Citizens for Justice and Peace
Teesta Setalvad and Vishal Dadlani urge you to Fight The Mob Press Release
20-Aug-2018
Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and rockstar Vishal Dadlani came together in Mumbai to discuss the growing instances of mob violence and institutional scuttling of dissenting voices. The initiative called ‘Fight The Mob’ is an extension of a nationwide campaign against hate speech by human rights organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) of which Setalvad is Secretary. “We…
Dastardly attempt to assassinate Umar Khalid Student leader shot at outside New Delhi's Constitution Club
13-Aug-2018
Firebrand student leader Umar Khalid was shot at by an ‘unidentified gunman’ in New Delhi on August 13. The blatant attack, that many see as a scare tactic, ironically took place when JNU scholar was attending a program titled Khauf se Azaadi (Towards a Freedom Without Fear) at the Constitution Club. The program was organised by a group called United…
Dissent and Democracy in India Keep the #JungJaari for Freedom of Speech and Expression
29-Dec-2017
Voices of dissent are being crushed with impunity in India. How will democracy flourish? Related stories: Criminalisation of Dissent
N Ram: Is the Indian Media being silenced? What is the present state of the Indian newsrooms
24-Nov-2017
In the first of a three part exclusive interview, N Ram, Publisher, The Hindu, speaks about the clamp down on honest journalism and the present state of the Indian newsrooms.
Criminalisation of Dissent A timeline showcasing the state's clampdown on criticism and dissenting voices in 2017
04-Nov-2017
Voices of dissent are being muzzled in India as the state continues its clampdown, on people and publications criticizing them, with impunity. Sometimes it is political stooges who file private complaints, other times it is the police that intervenes and demands that people take down social media posts. In many other cases, people are threatened…