Anura Kumar Dissanayake’s recent election as #SriLanka’s president signals a momentous political shift in the island nation.
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We cover and connect Southasia, the Indian Ocean and diaspora. Syndicated features. Building bridges. #SapanNews
About us
Sapan News Network aims to produce honest, non-partisan, nuanced, reliable journalism that connects and covers Southasia, the Indian Ocean, and the diaspora and furthers the narrative of peace, dialogue, and regionalism. Our syndicated features are published in over 30 reputed media outlets so far. Talk to us about opportunities :)
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www.sapannews.com
External link for Sapan News Network
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- Media Production
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2021
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- culture, diaspora, south asia, sport, politics, art, activism, music, network, editing, mentorship, connecting, social justice, human rights, climate change, interfaith, enviornment, and youth
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Boston, Massachusetts, US
Employees at Sapan News Network
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Pragyan Srivastava
Aspiring visual anthropologist, Fulbright scholar, Multimedia Storyteller, Traveller
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Sarita Bartaula
Partner Manager at Study Group | Lead Strategy and Development at Sapan News | Working Group Member, Southasia Peace Action Network
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Abdullah Zahid
journalism student Karachi university. Currently freelance reporter at sapannews.com
Updates
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The police shoot-at-sight orders in Bangladesh that killed hundreds, mostly young people, reminded me of 20-year-old student Arif Sayed Faisal’s killing in the Boston area. Too many Black and brown people, including Southasians, have died at the hands of police in my adopted country. There is a need for change in how law enforcement interacts with the public.
From Bangladesh to the USA: South Asian communities call for end to police killings
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Off-Kendrik started over 16 years ago, “committed to building a broad platform for South Asian theatre groups and the next generation of South Asian Americans through theatre and storytelling”.
A South Asia theatre festival in Boston
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Looking back to look ahead… The past clearly shows that every player has used militants as a means to an end, so no country should believe that they have a high ground from which they can’t descend. It is time for the diplomats – not military folks – to return to Afghanistan. Isolating the Taliban doesn’t hurt the Taliban nearly as much as it does the 40 million Afghans of Afghanistan and the larger region.
Afghanistan/Pakistan: Mayhem and militants
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As the island nation’s 16-million registered voters head to the polls on September 21, اa look at how the nail-biter election will unfold, and the role its neighbours and global partners like China will play.
Rocky road ahead: What Sri Lanka’s unpredictable elections mean for the world
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Screened at several venues in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the USA, the film is now crossing more borders, its universal relevance highlighted with a series of ‘Global Community Screenings’ in a dozen countries around the world, with major cities like London, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Vancouver among them. Those interested in joining may submit an online form. Catch details in this story!
Ahead of Sri Lanka presidential elections, ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines’ documentary goes global
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As America commemorated #LaborDay, a trio of Gandhian ‘peace walkers’ from India and Japan continued their four-month-long journey that started in New York, going on to Miami, Dallas, Seattle, and Los Angeles by the end October, before heading across the Atlantic to the UK.
‘Gandhi-MLK Peace Walk’: A journey of nonviolence across America
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On the annual International Day of the Disappeared, a look at how the Baloch community in Pakistan is being pushed to the wall but also ignored by the state, their marches, sit-ins, and demonstrations do get some attention, but little seems to change.
What is driving the largest women-led rights movement in Balochistan’s recent history?
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Remembering the late Admiral ‘Ramu’ Ramdas on his 91st birthday – someone who never gave up on the idea of India, a country he loved dearly and upheld a vision of as an inclusive, syncretic, and humane nation where diverse cultures can live harmoniously. He was a key figure in the Pakistan-India peace and anti-nuclear movements, and more recently, in the Southasia Peace Action Network launched in March 2021, calling for dialogue and collaboration amongst all region countries.
A life well-lived and causes worth fighting for
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When the world descended on Afghanistan in 2001, Afghans believed it was about them, about a better life for them. It never was. It never is, writes senior reporter Kathy Gannon, who has covered Afghanistan since the 1980s. Looking back at the second Taliban takeover in 2021 she looks at why the ironically named ‘Operation Enduring Freedom’ of 2001 failed and how the aspirations of Afghans have been ignored.
Three years since the Taliban return to power, a reminder of how the world failed Afghanistan
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