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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...

Kashmir’s famous third gender singing sensation Abdul Rashid alias Reshma passes away

Famous third gender Kashmiri Singer Abdul Rashid popularly known as Reshma passed away early on Sunday morning

Arrest Warrant issued against Deepak Chaurasia by Special POCSO Court in Gurugram

Case pertains to alleged airing of morphed video of child and family, Court cancels bail for intentionally avoiding appearance

State Failure to protect lives during 1992-1993 communal violence, compensation for kin of missing persons, dormant cases to be revived: SC

One of the root causes of their suffering was the failure of the State Government to maintain law and order says the November 4 order of the Supreme Court

Varying Shades of Media Comment: Raids on Wire

The media has had serious comment and condemnation on the raids on The Wire

Is MeiTY looking to censor social media completely?

Through the latest amendment to the disputed IT Rules, the Ministry has taken upon itself the onus to deal with complaints related to any content posted on social media platforms

Raids on Wire editors & seizure of electronic devices did not follow law & procedure: PUCL

Editor of the Wire, Siddharth Vardarajan told Sabrangindia that though they had opposed the seizure of these devices without providing any hash value (i.e. numeric value that uniquely identifies data lodged in any device at a particular point of time) the police did not yield

The Wire’s Intrepid and Pathbreaking Contribution to India’ s Journalism

The digital media news portal, over the past 7 years has fearlessly reported on shortcomings of the ruling government, controversial issues involving big business while facing real threats and multiple FIRs.  

1984 anti-Sikh pogrom: The long cover-up

From the pages of ‘Communalism Combat’, a reminder that denial of justice to victims of mass violence has been the norm in India

Remembering 1984

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