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Civil Rights

Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand respond to Sabrang Trust Vs Government of Gujrat controversy

Q1-The state government of Gujarat has written a letter to Union Ministry of Home Affairs that the Sabrang Trust and the Sabrang Communication media company received three separate grants from Ford Foundation in 2004, 2006 and 2009 for what it calls highly questionable activities, all bordering on if not outrightly political. Your comments? Ans- 4-member team from the FCRA department of the Union Home Ministry, headed by a Dy. … Continue reading Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand respond to Sabrang Trust Vs Government of Gujrat controversy

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Teesta Setalvad
Civil Rights, Human Rights, The Feminist

Failing to arrest Teesta again, Gujarat Government’s next move is citing Ford foundation funds – Rukmini Sen

First it was “Kidnapping of Zahira Shaikh”. Teesta Setalvad was a co-petitioner in the Best bakery case. Zahira Sheikh was the star witness. The first information report was based on Zahira’s eyewitness account of the massacre that occurred during the Gujarat communal carnage. Fourteen people were burnt to death on March 1, 2002, when a mob set fire to the Best Bakery, owned by Sheikh’s family, … Continue reading Failing to arrest Teesta again, Gujarat Government’s next move is citing Ford foundation funds – Rukmini Sen

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The Feminist

तीस्ता के साथ फोर्ड को लपेटने का वार – भाषा सिंह

“गुजरात सरकार के लिए परेशानी खड़ी करने का साहस रखने वाली मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ के लिए मुश्किलें खत्म होने का नाम नहीं ले रहीं। उनकी संस्था को आर्थिक सहयोग करने वाली अमेरिका की संस्था फोर्ड के खिलाफ केंद्र सरकार ने मोर्चा खोल दिया है। ” केंद्र सरकार ने फोर्ड पर देश के भीतरी मामलों में हस्तक्षेप करने और सांप्रदायिक सौहार्द को भंग करने का … Continue reading तीस्ता के साथ फोर्ड को लपेटने का वार – भाषा सिंह

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