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Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh

This second excerpt from the much-acclaimed book by Rollo Romig, an American journalist (2024) who lived in Bengaluru (Bangalore) and knew Gauri Lankesh, I am on the Hit List,...

In Bangladesh, Govt Treats Journalism As a Crime: Amnesty

Bangladesh media faces more restrictions now than ever, Amnesty’s...

Facebook’s new anti-fake news strategy is not going to work – but something else might

Facebook’s strategy is vacuous, evanescent, lip service; a public...

Goldman Environmental Prize, Asia, 2017 for Environmentalist Activist Prafulla Samantara

Long Live Dongria Kondhs’ Struggle to Save Niyamgiri Hills!  New...

UP Police Registers FIR Against Sudharshan Channel

An FIR was today registered against the Editor-in-Chief and...

From Non-intervention to Waging War: Trump’s Missile Strikes on Syria

The United States’ unilateral missile strikes against a Syrian...

After ban threat, Modi government now asks NDTV India to apologise for Pathankot coverage

The Centre today insisted in the Supreme Court that...

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