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Rights activists at risk of detention on politically motivated charges

Amnesty International

Amnesty International India believes they are being targeted for their work in seeking justice for the victims of the 2002 violence in Gujarat. ..... READ FULL STORY

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Creeping authoritarianism: India is turning increasingly illiberal under the present government

TK Arun Economic Times Blog

The evil that men do lives on after them, the good is oft interred with their bones —so said Mark Antony. Of course, this was before the advent of the mass media and professional spin. Now, it is the other way around. The bad is banished from sight and memory. The good dances in front of you in 3D, backed up by surround sound. Mass media can alter reality. Right now, authoritarianism is on the rise and liberal democracy on the retreat. But this is barely noticeable in the breathless coverage of news and barrage of opinion aimed at the citizen......Read More