Russia: Journalist Marina Ovsyannikova arrested after protesting against war

Brussels 15 March 2022 – The Russian authorities arrested on 14 March journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor with the Russian television channel Channel One following her appearance behind the presenter holding up a sign reading “No to war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They are lying to you. Russians against war”. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) call for her immediate release. Marina Ovsyannikova interrupted the evening broadcast on Russian state TV network Channel One with a sign blasting Russian war against Ukraine. “Stop the war, no to war!” she shouted.…

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Ukraine: Fox News reporter attacked near Kiev

Journalist Benjamin Hall – (Credits: Fox News) Brussels 15 March 2022 – Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall was attacked and seriously injured on 14 March while reporting on the outskirts of Kiev. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) condemn the systematic targeting of media workers reporting on the front lines in Ukraine and urges the international community to investigate these attacks.Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said the news crew probably “came under mortar or artillery fire“ from Russian forces as they were heading towards the city of Irpin, which sits…

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Restoring the role of social work in a transforming society

by Steve Rogowski14th March 2022 Originally Published on: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2022/03/14/restoring-the-role-of-social-work-in-a-transforming-society/ As we begin Social Work Week , I came across Steve Burghardt’s new book ‘The End of Social Work’ which describes the dire state of social work in the United States. His argument is that social work there is at a very low point in its history, this resonating with aspects of the UK situation as outlined in the second edition of my book ‘Social Work: The Rise and Fall of a Profession?’   As I have continually argued, social work’s high point in…

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Red Salute Comrade Karl Marx!

By NATİONAL HEWERS FEDERATİON. BY jayantha daş fröm India. Our Tribute to the Great Philosopher who could visualise the role of Working Class in transforming the human race and could vialise the working class revolution which can overthrow capitalism – Comrade Karl Marx in his “The Capital”& “Communist Manifesto” could ignite Pari Commune in France and The Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia. His  scientific Philosophy will continue to guide the peoples revolutions in bringing transformation of human society to curb exploitation of surplus labour and surplus value and build…

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INDONESIA: Police officers in Northlubuklinggau Torture a Supect to Death

ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-001-2022 March 14, 2022 ———————————————————————INDONESIA: Police officers in Northlubuklinggau Torture a Supect to Death ISSUES: Torture, remedy, access to justice, impunity——————————————————————— Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding an alleged case of torture that resulted in the death of Mr. Hermanto (47 years old), a resident of Sumber Agung, North Lubuklinggau, South Sumatera. The victim is suspected of committing the crime of theft on Monday, February 12, 2022. CASE NARRATIVE: Based on the…

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மூன்று தேசங்களால் கவுரவிக்கப் பெற்ற ஓர் இந்தியன்

பிஜு (பிஜயனந்தா) பட்நாயக் (1916 – 1997) ஒருவர் மட்டுமே இந்தியாவில் மூன்று நாடுகளின் தேசியக் கொடிகளால் உடல் போர்த்தப் பட்டவர்.  இந்தியா, ரஷ்யா மற்றும் இந்தோனேசியா. பிஜு 2 முறை ஒடிசாவின் முதல்வராகவும் இருந்திருக்கின்றார். பிஜு பட்நாயக் ஒரு விமானி. இரண்டாம் உலகப் போரின்போது சோவியத் யூனியன் சிக்கலில் இருந்தபோது, ​​டகோட்டா என்ற போர் விமானத்தில் பறந்து ஹிட்லரின் படைகளைக் குண்டுவீசித் தாக்கினார்,இது ஹிட்லரை பின்வாங்கச் செய்தது.   சோவியத் யூனியனால் அவருக்கு  அவருக்கு மிக உயர்ந்த விருது மற்றும் குடியுரிமை வழங்கப்பட்டது. 1947 ஆம் ஆண்டு அக்டோபர் 27 ஆம் தேதிபாகிஸ்தானியர்கள் காஷ்மீரைத் தாக்கியபோது, ​​டெல்லியில் இருந்து ஸ்ரீநகருக்கு ஒரு நாளைக்கு பல முறை விமானத்தில் பறந்து வீரர்களை ஸ்ரீநகருக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்றவர் பிஜு பட்நாயக். இந்தோனேசியா ஒரு காலத்தில் டச்சுக்காரர்களின் காலனியாக இருந்தது, அதாவது ஹாலந்து.…

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රුවන්පුර අධිවේගී මාර්ගයට විරෝධතාවය…

රුවන්පුර අධිවේගී මාර්ගයට සොච්චම් වන්දි ගෙවා ඉඩම් පවරා ගැනීමට විරුද්ධත්වය පළ කරමින් අද හොරණ ඉළිඹ අධිවේගී මාර්ග කාර්යාලය ඉදිරිපිට පැවති විරෝධතාවය

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