Latest posts by Neha Viswanathan from November, 2007
Bangladesh: Helping the victims of Sidr Cyclone
Mash urges people to contribute to the relief efforts in Bangladesh, and Rezwan has a post on how people can help the victims of the Sidr Cyclone.
Pakistan: Media and the UAE
Pakistan Politics on Musharraf's influence getting to the UAE – resulting in the Pakistani news channel Geo TV being shut in the UAE as well.
India: Democracy and Pakistan
Atanu Dey takes a rather harsh look at the future of Pakistan.
Nepal: Nude Children and Television
Legal News From Nepal on the ways that child rights can be denied – including children being shown in the nude on television.
Pakistan: Who is Protesting?
All Things Pakistan on the protests in Pakistan, who the participants are and what the situation is really about.
Sri Lanka: Country, Lineage and Identity
London, Lanka and Drums on the question of identity – given that the author has Sri Lankan parents but was brought up in the UK.
Pakistan: Anti Jamait Protest
At the University of Punjab, events take a turn as students protest against IJT – who played an important role in getting Imran Khan arrested.
Pakistan: Bhutto and the Emergency
Pakistan Policy on Benazir Bhutto's likely role in the current political scenario.
India: Anti-Sikh Riots, Politics and 1984
Law and Other Things on the Anti-Sikh riots in 1984, which followed the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Pakistan: Activism and the Emergency
PakistanPolitics.net has a letter from an activist lawyer, who writes about living under the “increasingly brutal emergency”.
Nepal: Stupid Political Quote of the Day
Blogdai, as sarcastic as ever, takes a closer look at what the Maoists have to say. “So, if we follow all definitions of “Republic,” Prachanda is saying that we cannot...
South Asia: Nathuram Godse in 1949
ExecutedToday.com on Nathuram Godse, who was executed on 15th Nov 1949 for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
Pakistan: High School Kids Protest
A student protest in Islamabad voicing opinion against the emergency imposed in Pakistan [YouTube Link]. The high school kids got lathi-charged (Baton Charge) right after the footage finished according to...
India: An interview with Wafa Sultan
Cuckoo's Call has the transcript of an interview with Arab-American psychologist, Wafa Sultan, shown on Al Jazeera TV, where she talks of being a secular human being and the idea...
Pakistan: Arresting Imran Khan
Metroblogging Lahore has an account of the arrest of Imran Khan at the University of Punjab.
Pakistan: Medal of Freedom
Support for people opposing Musharraf comes in various ways. All Things Pakistan on Harvard Law School's decision to award (former) Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhary with the Medal of Freedom.
Pakistan: Protests and Beyond
Chapati Mystery on how protests will continue beyond the first few days. “These nascent protests will not go away. In fact, they have awakened a new segment of the civil...
Pakistan: Thanking Musharraf
The Pakistani Spectator has a slightly different take on the Emergency, thanking Musharraf for what he's done so far.
Pakistan: Emergency and Fundamentalism
All Things Pakistan on why the emergency is the least of the country's worries, fundamentalism topping the list.
Bangladesh: On Freedom of Speech
Unheard Voices reflects on comment moderation, freedom of speech in the context of Bangladesh today.
Pakistan: Flash Mobs and Democracy
Andy Carvin on the idea of flash mobs being used in Pakistan to protest against the Emergency.
