Betwa Sharma

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“We pray, we hope, we fear the worst" Two months after the Indian government allegedly abandoned Rohingya refugees at sea, families say they have had no contact & are desperate to know about the fate of their loved ones, @BanerjeeSanhati reports article-14.com/post/2-months-…

Two months after his parents were allegedly abandoned at sea by the Indian government, Joy Nazir, a 24-year-old Rohingya, said he has had no contact with them. “Days and nights are passing by, but life for us has frozen at that moment," he tells @BanerjeeSanhati

This is Mako. He has no regard for law and order, and more importantly, no regrets. 13/10

“Why were my parents thrown into the sea?" #Rohingya refugee, Noorul Amin, who petitioned the SC about the Indian govt allegedly abandoning 43 refugees at sea. 2 months on, families are desperate for news of loved ones @BanerjeeSanhati reports 1/4 article-14.com/post/2-months-…

"I’m a refugee. You have my UNHCR card" Christian #Rohingya said he was beaten/called Pakistani by Delhi police in May, as refugees were detained; some allegedly abandoned at sea. 2 months on, they live in abject fear @BanerjeeSanhati reports article-14.com/post/2-months-…

“People look down on us. Some say, ‘if the police killed your father, then your family must be bad’” A son dropped out to support the family, his brother & sister have no further interest. @smitha_tk on fate of #Dalit family after father died of injuries in police custody…

"Life for us has frozen at that moment" 2 months after India allegedly abandoned Rohingya refugees at sea, families in India say they are desperate to make contact with their loved ones, while they fear for their own safety, @BanerjeeSanhati reports article-14.com/post/2-months-…

“We pray, we hope, we fear the worst" 2 months after the Indian government allegedly abandoned Rohingya refugees at sea, families say they have had no contact & are desperate to know about the fate of their loved ones, @BanerjeeSanhati reports article-14.com/post/2-months-…

“…this hate is as crushing as the coronavirus.” As Delhi High Court quashes the cases against Indians hosting the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in 2020, let us not forget the individuals who faced the consequences of the Islamophobic & hate-filled media reporting. Tabrez Khan —…

Remember “Corona Jihad”, the Islamophobia & hate-filled media coverage during Covid. Five years on, Delhi High Court quashed chargesheets against 70 Indians for housing foreign attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March 2020.

"Their objective is to make you afraid so you don’t do these kinds of stories" After the FIR in Bihar, @ajitanjum speaks with @betwasharma about the Election Commission's complicity in silencing a journalist & how the process becomes the punishment article-14.com/post/-their-ob…

4 years. 60 hearings. 5 witnesses. Another day in a fast-track Special Terror Court under the NIA Act. This is what “justice” looks like under the UAPA — a law where accusation alone is a sentence. Thousands remain behind bars across country, untried. Sharing my one-month…

Delhi Riots: Solicitor General’s Closing Argument Opposing Bail For Muslim Activists Was Conjecture Without Evidence | Article-14 article-14.com/post/delhi-rio…

"...you are targeting me because you don’t want the problems to be shown in public" After the FIR in Bihar, @ajitanjum spoke with us about how the Election Commission's complicity in trying to silence a journalist is a new low for press freedom in India article-14.com/post/-their-ob…

Never before has the integrity of India’s electoral process been so damaged by the very institution meant to safeguard it," @GillesVerniers to @sumitsinghAT & @Abubakr_syed1 who report on Bihar's bewildered and frustrated voters scrambling for documents article-14.com/post/anger-cha…

"I’m neither nervous nor afraid, but there is concern because you have to look for an advocate...You have to leave work & spend time dealing with the legal matter. That is what they want" After FIR in Bihar, @ajitanjum tells us process is the punishment article-14.com/post/-their-ob…

Solidarity with @ajitanjum, whose integrity and belief in democracy shine through his reports, especially this one on the urgent subject of voters' rights. Please do watch and wish him the best as he refuses to be silenced: youtube.com/watch?v=3mnm0R…