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#India, #Chhattisgarh- Kanker and its sordid tale of rapes and abuse #Vaw

In Kanker primary school-going girls were repeatedly raped by a teacher and a watchman at a hostel under the administration’s nose Anil MishraMore by the author > January 9, 2013 The hostel in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. Tehelka photo While the country… Continue Reading →

#India- Gadchiroli where 16 panchayat leaders killed, and over 200 others forced to quit

Inside the republic of fear With at least 16 panchayat leaders killed, and over 200 others forced to quit this year, TEHELKA travels to Gadchiroli to gauge the stranglehold of the Naxals on the region Revati LaulMore by the author… Continue Reading →

December 14, 2012 3

Muslim- Prejudice -‘Justice came to me only to make me realise that I was guilty until proven innocent’

Mohammad Aamir, Delhi Age 32 | Years In Jail 14 Arrested February 1998 | Acquitted January 2012 Mohammad Aamir Photo: Ishan Tankha FOURTEEN YEARS is a long time. Wiping away the tears streaming down his cheeks, Mohammad Aamir recounts his experience of when he stepped out of… Continue Reading →

December 5, 2012 1

Muslim Prejudice-‘I’m jobless. I can’t start a business also because friends refuse me loans’

‘I’m jobless. I can’t start a business also because friends refuse me loans’ Syed Wasif Haider Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Age 40 | Years In Jail 8 Arrested July 2001 | Acquitted August 2009 Syed Wasif Haider Photo: Vijay Pandey SYED WASIF HAIDER, a resident of Kanpur, UP,… Continue Reading →

December 5, 2012 2

#Gujarat-Dalit families allege that Jamnagar SP offered them bribe to hush up Surendranagar firing case

“IPS officer offered us money to omit his name during investigation” Dalit families allege that Jamnagar SP Harikrishna Patel offered them bribe to hush up Surendranagar firing case Prakhar Jain , Tehelka New Delhi Valji Rathod, father of Mehul RathodPhoto: Ankit… Continue Reading →

December 4, 2012 3

Jharkhand government digging up old cases against activists to silence them

Muzzled in Jharkhand Unable to deal with rising protests against land acquisition, the Jharkhand government is digging up old cases against activists to silence them. Soumik Mukherjee reports Gagged Xavier Dias was earlier honoured by the Jharkhand government for fighting… Continue Reading →

December 2, 2012 6

‘Can 17 lives be paid for with free rice?’

Kamla Kaka, 25, Tribal Activist Why were you angry with the CRPF? At night on 28 June, we were attending a seed festival in our village when CRPF personnel surrounded us and started firing. Many of us lay down on… Continue Reading →

November 11, 2012 0

‘What is seditious about asking the government to use solar energy instead of nuclear power?’

G Sundararajan is an environmental activist associated with the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy, which protests against the Koondankulam Nuclear Power Plant. A software engineer, Sundararajan has been providing technical and legal assistance to the movement. He talks about why… Continue Reading →

November 10, 2012 5

The wrongful arrest of Naveen Soorinje #VAW reporting

The Kasturi TV reporter was named in the chargesheet that identified 43 others who attacked a birthday party in Padil. Strangely, Soorinje was amongst the first few to report the assault G Vishnu New Delhi, 08 November 2012 In a… Continue Reading →

November 9, 2012 8

Dayamani Barla’s letter from Ranchi Prison – Hindi and English

Photo courtesy- Tehelka via- Faisal Anurag जेल से यह पत्र मुझे कल ही दयामनी ने पाठ्य था. यह पत्र आप सब के लिए है मैंने साथिओं से इसे साझा करने को कहा था. आप सबों को जोहार, मैंने झारखंड की… Continue Reading →

November 7, 2012 0

-Bridge the Gap Bring the Change

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