Arab News 17 December 2020 By Sanjay Kumar Government spokesman says CAA will be implemented ‘sooner or later’ and people of Assam are in favor of it but experts disagree NEW DELHI: Dec. 11 marked the first anniversary of the passing of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India. However, the ruling Bharatiya Janata […]
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In the death of Tarun Gogoi, Assam and India lost a unifying leader, National Herald
National Herald 28 November 2020 By AJ Prabal His last wish was that his body before cremation be taken to a Naamghar, temple, mosque and a church. A leader with the unique ability to connect with the common man, he will be sorely missed People remember his infectious laughter and his favourite one-liner in Assamese […]
Tarun Gogoi dies of post-Covid complications at 86, The Telegraph
The Telegraph 24 November 2020 He served as chief minister for 5,485 days, from May 18, 2001, to May 24, 2016, covering three straight terms Tarun Gogoi, Assam’s longest-serving chief minister who had helped the state “breathe freely again” after years of insurgency, died of post-Covid complications at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital on Monday […]
‘Govt Committed To Press Freedom, Opposes Those Who Throttle It’, Amit Shah On National Press Day, The Logical Indian
The Logical Indian 16 November 2020 By Navya Singh (Trending News Editor) While the Supreme Court says that it will protect the ‘personal liberty of all citizens’, many journalists are put behind bars, not permitted to meet their lawyers, families and charged under stringent laws without any evidence. India commemorates National Press Day today, November […]
A Look At The Condition Of 83-Year-Old Hindu Woman In BJP Ruled Assam, Barak Bulletin
Barak Bulletin 10 November 2020 By Monosijo Bhattacharjee Let us care to think about an eighty three year octogenarian lady – blank eyes reflecting her sheer helplessness, wrinkled skin speaking of her laboured past in the bosom of our country, white saree alluding to her widowhood. Alone in an auto, bereft of any companion or […]
Stop harassment of journalists, drop sedition cases against them, global press bodies tell Modi, Scroll
Scroll 22 October 2020 The International Press Institute and Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists accused the BJP of using pandemic as an excuse to stifle criticism. The International Press Institute and Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drop all charges against journalists, including those under the draconian sedition laws, that […]
IPI, IFJ urge Modi to prevent increasing use of sedition laws against journalists, Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald 22 October 2020 Two international media organisations have shot o a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent action to “prevent the increasing use” of sedition laws and other legal sanctions against journalists and ensure that they “can work without harassment and fear of reprisal”. Two international media organisations have […]
‘Harassment’ of journalists: Global press bodies write to PM Modi, The Indian Express
The Indian Express 22 October 2020 “As many as 55 journalists were targeted for covering the pandemic in India between 25 March, when lockdown was first imposed, and 31 May, a report by Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has shown,” they stated. Two international press associations have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra […]
‘Journalistic Work Cannot Be Equated To Sedition’: Global Press Bodies Write To PM Modi, The Logical Indian
The Logical Indian 22 October 2020Writer: Navya Singh | Editor: Prateek Gautam | Creatives: Navya Singh The International Federation of Journalists and the International Press Institute on 21 October, wrote a letter to PM Modi urging him to take “immediate steps to ensure that journalists can work without harassment and fear of reprisal”. The International […]
Drop Sedition Cases Against Journos: Global Press Bodies to Modi, The Quint
The Quint 22 October 2020 “Journalistic work cannot be equated to sedition or undermining security,” the letter by IFJ and IPI stated. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI) on Wednesday, 21 October, wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to take “immediate steps to […]