Citizens for Justice and Peace
The spirit of Rana Pratap lives on – in the brave deeds of Teesta Setalvad and Medha Patkar Scroll.in
19-May-2015
Ajaz Ashraf · May 19, 2015 · 11:30 am As BJP leader Rajath Singh urges Indians to celebrate the valour of the king who fought the Mughals, perhaps we should spare a thought for his successors who continue to battle for their vision of democracy. Blessed be our Home Minister Rajnath Singh, for he showeth…
Funding has never driven our work nor will a lack of it stop it: Teesta Setalvad The Economic Times
17-May-2015
By: Binoy Prabhakar, ET Bureau May 17, 2015, 06.29AM IST Teesta Setalvad and husband Javed Anand are activists who have been seeking justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Setalvad is said to be reason why the Ford Foundation, a prominent American charity, faces restrictions by the central government because it was a key…
Curb hate speech that triggers communal riots, says Teesta TNN | Mar 21, 2015, 03.24 AM IST
21-Mar-2015
CHENNAI: Communal flare-ups get noticed only when the violence takes place. But the events that cause the flare-ups should be duly dealt with so that they don’t take place, said Teesta Setalvad, well-known civil rights activist on Friday. In her speech during a seminar held in the city, Setalvad recalled the history of communal violence…
Stay on Teesta’s arrest extended as Gujarat govt rewards lawyers Khaleej Times
20-Mar-2015
The interim protection against arrest will continue till the larger bench takes up the matter, the apex court said Mahesh Trivedi / 20 March 2015 Ahmedabad — Even as the Supreme Court on Thursday extended the stay on the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a Rs 15-million Ahmedabad embezzlement case…
Go beyond just the obvious Hindustan Times
07-Mar-2015
The media must ensure that people in power do not get away with crimes. It has failed in the case of the Gujarat riots. You might think that enough has been written about the Teesta Setalvad case. In fact I think the opposite is true: Not enough has been written or said. That’s because this…
Hounding an activist Frontline
06-Mar-2015
Communalism The Gujarat Police’s pursuit of Teesta Setalvad, who has been fighting for the riot victims in Gujarat, in a case of “misappropriation” of funds smacks of political vendetta. By ANUPAMA KATAKAM Teesta Setalvad has always said they will get her one day. She has told this magazine several times that if Narendra Modi becomes…
Bully by the horns Manorama
01-Mar-2015
By Nandini Oza Story Dated: Saturday, February 21, 2015 14:41 hrs IST Activists flay the Gujarat government for trying to arrest Teesta Setalvad On February 19, the Supreme Court directed the Gujarat Police not to arrest activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, in a case of alleged embezzlement of funds for building a…
Teesta And Javed – 13 Years Post Gujarat Riots, The Two People We Owe A Lot To Youth Ki Awaaz
28-Feb-2015
February 28, 2015 By N. P. Ashley In one of those youthful, angst ridden days of social work, Javeed Alam referred Javed Anand’s name to me some time in November 2006, sitting in the cafeteria of the then CIEFL, Hyderabad. I hadn’t heard that name. I had requested a meeting with Javeed to give shape…
Don’t victimise activists – they stand between us and tyranny Daily Mail
23-Feb-2015
By Rajeev Dhavan Published: 00:07 GMT, 23 February 2015 | Updated: 00:07 GMT, 23 February 2015 Coming down from Sikkim, you will see the River Teesta wind its way down resplendent with natural energy gurgling down to Siliguri, where it evens out. I am told Teesta Setalvad was named after the river — perhaps mystically drawing…
Trying to cage a Tigress: Roused Civil Society defends Teesta Setalvad against Gujarat Attempt to Humiliate Her Mainstream Weekly
21-Feb-2015
Mainstream, VOL LIII No 9, February 21, 2015 Monday 23 February 2015, by John Dayal Around noon on Thursday, February 19, Supreme Court Justices Dipak Misra and Adarsh Kumar Goel extended the stay on the arrest of human rights activist and editor Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, in a case of alleged embezzlement…