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Jammu and Kashmir in Chaos as India Strips Its Statehood

August 8, 2019 |

Move preceded by scrapping of state’s 70-year autonomy

Srinigar, Kashmir: August 8, 2019 — The Kashmir valley was plunged into chaos this week after India’s Bharatiya Janata Party led Central Government rapidly scrapped the state of Jammu and Kashmir’s 70-year … Read More

Gandhi Falls in Ghana as University Topples Statue Donated by India

December 13, 2018 |

Ghanaian professor: “This is part of a greater movement for black dignity and self-respect”

ACCRA, Ghana: Dec. 13, 2018 — Ghanaians made history this week when they tore down a statue of Indian icon Mohandas Gandhi.

Installed on the University … Read More

Hindu Nationalists Responsible for Christian Massacres Demand Malawi Gandhi Statue

November 5, 2018 |

Malawians to Indian VP Venkaiah Naidu: “We shall go head on with this figurehead”

Malawi: Nov. 5, 2018 — Amidst growing controversy over a statue of Gandhi which the Indian government demands that Malawi install in exchange for foreign aid, … Read More

Activists Secure Injunction Blocking Gandhi Statue in Malawi

October 30, 2018 |

“India wants to be an imperial power over Malawi,” say activists

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 30, 2018 — Just three weeks after launching an online petition calling on Malawi’s second-largest city, Blantyre, to “Stop Erecting Racist Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue,” activists in … Read More

Analyst: Gandhi Created “Three-Tiered System” of Racial Segregation in South Africa

October 13, 2018 |

Gandhi declared, “The white race of South Africa should be the predominating race”

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 13, 2018 — As citizens of Malawi are locked in a struggle to prevent installation of a statue of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi in their … Read More

Malawian Government Ignores Charges of Racism, Supports Gandhi Statue Construction

October 11, 2018 |

Gandhi statue required to maintain “lines of credit and concessionary loans” from India

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 11, 2018 — In a formal response to growing outrage among citizens of Malawi about a proposed statue of Mohandas Gandhi (nicknamed “Mahatma” by … Read More

Malawians Seeking to Stop Proposed Statue: “Gandhi Was An Ardent Racist”

October 7, 2018 |

Human rights group “horrified by the arrogance of the Statues for Development agenda”

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Oct. 7, 2018 — Malawi is now the second nation in Africa to bear witness to a sustained effort by the local population to block … Read More

Video Questions: “What If Gandhi Was a Champion of Racial Inequality?”

October 6, 2018 |

Challenges U.S. House Resolution 6916’s proposal to award Gandhi a Congressional Gold Medal

WASHINGTON, DC: Oct. 6, 2018 — Responding to House Resolution 6916, a proposal to posthumously award Mohandas Gandhi a Congressional Gold Medal, a new video documents the … Read More

Activist at Gandhi Statue: “This Sexual Predator Has a Statue Erected of Him”

October 3, 2018 |

U.S. Congress urged to reject House Resolution 6916 to award Gandhi a gold medal

CALIFORNIA: Oct. 3, 2018 — On the occasion of Gandhi’s birthday, activists visited a Northern California statue of the Indian icon to demand its removal and … Read More

Gandhi Statues Inspire International Public Protests On His Birthday

September 28, 2016 |

From Ghana to California, protesters plan Oct. 2 demonstrations against the Indian icon

Davis, CA, USA: Sept. 26, 2016 — Communities in California and Ghana are organizing demonstrations against statues of Indian political icon Mohandas Gandhi which they perceive as … Read More