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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...

Maulvi and a feminist

First published on: October 2009Though religion per se was...

2021: A half-yearly round up of CJP’s Hate Hatao Project

CJP continues to fight hate and stand in solidarity with the most marginalised sections of society

Is the new amendment to Gujarat’s education law violating minority rights?

The state government passed a bill in March empowering the education Board to appoint teachers in minority-run schools and it stands to violate minority rights ensured under the Constitution as upheld by the courts over the years

The Supremacy Myth

The bogus arguments and "proofs" on the basis of which the better half of God’s finest creation is kept under subjugation and servility is both shameful and sinful

Quran and Liberation

The Quran teaches us a radically egalitarian view of the equal worth and dignity of women that remains unparalleled, even in modern thought

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

CJP complains to Zee Media over broadcast of “Vaccine Jihad” show

An alleged vaccine wastage incident that happened in Ecuador was picked up by the channel, and falsely reported to have happened in UP by a Muslim nurse

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