Nava Thakuria talks to Suhas Chakma, Anup Sarma

’55 journalists targeted during lockdown in India’, The News Mill

The News Mill 15 June 2020 The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in its report, ‘India: Media’s Crackdown During COVID-19 Lockdown’ stated that at least 55 journalists faced arrest, registration of FIRs, summons or show causes notices, physical assaults, alleged destruction of properties and threats for reportage on COVID-19 or exercising freedom of opinion […]

Plea for judicial probe in custodial death cases

The HinduPublished on 24 January 2020 SC seeks government’s response The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to respond to a petition seeking implementation of Section 176(1A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for mandatory judicial inquiry in cases of death, disappearance or rape in police and judicial custody. A Bench led […]

COVID-19 Pandemic and Racism in the United States and India, Economic & Political Weekly

Economic & Political Weekly Vol. 55, Issue No. 23, 06 Jun, 2020 The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world in many ways. Among the several implications for humanity, is the lesser talked-about issue of racism that has inherent psychological impacts. This article examines the rise of racial discrimination in the two largest […]