India’s youth movement did not stop at the border. The Wire traces how students’ courage, diaspora solidarity and international attention turned a fight for educational justice and democracy into a global story, including HfHR’s own work. m.thewire.in/media/india-...

India Globally: How Indias Youth Movement Rippled Across the World - The Wire

A special edition – focusing on the youth movement – of the monthly highlight of how the world is watching our democracy.

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From Goa’s trance scene to festivals near Gaza, this essay examines how Israeli rave culture has borrowed Hindu imagery and Indian spaces while offering escape from occupation. A provocative look at culture, denial and the politics of looking away. www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels...

Israel’s Rave Music Drowns Out the Sound of its Victims

For decades, a combination of EDM and drug culture have helped to numb the horror of occupation, apartheid, and genocide.

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Tomorrow: Hear eyewitness accounts of the Indian government’s crackdown on the student movement, including arrests, prosecutions, expulsions and other retaliation against young people. Aug. 5 | 12 PM ET / 9:30 PM IST Register: iamc.com/briefing05au...

How does a manufactured past become political power? www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IXx...

The Hindutva History Project: Rewriting the past to shape the future at home and abroad

As historical revisionism accelerates alongside global shifts in political power, citizenship, and belonging, how should we understand the role of manufactured memory in sustaining majoritarian…

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Last Friday, the Delhi High Court asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea by activist Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Read more on The Hindu: buff.ly/Y8iIKNw

Delhi HC seeks police response on Umar Khalid’s third bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea by activist Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 north-east Delhi…

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Our Advisory Board Member, Rajmohan Gandhi, writes about the recent Gen Z protests in India, and how they mark a crucial defeat for Prime Minister Modi. www.weareonehumanity.org/a-defeat-for...

A Defeat for Modi

Will a Crucial Alliance Endure?

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Our Advisory Board Member Harsh Mander provides a unique and thoughtful perspective on the recent Gen Z uprising in India. Watch his full interview, in collaboration with Himalkhabar and Sapan News, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ-l...

Understanding India's Gen Z Uprising || Harsh Mander

Harsh Mander, social activist and humanist, speaks on the Gen-Z upsurge in India. This is a joint presentation of Himalkhabar and Sapan News . This program was recorded at Dhokaima Cafe, Patandhoka,…

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Kshama Sawant, the socialist politician running for Washington's 9th Congressional District, explains how Seattle became the first American city to ban caste discrimination. She also dives into how Indian Americans fund Hindutva ideologies and practices in India. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNa...

Kshama Sawant EXPOSES Dirty Money Keeping Disturbing Indian Practice Legal in U.S.

Socialist congressional candidate Kshama Sawant explains how Seattle became the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination, a practice which shockingly still takes place even outside of India. Her…

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A new Supreme Court petition challenges Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition and biometric surveillance at the Jantar Mantar protests. Peaceful protest must not become a testing ground for mass surveillance and intimidation. www.livelaw.in/top-stories/...

MP Moves Supreme Court Against Police Use Of Facial Recognition Technology & Biometric Surveillance At Protest Sites

An Article 32 petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the deployment of facial recognition technology(FRT) and allied biometric-surveillance measures by the Delhi police during the...

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We are horrified by reports that Pakistani security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing 30 people. Pakistan must uphold Kashmiris’ right to protest and bring those responsible for this massacre to justice. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Pakistan accused of fatally shooting 30 unarmed protesters in Kashmir

Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackout

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A temporary stay has paused the August 5 deadline to demolish most of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, but the threat remains. For nearly 3,000 studentsthe reprieve is uncertain while the university seeks to have the order quashed. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...

‘Future at stake’: India moves to demolish university Muslim leader founded

Authorities in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh allege 38 of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University's 40 buildings were built illegally.

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In this important lecture, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warns that students are being jailed merely for protesting and kept behind bars for long periods, while bail conditions further restrict their freedoms. A timely defense of dissent as essential to democracy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUyk...

Students Jailed For Merely Protesting' - Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Watch the Justice G. P. Singh 4th Memorial Lecture live from the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal. Chief Guest: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Judge, Supreme Court of India Guest…

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The founder of the CJP, Abhijeet Dipke, has said that Home Minister Amit Shah, whose ministry controls the Delhi Police, was responsible for firing on youth protestors during a march. "Delhi police report to Amit Shah," said Dipke. Read more: buff.ly/lzzTzqe

CJP Founder Says Amit Shah 'Would Have Ordered' Police to Shoot at Students; Saw Pellet Guns Fired

The CJP founder also contradicted a statement made in parliament by MoS in the PMO Jitendra Singh that no shots were fired at students.

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This thoughtful ABC Compass story explores how Hindutva travels through the diaspora and shapes Hindu life in Australia. We are grateful HfHR is featured, and hope people watch closely and reflect on the global importance of diaspora voices committed to pluralism. youtube.com/watch?v=…

Our Advisory Board Member Anand Teltumbde writes for The Wire in defense of the profanity used by student protesters in Jantar Mantar in beyond. He points to a long history where obscenity and humour have been used to gain revolutionary wins. buff.ly/MnXZh68

In Defence of the Profanity of Protesters

The state had a script for slogans, petitions, op-eds – the standard grammar of Indian dissent, which it had learned to out-shout, outspend or simply wait out over ten years in power. It had no…

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"This summer’s uprising was about far more than leaked examinations. It was a test of Indian democracy’s capacity to correct itself." Read more about the timely second chance India's democracy received on the New York Times. buff.ly/urIzB09

Opinion | Indian Democracy Isn’t Dead After All (Gift Article)

This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below.

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Friend of HfHR Harsh Mander calls India’s young protesters “the satyagrahis of the Instagram generation”—united across faith, caste and class, meeting repression with courage, humor and care, and breaching the country’s “citadel of fear.” scroll.in/article/1094...

Harsh Mander: Instagram satyagrahis led India’s great student uprising with humour and courage

Their courageous resistance has breached the citadel of fear.

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At HfHR’s DC protest, a photographer working for the Indian Embassy appeared to surveil demonstrators. In @TheQuint, our Senior Policy Director Ria Chakrabarty argues that intimidation is exactly why the diaspora must build a global movement for Indian democracy. www.thequint.com/opinion/now-...

Now Is the Time To Build a Global Movement for Indian Democracy

Crucially, at a time when Indian democracy is in dramatic decline, one of the few avenues for Indian voices to draw attention to human rights concerns is via the diaspora, writes Ria Chakrabarty.

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“The beauty of the current youth uprising in India is that it brings together those who love Gandhi, those who love Ambedkar, those who love Bhagat Singh,” says our Executive Director, Sunita Viswanath, interviewed for this article in The Moment. 🔗 📖 the-moment.io/article/a-mo...

A Movement Without Borders | The Moment

A leaked medical entrance exam and a minister's silence sparked protests across India — and in cities from New York to Johannesburg, the diaspora showed that distance doesn’t dampen solidarity

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From New York and San José to London, Dublin, Berlin, Toronto and beyond, the Indian diaspora stood with the youth-led CJP movement. @TheFederal_News reports on how solidarity spread worldwide and helped turn a student protest into a global movement. thefederal.com/category/new...

How CJP protest spread to UK, USA, Europe, got Indian diaspora's support

The ‘cockroaches’ movement was backed by the Indian diaspora and others, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, in England, Ireland, Scotland, the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, and…

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HfHR and multifaith partners forced the Trump-Vance administration to release secret documents about its so-called Religious Liberty Commission. The case is dismissed for now, but the fight for transparency and religious freedom continues. @DemocracyFwd democracyforward.org/news/press-r...

Case Against “So-Called Religious Liberty Commission” Is Dismissed After Government Forced to Reveal Secretive Documents

New York – A federal judge today dismissed a challenge brought against the Trump-Vance administration’s so-called “Religious Liberty Commission” by a multifaith coalition that challenged the unlawful…

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Sunita Viswanath writes this Guru Purnima about India’s fearless students, who have become teachers to a nation through courage, solidarity, truth and joy. Read her reflection on abhaya: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/this...

This Guru Purnima, India’s students are among our greatest teachers. In the face of ridicule, police violence and indifference, they showed that young people are not disposable and power can be held accountable. Their courage has shown India a way forward.

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows has answered bad-faith calls to exclude Mayor Mamdani from Ground Zero with a simple principle: all are welcome to mourn, remember and honor those lost. Ground Zero should never be used for exclusion. www.peacefultomorrows.org/post/peacefu...

Peaceful Tomorrows Statement on Mayor Mamdani at Ground Zero

July 28th, 2026 September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows firmly supports the presence at Ground Zero of anyone who comes to pay their respects; mourn the loss of nearly three thousand precious…

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Our Executive Director Sunita Viswanath writes for The Wire about the CJP solidarity protests sweeping the globe: "The cockroach youth uprising has already pushed through collective fear, and changed what Indians of all ages believe is possible."

Cockroach Solidarity from Abroad: Rebuild an Inclusive, Secular, Democratic India, Brick by Brick

The cockroach youth uprising has already pushed through collective fear, and changed what Indians of all ages believe is possible.

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Shout out to @bradlander for recognizing the courage and victory of India’s students and the importance of global solidarity with their struggle for a more inclusive, secular and democratic India.

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Thank you to @bradlander.bsky.social for showing up in solidarity with the students who are bringing hope for the fight for democracy in India

More than 100 Indian Americans gathered in Fremont to celebrate a major victory for India’s student-led Cockroach Janata Party: the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after weeks of protest over the NEET exam scandal. localnewsmatters.org/2026/07/27/c...

Bay Area Indians celebrate victory of student-led ‘Cockroach’ Janata Party - Local News Matters

Standing below the Unity Sculpture in Fremont’s Central Park, more than 100 Indian Americans gathered Saturday to celebrate a major victory by India’s More than 100 Indian Americans rallied in…

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India’s students have forced a national crisis into international view. The New York Times connects the protests to collapsing trust in the education system, widespread graduate unemployment and a government response that came only after police batons and tear gas. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...

Modi Caught Off Guard as India’s Economic Failings Inflame Young People (Gift Article)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy trying to put out other fires when a student movement suddenly exploded. There are no easy solutions to the problems behind it.

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India’s young people are challenging the politics of fear and demanding accountability, dignity, and a voice in their future. Yuth-led protests are reshaping the political conversation—and why their concerns cannot be ignored. Read more: buff.ly/k1GTvDG #YouthProtests

Youth protests defy politics of fear - The Tribune

INDIA has witnessed several major protests during the Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) years in power: from the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitation and the farmers movement to the more recent…

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