Julian Assange's Health Is Deteriorating
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Assange’s physical and psychological health has been severely compromised due to his confinement. By as early as 2014, Assange was suffering health problems. In an article for the Daily Mail, journalist Sarah Oliver described Assange’s appearance: “His usually pale skin is now almost translucent and on his face it is so puffy it looks as if it is lifting off his naturally sharp cheekbones. He has a chronic cough, which the installation of a humidifier to moisten the dry, air-conditioned atmosphere has done little to ease. His eyes have navy pools of shadow beneath them, suggesting that he’s shifted from nocturnal to sleep-deprived.”
Chapter 3 of Dr Punyabrata Gun's memoir of Shankar Guha Niyogi and his movement.
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Julian Assange Challenges Warrant For His Arrest As doctors Confirm Worsening Of His Health
by Margot Miller
Assange’s physical and psychological health has been severely compromised due to his confinement. By as early as 2014, Assange was suffering health problems. In an article for the Daily Mail, journalist Sarah Oliver described Assange’s appearance: “His usually pale skin is now almost translucent and on his face it is so puffy it looks as if it is lifting off his naturally sharp cheekbones. He has a chronic cough, which the installation of a humidifier to moisten the dry, air-conditioned atmosphere has done little to ease. His eyes have navy pools of shadow beneath them, suggesting that he’s shifted from nocturnal to sleep-deprived.”
“Struggle And Create: My Days With Com. Shankar Guha Niyogi” – Chapter 3: The Anti-Mechanisation Campaign In Dalli-Rajhara
by Dr Punyabrata Gun
The anti-mechanisation movement in the iron mines was one of the distinctive campaigns for which Dalli-Rajhara became known as the nerve centre of the workers’ struggle. I was there during the intense last phase of this movement.
Hotel Intercontinental Siege – Is Kabul Falling?
by Andre Vltchek
Afghanistan is now facing mortal danger. It has to survive, but it is not clear how it can manage. Hotel Intercontinental in Kabul, which was attacked by gunmen last Saturday, used to fit like a glove, like a grandmother’s couch. Outside, the war has been raging. Millions of Afghan lives were aimlessly broken, hundreds of thousands lost. The price of more than 16 years of NATO occupation has exceeded $1 trillion, but instead of bringing peace and prosperity, it has reduced Afghanistan to rubble.
The Time Is Now! Stand Against the Fascist Assault on Immigrants
by Revolution Newspaper
In recent months, weeks, and now practically every day, our immigrant brothers and sisters have been going into the streets and into the halls of Congress, risking arrest and deportation to challenge “business as usual,” and resist the most vicious, blatant, and criminal assault on the rights, the dignity, the humanity, and the very lives of immigrants in this country in their millions. All of those who are NOT immigrants must stand shoulder to shoulder with these courageous immigrants, pour into the streets and find every other possible way to actively refuse and stand up against this fascist regime’s advancing assault on immigrants.
We Need Renewed Supporters To Be Along Side of Us And Stop These Atrocities!
by Diana Best
I’m sure you remember the oil spill from the Keystone XL pipeline last November. Did you think it was an isolated incident? Think again. In the past ten years, more than 34 million gallons of hazardous liquids have spilled from pipelines into the soil and water — and that’s just in the U.S. And the oil industry wants to construct hundreds of miles of new pipelines that will threaten countless lakes, rivers, aquifers, and waterways.
High Bred For Goodness
by Sally Dugman
Personally, I need all people to be rescuers the way that dogs, hogs, geese and doves are.Who else is up to the task?
Promoting ‘Hindi ‘ ( And Hindu) Globally
by Sheshu Babu
Recently, the external affairs minister said that UN should adopt Hindi along with other official languages of UN and is ready to bear Rs. 400 crore as expenses. But as Mr. Tharoor rightly asked in parliament what would be the purpose of making hindi as UN official language. Out of six languages, only two – English and French- are working languages used in UN. It may help the leaders to reach TV audience but not delegates.
Manufacturing Anti National Muslims: The Hindutva Juggernaut Runs Amok On The Eve Of The Republic Day
by Shamsul Islam
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Appeasing The Terrorists
by T Navin
The last few months has seen open threats by Karni sena towards release of the movie ‘Padmavati’. They indulged in destroying film equipments, torching the movie, burning the poster sets at the time of making of the movie and announcing gifts for physically injuring Bhansali and Deepika Padukone. Recently violence was also seen in five states – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Following release, theaters were set upon and hundreds of vehicles were damaged. In the whole drama, two things which strike is a) absence of arrests of those indulging in violence, threats and b) absence of denouncing of terror acts of Karni sena by political parties – the principal ruling party and the opposition.
Can Cows Help The Poor?
by Moin Qazi
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