Suchitra Vijayan

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Suchitra Vijayan is a barrister at law, the author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India, and the co-author of How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners. She is the executive director of the Polis Project.

A vehicle carries office furniture of The Kashmir Walla while vacating its office in Kashmir capital Srinagar as they have been served notice by the landlord after their website and social media has been blocked in India under the Information Technology Act, 2000, by the government of India, according to statement published by the news website, a regional prominent independent news organisation based in Srinagar Kashmir, founded in 2009 by founder-editor Fahad Shah, who is currently in jail for 18 months over press coverage of a gunfight.

India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press

No one is willing to utter a word about the government attacks on journalists, a Kashmiri reporter says. “It’s as if we don’t exist.”

Aug 30, 2023 / Suchitra Vijayan

Five men sit around a table, where one is at work on a laptop

India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir India’s Press Crackdown: The Silencing of Journalists in Kashmir

Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the deat...

Feb 25, 2022 / Suchitra Vijayan

Modi’s India Is “One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists”

Modi’s India Is “One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists” Modi’s India Is “One of the Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists”

The police now routinely file criminal charges against journalists, including sedition​ charges, for the ​crime of reporting​.

Nov 8, 2021 / Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia

Covid Surge in India

India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge India Desperately Needs Biden’s Help to Address the Covid-19 Surge

It starts with ensuring that the vaccine is treated as a public good. With cases surging in India and the death toll skyrocketing, the world can’t wait.

Apr 28, 2021 / Madhuri Sastry and Suchitra Vijayan

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