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As Trump Extends Visa Ban and Court Upholds Insurance Mandate, Advocates Urge Biden to Quickly Reverse Anti-Immigrant Policies

Indian national and U.S. immigrant Sindhu Sudhakar has been stranded with her 7-year-old son in India after she returned there in March 2020 to visit her sick mother-in-law. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Number of Journalists Murdered in Retaliation for Their Work More Than Doubled in 2020: Report

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Afghan journalist Rahmatullah Nekzad was shot dead while on his way to mosque in Ghazni, Afghanistan on December 21, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

"The fact that murder is on the rise and the number of journalists imprisoned around the world hit a record is a clear demonstration that press freedom is under unprecedented assault."

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Indian Farmers Continue Historic Protests After 250 Million People Rise Up Against Modi's Neoliberal Policies

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Members of the Communist Party of India protest as part of a nationwide strike on November 26, 2020. (Photo: Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times/Getty Images)

"The government side [was] not ready to listen to any of our demands and they...

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By Rejecting WTO Drug Patent Waivers Amid Pandemic, Richest Nations Put Big Pharma Profits Before Health of Billions

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

A Syrian refugee walks near a camp outside Qah, Idlib province, on October 28, 2020. (Photo: Ahmad al-Atrash/AFP/Getty Images)

Rich countries—accused of hoarding future vaccines—are being urged to support a...

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International Study Finds US Republican Party Heading Towards Becoming One of World's Most Authoritarian Factions

With Lockdowns Cutting Off Access, Global Charity Estimates 1.5 Million Women Will Have Unsafe Abortions Amid Pandemic

'Unprecedented' Border Clash Between China and India Leaves at Least 20 Dead as Dangerous Tensions Rise

Swarms of locust attack in the residential areas of Jaipur, Rajasthan, Monday, May 25, 2020.

Warnings of 'Catastrophic Consequences' as Locust Swarms Hit India and Pakistan in Midst of Coronavirus Crisis

A Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) volunteer uses a megaphone to urge residents to evacuate to shelters ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Amphan in Khulna on May 19, 2020. India and Bangladesh began evacuating more than two million people May 18 as a cyclone barrelled towards their coasts, with officials racing to ready extra shelters amid fears of coronavirus contagion in cramped refuges.

'Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm' Amphan Barrels Towards India, Bangladesh

Stirring Memories of Bhopal, At Least 11 Killed and Thousands Sickened as India Chemical Plant Leaks Toxic Gas

A Life of Heat 'Near Unlivable' for More Than 3 Billion People in Just Decades, Climate Report Warns

US servicemembers on a tank, with an American flag behind them

'Halt This Madness': US Drove Last Year's Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending

Police personnel and protestors seen during anti-Muslim attacks at Jaffrabad on February 24, 2020 in New Delhi, India.

'Red Alert': Anti-Muslim Violence in India Reaching Critical Levels as Homes and Businesses Burn and at Least 24 Dead

A shop set on fire during clashes between a group of anti-CAA protestors and supporters of the new citizenship act, near Maujpur and Jaffrabad metro station on February 24, 2020 in New Delhi, India.

In Shadow of Trump's India Visit, New Delhi Sees Worst Attacks on Muslims in Decades

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020.

'The Worst Kind of Fascists': Trump Visits Modi's India and Announces $3 Billion Arms Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two will meet in India on Monday.

'Meant to Hide the Poor': Trump Gets His Wall—In India—Ahead of Monday Visit

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Amnesty International - USA

Modi-Trump Meeting Highlights Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Both Government's Policies...

Earthrights International

Farmers and Fishermen to Challenge World Bank Group Immunity Ruling

Amnesty International

Statement from Amnesty International India on Government Raids

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Health Professionals Respond to New Groundbreaking Study by Leading Researchers: "Emphasizes the Urgent Need to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Before They Eliminate Us"...

350.org

Stop the Coal Burglers

Public Citizen

Ivanka Trump’s Women Empowerment Speeches Ring Hollow During India Trip

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Sophia Seawell

7 Ways Women of Colour Resisted Racism This Year

Arshad M. Khan

Food Fight in India Becomes a Matter of Life and Death

Juan Cole

At G20, Only India Is On Track to Meet Goals for Keeping Global Heating to 3.6° F

Paul Buchheit

Comparing Poverty in India and America May Surprise You

Basav Sen

Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States

Gurmukteshwar Singh

I’m an Immigrant Doctor Treating COVID-19 Patients. Death Isn’t My Only Fear Right Now.

Bilal Hussain

Fighting Covid-19—And Repression—in Kashmir

Lawrence Wittner

The World’s Major Military and Economic Powers Find Happiness Elusive

Christopher Brauchli

Sameena Mustafa, Arti Walker-Peddakotla

Hindu Fascism: An All-American Threat