FedSearch
IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
315 followers · 2283 posts · Server kolektiva.social
India’s ‘Alternative To Hong Kong’ Proceeds In Lush Nicobar Island, As Govt Ignores Pleas Of Local Tribals

India’s ‘Alternative To Hong Kong’ Proceeds In Lush Nicobar Island, As Govt Ignores Pleas Of Local Tribals

Over the past 17 years, and most recently in 2022, hunter-gatherers, fisherfolk & farmers of a Nicobarese tribe—inhabiting a rainforest-draped island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago for about 50,000 years—have pleaded with the union government to return them to their ancestral land. But with a Rs 72,000-crore plan to build a giant port, international airport, power plant and tourism facilities by cutting about a million trees in 130 sq km of rainforest, the government has erected a wall of silence to their requests to return home.

article-14.com/post/india-s-al

#andamannicobarislands #nicobarese #greatnicobar #TribalRights #forestrights #deforestation #andamans #rainforests #environment #ecodestruction #civilrights #displacement #uniongovt #india

Last updated 1 year ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
315 followers · 2282 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Is India Still a Democracy? Political Prisoners Tell Their Stories

During the three-year-long trial against Professor GN Saibaba and the other men, which ran from 2014 to 2017, the prosecution produced no real evidence. Of 23 witnesses presented before the court by the prosecution, 22 were police officers. The only civilian witness retracted his confession after claiming it resulted from torture. While Saibaba’s health deteriorated in prison, Rahi, the social activist and journalist, alleged that he, Mishra, Narote, and Mahesh Tirki were tortured in custody by investigating officer Suhas Bawache.

time.com/6305728/voices-of-pol

#politicalprisoners #gnsaibaba #activism #dissent #humanrights #TribalRights #adivasis #uapa #draconianlaws #environment #ecodestruction #authoritarianism #pressfreedom #falsecases #torture #stateviolence #uniongovt #india #books #bookstodon #suchitravijayan #francescarecchia

Last updated 1 year ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
282 followers · 1871 posts · Server kolektiva.social
Frontline - Modi government’s new environmental laws a threat to India’s biodiversity and forests

#forestconservationbill #biologicaldiversitybill #forestrights #TribalRights #environmentalimpact #odisha #niyamgirihills #manipur #vedanta #BJP #mining #urbanisation #environment #india

Last updated 1 year ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
257 followers · 1719 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Why Kukis and Meitis should stop looking to Delhi for solutions

The alternatives to this approach are heavy militarisation, insecurity and silencing of voices.

thefederal.com/opinion/why-kuk

#manipur #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #christians #majoritarianism #birensingh #meiteinationalism #environment #forestrights #TribalRights #propaganda #manipurunrest #india

Last updated 1 year ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
257 followers · 1710 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Manipur: Horrific Tales Continue To Emanate As Freedom Fighter’s Wife Burnt Alive Inside Her House

Ethnic violence erupted between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur on May 3 which has left over 140 people dead and over 54,000 people displaced so far.

outlookindia.com/national/mani

#manipur #kakching #manipurviolence #meiteis #kukis #christians #majoritarianism #birensingh #meiteinationalism #environment #TribalRights #assam #myanmar #india

Last updated 1 year ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
69 followers · 356 posts · Server kolektiva.social

An Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi: Does the Spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra Not Apply in Chhattisgarh?

'The adivasis of Bastar are also part of Bharat. There are many serious concerns regarding their fundamental rights, which await your attention,' writes Nandini Sundar.

thewire.in/politics/open-lette

#rahulgandhi #Inc #BharatJodoYatra #chhattisgarh #bastar #openletter #nandinisundar #TribalRights #forestrights #humanrights #adivasis #crpf #pesa #cpi #india

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
38 followers · 197 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Activist Hidme Markam Walks Out of Jail As Police Fail to Prove Alleged Terror Cases

Markam, a well-known forest rights and prisoners’ rights activist, was accused by the police and the NIA of involvement in Naxal activities and arrested on March 9, 2021. She was acquitted in four cases and granted bail in the last one.

thewire.in/rights/hidme-markam

#hidmemarkam #adivasi #TribalRights #forestrights #prisonersrights #nia #activism #bastar #dantewada #chhattisgarh #uapa #mastindia #india

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

India News Watch · @indianewswatch
33 followers · 146 posts · Server kolektiva.social

With no place to call home, the Gutti Koya tribe fights for survival

Displaced from Chhattisgarh and seeking refuge in Telangana’s forests, they face a grim future.

frontline.thehindu.com/social-

#chhattisgarh #tribals #guttikoya #TribalRights #humanrights #telengana #forestrights #internallydisplaced #mastindia #india

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

Scatterrat · @Ratter
2 followers · 24 posts · Server mastodon.lol

#indigenousrights #TribalRights #environment

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

LaminaJayne · @LaminaJayne
3 followers · 1 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

Okay, an . Who am I...

Superficially, I am a middle-aged white cis-gender woman. Under the surface... it's complicated.

I am an artist that struggles to make art. I suffer from chronic migraines and joint pain. I suffer from depression and anxiety, for which I am thankfully medicated. I've discovered I most likely have ADHD and may be autistic (though I'm not yet comfortable self-diagnosing out of respect for those who are ). I am asexual/demisexual and "pan-appreciative" (I can appreciate the attractiveness of all peoples, but I just don't feel sexual desire for them).

I love most things paranormal, supernatural, and "new age" because I desperately want there to be more to life than this mundane, soul-crushing reality. I'm an off-an-on avid reader, enjoying urban fantasy, sci-fi, high fantasy, police procedurals, cozy mysteries... I like a lot of different genres. Tell a good story and I'm into it. I love planners and bullet journaling, but I have yet to find planner peace.

I am fascinated by Forensic Science and Neuroscience and was in school continuing my education in those topics until recently. Unfortunately, health issues and financial circumstances have put that on hold for now. But I still love the topics.

I can probably think of more, but this already feels like a lot. Ask me anything though, if you're genuinely interested I'm pretty much an open book. :)

Some relevant hashtags (mostly copied from @JonxeHart):

#introduction #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #adhd #NEISVoid #ChronicIllness #chronicpain #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #accessibility #MaskUp #BrainFog #asexual #GSRM #queer #BlackLivesMatter #ProChoice #diversity #equity #inclusion #justice #ClimateCrisisAwareness #TribalRights #cats #catmom #catparent #writer #art #artist #artsandculture #SciFi #horror #Science #neuroscience #forensic #PlannerAddict #witchy #paranormal #supernatural

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

Jonxe Hart (they/them) · @JonxeHart
97 followers · 14 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

#polyamory #GSRM #queer #blacklivesmatter #prochoice #diversity #equity #inclusion #justice #ClimateCrisisAwareness #TribalRights #cats #catparent #writer #art #artist #artsandculture #scifi #horror #Science #neuroscience #introduction #neurodivergent #adhd #actuallyautistic #NEISVoid #chronicillness #chronicpain #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #LongCOVID #Acessibility #MaskUp #brainfog #nonbinary #pansexual

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

Steve Dragswolf · @dragswolf
138 followers · 60 posts · Server writing.exchange

As distinct nations with , should include the necessary preclusions to attempt to keep their children within the same nation or broader , not based on race but on nationhood.

#indiancountry #supremecourt #ICWA #NativeNations #TribalRights #tribalsovereignty

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post

CPIM Tamilnadu · @tncpim
218 followers · 13033 posts · Server mastodon.social
Open media

பழங்குடியினரின் உரிமைகள் மீதான தாக்குதலை நிறுத்துக!

வனப் பாதுகாப்புச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ் திருத்தப்பட்ட விதிகளை உடனடியாகத் திரும்பப் பெறுக!

#stopviolenceagainsttribal #forestprotectionact #TribalRights

Last updated 2 years ago
Original post