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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: 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: The false war against imaginary love jihad

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

Ashraf Engineer November 20, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh is introducing a ‘love jihad’ law, ostensibly to discourage conversions at the time of...

Audio podcast: Censorship monster creeps up on digital content

by admin|13 November 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer November 13, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The Indian government’s move to bring digital content companies, from OTT platforms to news providers, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting...

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...