September 20, 2022: Coinciding with the UN International Day of Peace, young Bhutanese…
Climate Change… “Support Pakistan flood relief efforts”: Appeal to cricket boards ahead of Asia Cup final 7 Sep 202224 Jan 2025 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…
Events Event, Feb 27: Mystics and Music – Southasia’s Legacy of Love 21 Feb 202231 May 2025 Prominent artists from across Southasia will meet online to share perspectives on "Mystics and Music: Southasia’s Legacy of Love", Sunday, 27 February 2022, organised by Southasia Peace Action Network, or…
Sapan News Network Singing and inspiration in dark times: Art and resistance in South Asia 4 Feb 202224 Jan 2023 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…
Events Event, Jan 30: Resisting Together – Art and the Artist in South Asia 24 Jan 202229 Jan 2022 Prominent artists across South Asia will meet virtually to share perspectives on art and the culture of resistance in South Asia. Titled “Resisting Together: Art and the Artist in South…
Resolutions Sapan Declaration on Human Rights and Equality 31 Dec 202131 Dec 2021 We, the participants at the session on ‘Human Rights and Equality in South Asia: Growing Up, Growing Together’, organised by South Asia Peace Action Network or Sapan, on December 26,…
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…
Events Event, Dec 26: Human Rights and Equality in South Asia – Growing Up, Growing Together 19 Dec 202120 Dec 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network, Sapan, invites you to a discussion meeting on human rights and equality in South Asia, and why we must 'grow up' to grow together. At…
Press Statements… Uphold the rights of the incarcerated in Southasia, say human rights advocates 30 Aug 20211 Apr 2026 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,…
