Prabir Purkayastha
The specter of “knowledge as commons”

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

For Prabir: No jail can arrest the march of time towards a more just tomorrow

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.

La asfixia de la democracia en la India

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.

The suffocation of democracy in 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

Prabir Purkayastha: Fighting the good fight from the Emergency to today

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

430+ journalists, political leaders, artists, and academics sign statement in support of Newsclick

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

International uproar following mass raids and arrest of Indian journalists

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

50 detenidos y más de 100 domicilios allanados en medio de una amplia represión contra la libertad de prensa en India

En la mañana del 3 de octubre, las autoridades indias llevaron a cabo redadas y detenciones masivas amparándose en la draconiana ley UAPA.

World Press Freedom Day Tricon On World Press Freedom Day, progressives draw attention to Assange and other journalists under attack

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

The life of a great marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022)

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.