(The Wire) " As a Muslim woman in India, I am not new to Islamophobia or anti-Muslim narratives and hate. But this was a new low."
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Article: As BJP exodus leaves Modi, Shah and Yogi tense, Keshav Prasad Maurya has nothing to lose
(The Wire) Though he saw himself as the frontrunner for the CM post in 2017, Maurya had to be content as the deputy. Whether the BJP wins or loses in the upcoming elections, his significance will only grow.
Read More »Feature: ‘Hopes shattered,’ says family of journalist Sajad Gul, booked under PSA after getting bail
(The Wire) 'They can’t keep him behind bars only for frivolous cases. The only power they have is to level the PSA against him. They are taking advantage and misusing this power,' the journalist's lawyer said.
Read More »Feature: After dramatic coup, Kashmir Press Club turns into a fortress out of bounds for journalists
Muhammad Raafi A day after the dramatic takeover of Kashmir Press Club (KPC) by a group of journalists aided by the armed forces, the club premises in the heart of the city have been rendered out of bounds for the local journalist community and the Club members. On Sunday morning, …
Read More »Article: India’s Hindu extremists are calling for genocide against Muslims. Why is little being done to stop them?
(CNN) At a conference in India last month, a Hindu extremist dressed head-to-toe in the religion’s holy color, saffron, called on her supporters to kill Muslims and “protect” the country.
Read More »Article: Communal Violence in the Year 2021
Promoting Hindu Heritage through higher state expenditure — Part 1 Irfan Engineer and Neha Dabhade There were 20 communal riots, in which one person died, and 16 incidences of communally motivated mob lynching in the year 2021, according to the monitoring of Centre for Study of Society and Secularism using …
Read More »Article: BJP now a ‘sinking-ship’ will soon hit ‘rock-bottom’
Haider Abbas Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had long lost its ground in Uttar Pradesh (UP). It is only now that it has got going, as since the model code of conduct was announced, there is a spree in BJP family being abandoned by its ministers and legislative members etc. The …
Read More »Feature: Kashmiri media describe toll of legal harassment
Bilal Hussain Freelance journalist Sajad Gul was at home in Shahgund, a village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, when the army came for him. It was about 10 p.m. on January 5. The journalist’s family told local media that Gul received a phone call asking him to come outside. The …
Read More »Article: Haridwar and after: Silences, past and present, have enabled genocides
(Scroll.in) The call for ethnic cleansing was given at two separate religious events, one in Delhi, and the other in Haridwar at a saffron gathering
Read More »Article: Adityanath ramping up anti-minority rhetoric is an act of desperation amid high-profile exits
(The Wire) No matter how brave a front the Uttar Pradesh chief minister may put up, he is unable to arrest the exodus of his party leaders to the Samajwadi Party.
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