Monthly Archives: April 2024
Indian Authorities Stop Australian Journalist from Covering Elections | Human Rights Watch
Australian journalist Avani Dias left India on April 19 after the government did not extend her journalist visa until moments before it was due to expire – the latest example of foreign writers, journalists, academics, and activists being denied access to India for seemingly political reasons.
Source: Indian Authorities Stop Australian Journalist from Covering Elections | Human Rights Watch

Critics of Narendra Modi barred from entering India after speaking out against government – ABC News
British academic Nitasha Kaul has long researched the changing social and political landscape in India.
It’s led her to a dire conclusion about the world’s most populous democracy.
“What we’re witnessing post-2014 is a democratic erosion in India — that is undeniable,” Professor Kaul told the ABC.
More than 950 million Indians are eligible to vote in this year’s general election which began last week, and is held in seven phases until June 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to easily win a third term in office after first coming to power in 2014.
But ahead of the critical poll, Professor Kaul was shocked when she was barred from entering the country.
In February, she was detained and then deported after being invited to speak at a conference on the country’s constitution, despite holding a valid lifelong visa.
Source: Critics of Narendra Modi barred from entering India after speaking out against government – ABC News
Crocuses | Kamerapromenader
Source: Crocuses | Kamerapromenader
Sunday Churches – 100CountryTrek.com



Parrots – 100CountryTrek.com
We saw these two orange parrots in Florida

We saw green Parrot with this Red Head

Source: Parrots – 100CountryTrek.com
Indiana: Jennifer McCormick for Governor!! | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Indiana has plunged headlong into privatization of its-once-beloved public schools.
Fortunately, there is a knowledgeable candidate for Governor who has promised to stop the destruction of public education.
Jennifer McCormick is a career educator who began as a special education teacher, then became a language arts teacher, a principal and a district superintendent.
Source: Indiana: Jennifer McCormick for Governor!! | Diane Ravitch’s blog

US doctor describes witnessing starvation in northern Gaza
Sam AttarSam Attar reckons he left part of his soul in Gaza. It was the part of him that saw suffering and could not turn away. The part which now cannot forget.
Source: US doctor describes witnessing starvation in northern Gaza
When Annie Asks … | Filosofa’s Word
Almost everyone has had something to say about the Supreme Court and the case to decide whether Trump should have full immunity from consequences for his crimes in inciting an attempted coup on 06 January 2021. Although the Court has not ruled yet, nor likely will before late June, certain Justices gave the impression while hearing the evidence that they will likely grant Trump’s three wishes, at least to some extent. Annie gives us not only her views, but also those of other educated, experienced and intelligent public figures. She also throws in a bit of much-needed humour, so I thought this one well worth sharing for those who may not have seen it. Thank you, Annie!!!
Rhythms – Kaushal Kishore

In rhythms, like painting
on a melody’s sheet..
Stories unfold in dance,
where souls meet…
Each step a brushstroke,
a story they unveil…
In language unspoken,
emotions set sail…
.
Endorphins, they sway,
like luminous stars…
Dispelling shadows,
healing unseen scars…
Natural opioids, they
weave in their spell…
In the rhythm of dance,
all find all is well…
.
–Kaushal Kishore
Source: Rhythms – Kaushal Kishore



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