Prabir Purkayastha’s recently published memoir “Keeping Up the Good Fight” draws important parallels between the repression during the “Emergency” and that of today under the BJP government of Narendra Modi
Prabir’s ever-growing legacy continues to inspire the struggle for Indian intellectual and material self-reliance, regardless of the misguided attempts of the RSS-BJP to throttle and subjugate the masses’ aspirations for a better and more inclusive tomorrow.
Los ataques contra el medio de comunicación progresista indio NewsClick coincidieron con la suspensión de 141 miembros de la oposición del parlamento indio, lo que constituye un grave ataque a la democracia india.
Attacks on the progressive Indian news outlet NewsClick coincided with the suspension of 141 opposition members of Indian parliament, both constituting serious attacks on Indian democracy
Writers, journalists, students, and activists gathered in India’s capital for a discussion on the memoir of jailed Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha, expressing solidarity with him
Days after the mass raids on journalists in India, personalities from over 30 countries reject the attack on press freedom and call for the immediate release of those detained
There has been an outpouring of solidarity following the raid and arrest of journalists in India, who have been targeted as a result of baseless accusations published in the New York Times
En la mañana del 3 de octubre, las autoridades indias llevaron a cabo redadas y detenciones masivas amparándose en la draconiana ley UAPA.
In a Press Freedom Day panel discussion, progressive journalists sought to highlight the ongoing persecution of the WikiLeaks founder and the many ways in which journalists are under attack the world over
Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) died at home on March 9, surrounded by his books and papers, and by the warmth of his children and his friends.