"Statement of Support for the 'Walk for Human Rights'"
Statement issued September 13, 1976 by the India Forum in support of the “Walk for Human Rights” condemning the surveillance and intimidation of Indians abroad by Indira Gandhi’s administration.
"What is GOCSA all about?"
Informational flyer for the Group of Concerned South Asians (GOSCA), a discussion group for socially conscientious South Asians in Boston, Massachusetts. The group committed itself to “serious and in-depth study of the history and social-relations in the various countries in South Asia.”
Bangladesh Committee for Human Rights Flyer
Flyer distributed by the Bangladesh Committee for Human Rights urging the public to send telegrams, phone calls, and letters to the Embassy of Bangladesh to halt the retrial of Sirajal Alam Khan, leader of Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, the Bangladesh opposition party. The retrial was feared to result in his execution by Zia-ur-Rahman’s government.
Political Prisoners in India
Pamphlet distributed by the South Asian Students’ Association at the University of California at Berkeley titled “Political Prisoners in India.” The pamphlet includes text from an Amnesty International report on detention conditions in West Bengal circa 1974.
"Political Prisoners in Bangladesh"
Pamphlet distributed by the South Asian Students’ Association at the University of California at Berkeley titled “Political Prisoners in Bangladesh.” The pamphlet takes a critical view of the Awami League and decries the inhumane conditions and torture to which political prisoners were subjected post-Independence.
"Open Letter to the University Community"
List of grievances addressed to the students, faculty, and administration by South Asian students at the University of California at Berkeley.
"India: Democracy or Dictatorship?" Flyer
Flyer announcing television documentary screening of “India: Democracy or Dictatorship?” by the Committee of Concerned Indian Students (CCIS) at the University of California at Berkeley on November 23, 1976.
"India: 'Democracy' Under A Relaxed Emergency?" Press Release
Press release dated January 26, 1977 issued by the Concerned Committee of Indian Students (CCIS) at the University of California at Berkeley. Titled “India: ‘Democracy’ Under a Relaxed Emergency?”, the press release criticizes Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s relaxation of Emergency measures in early 1977 as a politically expedient ploy for votes in the March 1977 election.
"India: Democracy or Dictatorship?"
Essay dated November 23, 1976 on the historical context of the Emergency declared by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 26, 1975.
"South Asia Discussion Group" Flyer
Flyer for an evening of theater and film in memory of social activist Shankar Guha Niyogi presented by South Asians for Collective Action, the Punjabi People’s Cultural Association, and the South Asia Discussion Group at the University of California at Berkeley.