Sapan News Network Opinion / India: A tale of two pardons 25 Nov 202226 Nov 2022 The difference between the release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case and those convicted in the Bilkis Bano case By Sandeep Pandey 25 November 2022: Two sets of convicts…
Sapan News Network 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 Network “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…
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… 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…
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…