Nava Thakuria talks to Suhas Chakma, Anup Sarma

For a leader, there’s value in knowing the bad news, writes Mark Tully, The Hindustan Times

The Hindustan Times 04 July 2020 By Mark Tully There is still critical coverage of the government in the media. But it is instructive to see the ways in which the government exerts pressures on the media in an effort to keep organisations and their journalists in line. Taking part in a Zoom discussion on […]

Govt of India ‘silencing’ media under the garb of curbing fake news: Think-tank report, Counterview

Counterview 20 June 2020 The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), a New Delhi-based think-tank claiming to conduct risks analysis to prevent human rights violations, in a detailed report on arrest, registration of FIRs, summons or show causes notices, physical assaults, alleged destruction of properties and threats for reportage against 55 journalists amidst Covid-19, has regretted that […]

Vikas Dubey Killing Reflects National Pattern of Police Impunity, Article 14

Article 14 10 July 2020 By JAYPRAKASH S NAIDU UP police killing of ganglord VikasDubey and five aides follows a 20-year national pattern: 2,123 Indians died in police custody or a lockup, including those who may or may not have been produced before a court. Judicial inquiries made little difference. Mumbai: The deaths of a […]