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‘Everyone Knows Who Killed Afrazul Khan, Why Is Justice Delayed?’ | Karwan e Mohabbat
25 Jul 2019
"How cruel was he? How many times did he hold his feet and begged for mercy? But he still wasn’t let go," mourns Gulbahar Bibi, Afrazul Khan’s widow.
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Anand Patwardhan’s Film ‘Vivek’: A Saga of Struggles in Times of Hate
02 May 2019
Senior journalist Bhasha Singh speaks with documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan about his latest venture: Vivek. Patwardhan says that the attacks on intellectuals, institutions and minorities and…
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Junaid's Mother and Akhlaq's Daughter Ask for Justice
11 Dec 2017
At the AIDWA convention in New Delhi, Saira, Junaid's mother along with Shaista, Akhlaq Khan's daughter talk about the pain and betrayal of losing their loved one to the madness of a hate crime.
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Citizens Come Out Against Lynch Culture
03 Jul 2017
On Sunday, the streets of Jantar Mantar resonated with slogans and speeches demanding justice for Junaid, Pekhlu Khan, Akhlaq and other victims of mob lynching.
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Nayantara Sahgal: “The RSS Wants a Hindu Pakistan”
29 Apr 2017
Nayantara Sahgal, who returned her Sahitya Akademi award in 2015 protesting the murders of M.M. Kalburgi, Narendra Dabholkar, and Govind Pansare, says that she is dismayed at the continued attacks on…
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Modi's India: Holy Cows, Unholy People
23 Oct 2015
In a meeting which I attended recently, a senior retired Air Force officer talked about the protest of the writers as a ray of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape. He was referring to writers…
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Dadri Lynching, Cow Slaughter and the Idea of Monolithic India
08 Oct 2015
Newsclick interviewed Human Rights Activist Gautam Navlakha on lynching of Akhlaq over alleged consumption of beef in Dadri near Delhi. Gautam also discussed about the idea of beef ban, cow slaughter…