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Audio podcast: Why are right wingers so afraid of stand-up comedians?

by admin|04 December 202104 December 2021|All Indians Matter

By Ashraf Engineer December 4, 2021 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. What is it about comedy and stand-up comedians that gets the Sangh Parivar and right-wingers so wound up? Recently, several shows...

Audio podcast: The Indian government vs Twitter

by admin|03 July 202103 July 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer July 3, 2021 PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The battle between the Indian government and Twitter is blowing up. Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government – ruled by the same party...

Audio podcast: The space for dissent and freedoms is shrinking in India

by admin|31 March 202131 March 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 31, 2021 Recently, the V-Dem Institute declared India an ‘electoral autocracy’, pointing to a sharp decline in democratic freedoms. This is in line with what we’re seeing on the ground – the space for dissent, opposition, freedom...

Audio podcast: Why you should care about the new digital rules

by admin|10 March 202124 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 10, 2021 The new rules governing digital content, news platforms and social media will fundamentally alter your internet experience and impact your rights. The key is the shift from regulation to control over digital news platforms, OTT...

Audio podcast: Time to throw out the sedition law

by admin|06 March 202124 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 6, 2021 Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Sedition is the buzzword of these times. The charge has been slapped against climate activists, journalists, social activists, comedians, politicians, student protestors and authors....

Audio podcast: Why are internet shutdowns so common in India?

by admin|03 March 202124 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 3, 2021 We’re barely into 2021 but already there have been at least eight internet shutdowns in India. The latest round followed the protest by farmers against three new agriculture laws. India shuts down the internet more...

Audio podcast: Disha Ravi shows us what courage is

by admin|26 February 202124 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer February 27, 2021 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. “If highlighting farmers’ protests globally is sedition, I am better off in jail.” With this sentence, 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi showed...

Audio podcast: The UAPA sword hanging over our freedoms

by admin|21 September 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer September 22, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. The recent arrest of Indian student activist Umar Khalid (pictured above) brings into focus yet again the controversial and draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, better...

Audio podcast: Facebook allowing hate speech undermines India’s democracy

by admin|24 August 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. The Wall Street Journal recently exposed how Facebook turned a blind eye to hate speech by BJP lawmakers and Hindutva groups in India. Former Facebook employees told the newspaper that the...