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RSF classifies ‘Press Freedom Predators,’ Adani, OpIndia make it to the 2026 List
Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), evolves a unique way to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. The 2026 list profiles 33 “press freedom predators” who targeted journalists and media outlets in 2026. “What do they have in common? A hatred of press freedom,”
Hadis Najafi, young Iranian woman, symbol of protests after viral video, killed
Newsweek and several international news outlets have reported that the 20-year old, protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, has been reportedly killed by Iranian security forces during demonstrations in the city of Karaj, near Tehran
Social Media destruct: Leicester erupts due to hate online?
Social media fuels and amplifies onground violence in Leicester, UK, a thorough investigation by the BBC reveals
Defying Warning, Iranians’ Anti-hijab Protest Continues For 10th Night: 57 Deaths
Demonstrators burn a scarf at a protest against the...
“IMSD strongly condemns the repressive Iranian regime, questions the hypocrisy of the Muslim clergy in India”
Image: Getty ImagesIndian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly...
Iran: At Least 9 Killed as Protests Spread Over Mahsa Amini’s Death
Protests began as an emotional outpouring over the death of the 22-year-old who was held by Tehran’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly enforced dress code.
‘Twitter Can’t Protect its Data’: Whistleblower Tells US Congress
Peiter Zatko claimed that Twitter knowingly allowed the Indian government to place its agents on the company payroll, where they had access to highly sensitive data on users.
Bulldozer is a divisive image: Organisers apologise for its inclusion at India Day celebrations in New Jersey
Indian American and Muslim residents had found the inclusion of a bulldozer distasteful and even hateful
Visionary Gorbachev’s noble ideas failed because he ignored the deceit, duplicity and dangers of imperialism
History will remember the great distance between what he sought and what he achieved, and we must learn from this
Faced with a rise of extremism within its ranks, the US military has clamped down on racist speech, including retweets and likes
Less than a month after the Jan. 6, 2021,...
Journalist Union Slams US Journalist Angad Singh’s Deportation as ‘Vendetta’
Singh’s family has alleged that he was deported because of the documentaries on the Shaheen Bagh protest and videos on the Delta wave he produced for VICE News.
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A preliminary analysis of Maharashtra’s SIR-2026 draft roll by the Sabar Institute finds that 20.69 million names which is a significant 21.1 % of the state’s 97.9 million electors— close to one in five pre-revision electors — were missing in the draft electoral roll published on August 31, 2026; these voters were placed on the ASDD list; the report also identifies sharp geographical variations in the deletion
India
SIR: ECI “removes Form 6 declaration” but serious questions on legality of procedure remain
The Election Commission has separated the SIR declaration from the statutory Form 6 after two Election Commissioners objected to its inclusion and one called the change “unauthorised/illegal”, the issue comes as the Supreme Court is hearing the separate question of requiring deleted Delhi voters to seek inclusion again through Form 6
India
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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
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West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches
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India
Censorship: Government keen on stripping legal immunity for social media platforms
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