Counterview

By A Representative   The Press Club of India (PCI) and the International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL) have condemned the arrests of anti-dam activists and the deployment of security forces in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang Valley amid continuing protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). In a press statement dated October 30, the Press Club of India expressed concern over the Arunachal Pradesh Police including the name of senior journalist and deputy editor of The Arunachal Times, Tongam Rina, in requests for search warrants in connection with the October 23 violence in Pasighat.

Counterview News  A panel of three international legal experts has concluded there is a "reasonable basis to believe that international crimes may have been committed against Muslims in both states" of Assam and Uttar Pradesh . The report, published in March 2026, is the second from the group and covers July 2022 to January 2026.

By Raj Kumar Sinha*  The final results of Israel’s recent general election have produced a deeply divided parliament, placing Arab-led political parties in a potentially decisive position in determining the country’s next government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing alliance have secured 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, while the opposition alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot has won 48 seats. Arab-led parties have secured 19 seats. Since a majority of 61 seats is required to form a government, neither of the two main political blocs has the numbers needed to govern independently.

By Donald Ramotar   The United Nations vote on the Resolution by Cuba, calling for the United States to end the blockade against that island is deeply revealing. While seven CARICOM countries voted to end the criminal blockade, three abstained, three were absent, and one voted against. This is a huge change. Since 1992, Cuba has brought this resolution forward with the solid support of CARICOM countries. What has changed?

By Rezgar Akrawi   The leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a historic victory in Brazil's presidential election on 25 October 2026. The result came amid intense political and social polarization and the growing influence of the far right in Brazil and across Latin America, backed by the U.S. far right led by Donald Trump.

By Biljana Vankovska  The student protests in Serbia, which began in the wake of the tragic event in Novi Sad in November 2024, only occasionally made the front pages of the world’s media. That is hardly surprising when so many dramatic and consequential events are unfolding across the globe at once, and the Balkans have long ceased to be a focal point of international attention.

Counterview News  Centre for Financial Accountability exposes the “plastic paradox” and calls for an end to climate finance for incineration, urging a shift to genuine zero-waste systems *** A damning new report by the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) and the National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ) has exposed the severe climate cost of waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration in India. Titled “The Climate Cost of Burning Waste,” the study reveals that Delhi’s WTE plants produce electricity that is significantly more carbon-intensive than coal, challenging the government’s classification of these facilities as "renewable" energy sources.

By A Representative   Nearly two-thirds of India's registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) have not made their annual audit and contribution reports for 2024-25 available in the public domain, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR analysed the submission status of 734 RUPPs across 34 states and Union Territories, representing 35 per cent of all RUPPs, whose reports were available on the websites of the respective state Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs).

By A Representative   The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has raised alarm over escalating threats, intimidation and surveillance targeting Shiv Kumar, a Dalit labour rights defender, and his family in India. It has called on the authorities to end the harassment immediately and to guarantee that he will not be arbitrarily arrested or detained for his legitimate work.