Nava Thakuria talks to Suhas Chakma, Anup Sarma

‘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 […]

Covid-19: Chakma leader decries AAPSU’s “don’t count infected Chakmas in Arunachal tally” comment, The Sentinel

The Sentinel06/06/2020 Chakma leader Suhas Chakma has claimed that his tribesmen and women leave Arunachal Pradesh after facing “discrimination” Guwahati: Suhas Chakma, the Director of Rights and Risks Analysis Group has turned down heavily on the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) for its alleged opposition to the counting of Covid-19-afflicted Chakmas in the Arunachal […]

Chakmas, Hajongs starving in Arunachal, says rights body, The Hindu

The Hindu27 April 2020 ‘Their ration cards were seized in 1991’ A Delhi-based rights body has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in ensuring food for the Chakma and Hajong communities in Arunachal Pradesh who have allegedly not been included in the government’s economic package. The Chakmas and Hajongs, displaced in the 1960s by violence […]