India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
Political rights and civil liberties have worsened since Modi became PM in 2014, and the decline has accelerated since his re-election in 2019, the report said
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Science and democracy are strongly interlinked - as they are both built on freedom of speech, independence, facts and transparency.
If you don’t respect democracy then you probably won’t respect science. And if you don’t respect science then you probably won’t respect democracy.
#India: We call on the authorities and protesters to exercise maximum restraint in ongoing #FarmersProtests. The rights to peaceful assembly & expression should be protected both offline & online. It's crucial to find equitable solutions with due respect to #HumanRights for all.
I still StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protest.
No amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will ever change that. FarmersProtest
“If the Sikh community.....continues to be branded as Khalistani by the neo-nationalists and a section of the media with the perceived support of the ruling dispensation, then the consequences for national security will be horrendous. “
@rwac48
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LOL former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal says on NDTV that people like Rihanna are commenting on the #FarmersProtest because they "want to make a name for themselves"
And Sachin Tendulkar pontificating that “External forces can be spectators but not participants” is laughable. Is expressing an opinion ‘participation’?If Tendulkar wishes his opinion to be respected, he should stick to cricket and matters he is knowledgeable about.
Those BJP IT cells working overtime trying to silence truth tellers through online harassment. When will they learn? When will @Twitter@jack finally recognize the dangers of India’s propaganda machine?
One of India's most iconic cricket players weighs in after Rihanna and Greta Thunberg tweeted about the #FarmersProtests with... this message....
(PS: If you're trying to understand what's going on India right now, I highly recommend reading and following @RanaAyyub.)