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Abolishing film censor board is a positive step 

Published in New Age

As masses of people engage in discussions on state reform, we must remember that simply changing the individuals in certain roles and positions means changing the managers of the state while keeping the old state apparatus intact. Abolishing the Censor Board has shown that radical steps can be taken

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Students rise and revolt in Bangladesh

Published in Spring Magazine.

Bangladesh is currently witnessing one of the biggest uprisings in the last decade. Thousands of students have been taking to the streets to demand merit-based access to government jobs. This economic demand rapidly turned into a serious political challenge for Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power since 2009 and has become increasingly autocratic in her rule.

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Gig workers resist Uber’s push for anti-labour reforms

While UberEats pours money into marketing schemes hiring “woke” celebrities as their ambassadors, they are committing wage theft from their workers in the middle of a global pandemic. Gig workers demanded better earnings, transparency, and respect, but got served an anti-union proposition they never asked for.

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Solidarity with India’s farmers

Despite the multiple attacks on communal harmony, workers’ right, freedom of thought, and social equity, Indian people continue to exhibit exceptional resistance against the far-right Modi government. Published in Spring Magazine.

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