This excellent resource on contested statues in both the UK and France is the result of a pilot project led by Nandini Chaterjee at Exeter University. Not complete but already loads of great contextual resources for those who want to get behind the superficial culture arguments

Last year, our Shabna Begum chaired a fascinating APPG Race & Community discussion with Asif Shakoor and Georgie Wemyss exploring the experiences of South Asian seafarers born under British colonial rule. Watch Part 1 👉 ow.ly/BvwX50SCyKt And Part 2 👉 ow.ly/puzN50SCyJV

📸 I Am Who I Am Now: Selections from the Bengali Photo Archive, at Four Corners, showcases photos of and by Bengali people in London's East End over the past 50 years Arts Council England, London The National Lottery Heritage Fund London & South Historic England Art Fund swadhinata trust Idea Store fourcornersfilm.co.uk/whats-on/i-am-…

🎥 #Defiance: Fighting the Far Right tells the story of South Asian youth movements, in which young people rose up in the face of racist violence to say they were 'here to stay, here to fight' Rogan Productions shaminder nahal Suresh Grover Rajesh Thind channel4.com/programmes/def…

🗣️ Taj Ali’s Tribune interview with former Sheffield Asian Youth Movement and Pakistani Workers Association member, Mukhtar Dar explores the rich tradition of British South Asian resistance to racism. tribunemag.co.uk/2023/03/how-so…

📖 AIU RACE Centre holds a wealth of archival materials relating to South Asian histories of anti-racist resistance, Tower Hamlets Archives documents the histories of London's East End and swadhinata trust is a volunteer-led community group working to promote Bengali history and heritage.

South Asian Britain’s interactive digital resource explores South Asian connections and networks from the 1830s to today. Arts and Humanities Research Council University of Bristol @smukherjee_hist Florian Stadtler 🦀 QMUL English & Drama Rehana Ahmed Maya Parmar project.southasianbritain.org/digital-resour…

📚 Shabna Begum’s From Sylhet to Spitalfields (Lawrence Wishart Books) explores the 1970s Bengali squatters’ movement through oral history interviews and archival research, situating Bengali women and men at the heart of extraordinary struggles for housing in Britain. lwbooks.co.uk/product/from-s…

Rozina Visram gave up her teaching job and lived off a meagre pension as she dedicated many years of her life to documenting the rich history of South Asians in Britain. A trailblazer, a role model and an inspiration. A privilege to spend the day with her.

When Afia Begum was deported to 🇧🇩 in the 1980s, it stirred South Asian women in 🇬🇧 to fight for their rights. Ayisha Uddin Department of History at Queen Mary explores archives in The Women's Library LSE Library to tell the story. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2024… Dr Gillian Murphy South Asia Forum | Queen Mary University of London Naila Kabeer David Lewis

Bangladesh. Everyone Read this! Shahidul Alam on the student protests and the government’s brutal response. aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International's UK CEO at a meeting in parliament yesterday evening: "There is overwhelming evidence that the protestors in #Bangladesh were exercising a human right to protest. There is overwhelming evidence that the use of lethal and sometimes less

This is the first proper and serious statement from the international community (other than those from UN human rights bodies) commensurate with the seriousness of the violations of human rights committed by the Bangladesh government over recent days, given by Josep Borrell, High

UPDATE 2: Dhaka at 1pm (Uk at 8 am) 1. #Bangladesh army chief General Waker-uZ-Zaman will address the people at 2pm. Till then the army has asked people to be patient. 2. A total internet blackout has been enforced from 10.30am Monday. 3. According to the The Business Standard

If - and it is still a big "if" - there was to be a constitutionally driven "state of emergency" in Bangladesh. - it has to be proclaimed by the President and agreed by the Prime minister. It is not something for the army to declare, as such; - It will result in the following

UPDATE 3: Senior official in prime minister's office has told a journalist when asked about the speculation that the prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned: "The situation is such that this this is a possibility, but I don't know how it will happen."

Bangladesh Border Guard imposed a high alert so that former ministers and lawmakers and leaders of Awami League cannot go to India illegally through Benapole border #Bangladesh #BGB #NewsUpdates thedailystar.net/news/banglades…

I talked to David Bergman for Politics On The Couch podcast #podcast about the turbulent events in Bangladesh this week; what sparked it off and what’s next for the country shows.acast.com/politicsonthec…

I am in the process of arranging oral history interviews for my book on British South Asian political activism in the 20th Century. New email address: [email protected] If you were involved in a political campaign or have recollections about family members, get in touch.