Sapan Dossier SAHR vehemently condemns the Taliban decision on banning women from attending universities 29 Dec 202222 Jan 2023 26 December 2022: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, vehemently condemns the decision of the Taliban to ban women from attending universities. On 20…
Sapan Dossier Lessons from Kerala as Swat battles nature’s fury 17 Dec 202219 Dec 2022 11 December 2022: As the Swat valley rebuilds itself after devastating floods, lessons are to be learnt from Kerala's mistakes after the 2018 deluge. With fatalism hanging heavy in the…
Press Statements Call For Music Composers: Seeking entries for Sapan, the Southasia Peace Action Network 16 Dec 202222 Jan 2023 Dec. 15, 2022: The Southasia Peace Action Network and the Sapan News Network syndicated features service are looking for a signature music piece to use in our media and communication.…
Sapan News Network How can journalists counter the ‘Dictators’ Handbook’? 14 Dec 202215 Dec 2022 Now members of the American media can learn from journalists in countries ruled by authoritarian regimes By Padma B. 13 December 2022: “There is a world war against journalists and…
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…
Sapan News Network A cautionary tale: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s cascading, multiple crises 20 Oct 202230 Oct 2022 A Sapan News syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Pragya Narang October 20, 2022: The world watched the economic crisis in Sri Lanka turn into…
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 Cross-border workshop with 60 India, Pakistan journalists in Nepal breaks barriers 21 Sep 202221 Oct 2022 A Sapan News syndicated feature available for use with attribution to Sapan News By Lubna Jerar Naqvi September 21, 2022: The convoluted journey from Karachi to Kathmandu I undertook recently…
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…
Sapan News Network Divided by borders, united by aspirations 10 Sep 202221 Oct 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 “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…
Sapan News Network 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 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…
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…
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…
Sapan News Network 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 Network 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…
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 20229 Nov 2022 May 26, 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…
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…
Sapan News Network 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 Network 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…
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