Journalism on the front lines A report in the latest issue of Time magazine about the official pressures being piled on Indian journalist...
Journalism on the front lines
A report in the latest issue of Time magazine about the official pressures being piled on Indian journalist Rana Ayyub drew attention from an unlikely quarter: “Rana is a hero!!!” said tennis superstar Martina Navratilova in a tweet.
The article in the prominent US newsweekly details the harsh attentions of the police and tax authorities to which the journalist has been subjected in recent months. She has been in the cross hairs ever since her reportage in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots alleged the complicity of the state’s leading chief minister – Narendra Modi.
In recent years, the erosion of India’s democratic ethos has been been accompanied by increasing attacks on the press, Time says. This is evident from the actions against Ayyub. “...for the past several months, she has endured an escalating campaign of intimidation from Indian authorities and supporters of the ruling party,” it says.
Read the article here.
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