IF YOU ARE IN ISLAMABAD, PLEASE JOIN THE SEMINAR ON BABA - TopicsExpress



          

IF YOU ARE IN ISLAMABAD, PLEASE JOIN THE SEMINAR ON BABA JAN The Awami Workers Party invites you to a seminar on state repression of progressive political activists under the guise of anti-terrorism legislation in Pakistan from the perspective of the Left, on Monday, the 10th of November 2014, at 3:30 PM at the Islamabad Press Club. Through a discussion of the case of Baba Jan as well as other labor, peasant and nationalist activists (including Ghulam Dastageer, the Faisalabad 12 and others), the seminar will explore how national security and anti-terrorism legislation is being abused in Pakistan to silence dissent by progressives and nationalists, even as the terrorism of the militant right continues unabated. The panel for the seminar will feature: Abid Hassan Minto (Lawyer and President, Awami Workers Party) Asma Jahangir (Lawyer, activist and Former President, Supreme Court Bar Association) Ahsan Ali (Advocate and activist, Gilgit-Baltistan) Aasim Sajjad Akhtar (Professor and President, Awami Workers Party Punjab) Please join us for the discussion and help to shed light on and build public support for this issue of critical importance. For further details, please contact: Nisar Shah (Information Secretary AWP) – 03002147960 Shehek Sattar (General Secretary, AWP Islamabad/Rawalpindi) - 0301-8426884
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:53:07 +0000

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