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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,”
Ukraine invasion: Hindu Sena marches in support of Russia!
A day before UP enters the final phase of election, Indian right-wing voiced support for Russia in the national capital
Russian TV Staff says “no to war”, quits on-air
Staff of TV Rain (Dozhd) took this decision after Russian authorities suspended its operations over its coverage of the Ukraine war
Ukraine invasion: Racist reportage, yet little mention of racism in Ukraine?
Western reporters focus on war-affected people being “people like us” and not some “third-world country”, fail to report on racist treatment of non-white people fleeing war zones by Ukrainian authorities
Plight of Ukraine’s Muslims amidst the Russian Invasion
Once persecuted and displaced, today the future of Muslims in Ukraine is plagued by uncertainty
Trolls hound UP village leader stuck in Ukraine for asking GoI for help
Vaishali Yadav, was elected Gram Pradhan last year, and is an MBBS student in Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University
Ukraine invasion: Indian student killed in Kharkiv, right-wing blames the victim!
When questions were asked on government’s lack of response and empathy towards students, the victim blaming began
US Law Firm seeks action against Yogi Adityanath and top UP cops for ‘encounter killings’
The issue was addressed by the Guernica 37 to US and UK governments
Open letter to our secular Muslim friends in India
The defense of victims of one (majority) religious fundamentalist extreme right should not lead to supporting another (be it minority) one.
Afghan citizens under the Taliban rule: Frustration, poverty, and displacement
An Afghan student’s appeal for compassion and international support for the common people
Towards Human Fraternity
The aim of ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ celebrated on February 4 every year is to tell the world that everyone is free to choose their religious or irreligious belief
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SC petitioners Anjali Bharadwaj and Amrita Johri welcome ECI’s Nov 6 communication to seven states on facilitating inclusion of left-out voters
Rights
Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
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
As reports of the Indian Union government’s moves to scrap the legal immunity guaranteed under Section 79 of the IT Act come in, with Indian Express, on November 5, yesterday reporting these moves, organisations advocating media freedom and accountability have expressed concern and alarm
Farm and Forest
61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers
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Rights
Kerala High Court’s Observations on Protest in Educational Institutions Unacceptable & Restrictive: NAJAR
The National Alliance for Justice, Accountability & Rights (NAJAR) have urged the Kerala High Court to reconsider its position on the right of all, including students, to peaceful protest