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From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative
As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse
Maharashtra Adivasis still left in the dark!
Poor electricity supply adds to the digital divide by limiting internet access; work, finances and education interrupted
CJP Impact: Twitter suspends accounts posting sexually violent content against Muslim women
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A total of 21 accounts have been suspended, and three accounts have been actioned for violating Twitter’s Media Policy after CJP’s complaint
The curious case of Twitter suspensions
Minister’s account suspended for an hour for copyright violations, activists accounts still suspend for flagging Islamophobia
CJP approaches NBSA against Zee Media’s Vaccine Jihad show
A vaccine wastage incident in Ecuador, was falsely reported to have taken place in Uttar Pradesh, pinning the blame on a Muslim nurse
From newsrooms to courtrooms
When journalists have to face the court, it makes for different news, but recently, it is the courts that seem to have protected the pen
2021: A half-yearly round up of CJP’s Hate Hatao Project
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CJP continues to fight hate and stand in solidarity with the most marginalised sections of society
Will Twitter fly away from India soon?
Three major legal actions have been initiated in various forms against Twitter India already
Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report
Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent
Journalist gets death threats for reporting on funding of international rightwing groups!
Raqib Hameed Naik who reports freelance for Al Jazeera, was threatened on social media
You are a Ansari, rise above your religion: Gorakhpur DM to journalist
The story behind the story of eviction of Muslim-owned homes near Gorakhpur Temple; news reporter alleges DM threatened to action against him
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Bihar “Infiltrator” Hysteria: Samrat Choudhary’s claims of disenfranchising 22-lakh people corresponds to ECI’s “deceased voters” figure
Over the past weeks—even before replacing Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on April 15—Samrat Choudhary has, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that 22-lakh people would be struck off Bihar’s electoral rolls, with their driving licences and other benefits cancelled. The irony, however, is this: the figure of 22-lakh—drawn from the recently conducted, controversial SIR exercise in the state—corresponds only to deceased voters