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Documentary Film on Chengara Land Struggle, Kerala

The Land struggle in Chengara, Pathnamtitta district, Kerala, by landless Dalits and Adivasis from all parts of Kerala, started on 4 August 2007. The movement is a fight to re-claim ownership of land that has been part of a long standing promise of the Government. At present nearly 5000 families, more than 20,000 people have entered the Harrison Malayalam Private Ltd Estate, living in makeshift arrangements. In the ongoing struggle for land in Chengara there is growing tension and escalating violence against the peaceful and democratic protest by the people. There have been instances  of various brutal attacks on the people of the area by the workers of trade unions affiliated to leading political parties and other hired henchmen of Harrison Malayalam Ltd.

This untitled film powerfully documents the voices of the Dalits and Adivasis who have entered the Harrison estate asserting that the right to land is a basic human right for marginalized communities.

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 November 2008 08:50 )

 

Chengara Land Struggle: Another Nandigram in the making?

Chengara Land Struggle: Another Nandigram in the making?

The Land struggle in Chengara, Pathanamtitta district, Kerala by landless Dalits and Adivasis (as well as scores of families from OBC communities, Muslims etc) from all parts of Kerala, started on 4 August 2007.   The movement is a fight to re-claim ownership of land that has been part of a...

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 November 2008 08:50 )

Tribals protest against Arcelor Mittal plant in Jharkhand

RANCHI (Reuters) - Thousands of villagers marched in Jharkhand on Monday to protest against a proposed Arcelor Mittal steel plant, police said, the latest in a series of confrontations over industry on farmlands.

Armed with bows and sickles, the villagers, members of poor local tribes, hel...

Last Updated ( Sunday, 26 October 2008 12:03 )

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India: DEMAND IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ABHAYA SAHOO!

India: DEMAND IMMEDIATE AND UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ABHAYA SAHOO!

Abhaya Sahoo, a people’s leader who has been fighting against one of the worst exploitative ‘development package’ that the Manmohan Singh government and the Orissa state government have offered the people of Orissa through the MOU with POSCO from Korea was arrested on the 12 October. Abhaya Sahoo is the President of...

Last Updated ( Monday, 03 November 2008 23:37 )

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Action needed to free activists in Orissa, India

Urgent Action Needed to Save Amin Maharana's Life and to Free Anti-Displacement Activists in Orissa, India.

On August 15, Dave Pugh returned to the U.S. after spending three and a half weeks gathering information about the anti-displacement movement in India. Pugh is a member of the Initiative Committee of the International Campaign Against Forced D...

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 October 2008 22:40 )

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