Ashoka University Professor's Arrest and The Paradox of Our Times: What You Can Say and Get Away With
The bail of Ashoka University professor for Facebook post on Operation Sindoor, the Rohingya deportations, analysis of COVID-19 mortality data, and more in today's newsletter.
“Can I get arrested for saying or writing xyz?” — is a question lawyers are asked with rapidly increasing frequency since 2014. Ask Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who has been arrested for the posts he made on Facebook, writes Dushyant Arora. Meanwhile, as families in Delhi’s Rohingya camps grapple with sudden disappearances, The Quint uncovers chilling testimonies of refugees allegedly deported and left in the sea near Myanmar — a move now under UN scrutiny. From our ongoing State of Education series, glaring vacancies in Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas expose the gap between policy ambition and classroom reality. Civil registration data from 2021 suggests India’s true COVID-19 death toll may be staggeringly higher than official estimates, reports Anoushka Rajesh.
Crushing Dissent
The Paradox of Our Times: What You Can Say and Get Away With
The Sunset at Sonepat: Ashoka University and the Collapse of a Liberal Illusion
From the Ground 🔴
'Tell Everyone They Left Us in The Sea': Rohingyas Deported, Families Torn Apart
11,400 Teachers' Posts Vacant, Crores Unspent in Kendriya, Navodaya Vidyalayas
Deep Dives 🔍
Will We Ever Know India’s Actual COVID Death Toll?
Will Trump Govt Picking 2 Controversial Muslim Preachers Dent India-US Ties?
Perspectives 🗣️
All-Party Delegations Take Op Sindoor to the World: What Are the Talking Points?
Mayawati Takes Nephew Akash Anand on a Roller Coaster Ride Over BSP Leadership
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