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India: Crackdown on the opposition, divisive rhetoric and targeting of activists and critics persists around the elections
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- 29.05.2024
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India: Modi government targets civil society groups and activists, suppresses protests and censors reporting as election draws near
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- 22.02.2024
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India: Raids on journalists and activists escalate while those reporting on Manipur and Kashmir are silenced
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- 30.10.2023
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India: Ahead of the G20 summit, human rights defenders face raids, arrests and detention while impunity persists in Manipur
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- 17.08.2023
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India: Government continues crackdown on civil society and harassment of journalists as it hosts the G20
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- 31.05.2023
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Amid UN scrutiny, documentary on Modi censored, activists remain in detention and repression in Kashmir continues
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- 24.02.2023
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Government agencies used to silence dissent in India as its rights record is scrutinised at the UN
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- 22.11.2022
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Indian authorities criminalise activists and bulldoze homes of protesters to silence dissent
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- 01.08.2022
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Arbitrary travel restrictions, harassment of activists and targeting of journalists in India
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- 15.04.2022
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Authorities harass and squeeze funding of NGOs while activists, journalists targeted in India
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- 28.02.2022
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Increasing use of draconian UAPA and other repressive laws to stifle dissent in India
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- 02.12.2021
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Indian government snooping row sparks outrage as restrictions on civic freedoms persist
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- 15.09.2021
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Death of Fr Swamy and increasing online restrictions highlights risk facing activists in India
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- 09.07.2021
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Indian authorities continue to stifle dissent and persecute activists despite pandemic surge
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- 04.05.2021
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Indian authorities target activists, journalists as they suppress support for the farmers’ protests
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- 24.02.2021
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Persecution of activists, raids in Kashmir and increasing restrictions on foreign funding in India
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- 12.01.2021
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Activists, academics and journalists in India face judicial harassment despite pandemic
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- 16.09.2020
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In India the situation of activists and journalists remains precarious under the COVID-19 lockdown
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- 06.05.2020
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Civil society calls on authorities to address police inaction and hate speech around Delhi violence
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- 28.02.2020
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Discriminatory citizenship law sparks a month of protests in India and brutal response from police
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- 13.01.2020
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