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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Family of Tamil Poet Inquilab Declines Sahitya Akademi Award

The family of Tamil poet Inquilab (pictured), who was...

The Meaning of Jignesh Mevani

Photo credit: New Indian ExpressThe rise of Jignesh Mevani...

Making Sense of Afrazul’s Lynching

Photos credit: ScrollIt was mind numbing to watch those...

The UPCOCA Potential Weapon to Suppress Dissent

Pointers to What Makes UPCOCA a ‘Draconian’ BillThe Uttar...

They are spying on us and we know it

Instant messaging has become the main digital tool for...

World Against Trump & US: Jerusalem

The United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) has overwhelmingly rejected the...

#OurGauri: Gauri’s Resolute Life

Translated by Yogesh S. and Teesta SetalvadFollowing Gauri Lankesh’s...

Israeli forces shoot boy in face, arrest cousin for protesting, her mother for looking into it

Correction: An earlier version of this article referred to...

Exposed: The Great Research Admission Hoax at JNU

The statistics presented to the 144th Academic Council expose...

How Demonetization Ravaged Rural Economy: P Sainath

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