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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,”
USCIRF recommends India be designated Country of Particular Concern for third straight year!
The 2022 report of the organization that monitors freedom of religion and belief puts India in the same bracket as Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Korea and Syria
Sweden: Three injured as protests continue against right-wing group’s plan to burn copies of the Quran
Quran burning plan by same hardliner who had floated a similar idea in 2020 and was deported from France because of it
‘What will it take for the Biden administration to call out Modi’s regime for human rights violations?’: US lawmaker, Ilhan Omar
Eloquently stating that the Modi years have criminalised the act of being Muslim, the Congresswoman from Minnesota likened Modi to Chile’s Pinochet and raised pertinent points on the lurking genocidal climate in India
We Indian Muslims need no sermons from the Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda’s supreme commander Ayman Zawahiri has recently released a standalone statement on the Hijab controversy in India
A fitting reply to Al Qaeda chief: Muskan’s father
A clear and strong message to the head of the terror outfit not to meddle in affairs
Now Al Qaeda intrudes on the hijab controversy
The untimely video only furthers right wing claims of terrorist groups’ involvement in hijab protests
Why UN’s Islamophobia Resolution Troubles Moderate Muslims
It Is Important That UN Defines The Contours Of Islamophobia
ICJ: Russia must immediately suspend military operations against Ukraine
In a 13 against 2 vote, the ICJ directed Russia to stop attacks on its neighbouring country until a final decision is made
Fr Stan Swamy’s custodial death a ‘stain forever’: UN Group
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asked govt of India to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances that led to Fr Swamy’s death
The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and NATO’s Imperialist Expansionism
“I appeal for cessation of hostilities, not because you are too exhausted to fight, but because War is bad in essence” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
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Communalism
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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Farm and Forest
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Rights
Kerala High Court’s Observations on Protest in Educational Institutions Unacceptable & Restrictive: NAJAR
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