Farewell I.A. Rehman (1930 – 2021): Pakistan’s Awakener Who Fell Asleep
His lifelong relationship with the protection of human rights and freedom of expression will be remembered forever in the history of Pakistan.
The author with Rehman at the session on Literature, Language and Technology in the Time of COVID-19 at the 23rd Sustainable Development Conference, Islamabad in December 2020. Raza Naeem 2021-04-29T15:51:16+05:30 Farewell I.A. Rehman (1930 – 2021): Pakistan’s Awakener Who Fell Asleep outlookindia.com 2021-04-29T15:53:52+05:30
I.A. Rehman, Pakistan’s renowned journalist and human rights icon passed away earlier this month on April 12 at the age of 90. His life was spread from the progressive movement in Aligarh University to the movement for human and worker rights in South Asia, and he was among those who were afflicted by the Partition of the subcontinent and his relatives were also killed in the riots.
South Asian Countries Urged to Cooperate in Fight Against COVID-19
Speakers at an event organised by the South Asia Peace Action Network said the volume of pain and suffering could be mitigated through greater socio-economic cooperation and resource-sharing.
A man wearing a protective mask walks along a painted wall during the curfew imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 8, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
New Delhi: Speakers at an event organised by the recently launched South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN) said countries in the region should cooperate and behave in an empathetic way to overcome the second of COVID-19, saying the volume of pain and suffering could be mitigated through greater socio-economic cooperation and resource-sharing.
The writer is director of Bolo Bhi, an advocacy forum for digital rights.
HORRIFIC events have played out in Myanmar in the past few months as its military deposed a democratically elected government and imposed martial law. It has killed over 800 civilians so far in demonstrations against the coup, and arrested journalists covering the violence. An information and communication blackout has been imposed, including intermittent internet shutdowns, blocking of social media, limiting public WiFi, and disabling wireless broadband internet, acts that the Global Network Initiative has strongly condemned.
This is a gross violation of fundamental rights of the people of Myanmar and a violation of international human rights laws. A military coup in the region emboldens anti-democratic forces, worsens the refugee crisis, cuts off people, and stifles voices.
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Pakistan’s History of Resistance
Pakistan’s History of Resistance
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The country’s past, as detailed in a new book, is replete with people such as Dr. Mubarak Ali who resisted the national narrative
When you write about Pakistan, the uppermost feeling that guides you is a positive sensation: no matter what, Pakistan is right, give or take a few integral foibles that can be set right. But there are those among us who keep sketching Pakistan negatively, spreading what we think is despair. One is mostly inclined to ignore the “corrective” aspect of criticism and feels like punishing those who express these views.