Will ‘apologists’ take a bullet for the nation?

Former bureaucrats call for unity to defend freedom of expression, India Legal

India Legal 04 July 2020 In a statement, 99 former senior bureaucrats have critised the consistent attack on the freedom of expression and the right to dissent by the central government led by Narendra Modi in its second regime from 2019 onwards. Those who have signed include Ravi Vira Gupta, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank […]

Every original inhabitant cannot be indigenous: RRAG Director Suhas Chakma

The SentinelPublished on 12 February 2020 GUWAHATI: Every original inhabitant cannot be termed as “indigenous person”, stated the director of ‘Rights and Risks Analysis Group’ (RRAG) Suhas Chakma at a meeting organized by the Assam Government regarding the socio-economic Census of indigenous Muslims of Assam, here on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Suhas Chakma said, “Under international […]

Attack on Caravan journalists shows “the impunity enjoyed by political groups”: The Network of Women in Media, The Caravan

The Caravan 12 August 2020 On 11 August 2020, three journalists working with The Caravan—Shahid Tantray, Prabhjit Singh and a woman journalist—were beaten, subjected to communal slurs, threatened with murder, and sexually harassed, while reporting in Subhash Mohalla, in northeast Delhi. The Network of Women in Media, a national collective for women in the media, released […]