PUCL says Stop Persecution, by False Prosecution, of Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand!

Stop Persecution, by False Prosecution, of Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand! The PUCL welcomes the Supreme Court granting an immediate stay on the Gujarat High Court order permitting the custodial interrogation of journalists and Human Rights Defenders, Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, while refusing to grant them anticipatory bail. The Gujarat High Court passed its order on the 12th of February in the FIR of alleged … Continue reading PUCL says Stop Persecution, by False Prosecution, of Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand!

Not just ‘foreign hand’, critical Gujarat NGOs on IB watchlist too

Written by Amitav Ranjan , Parimal A Dabhi , Kumar Anand | New Delhi | June 12, 2014 The 21-page secret report to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) names several foreign-funded NGOs. Prime minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to replicate the “Gujarat development model” in the country faces stiff opposition from a range of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with connections to the opposition Congress and some who have campaigned for victims of the … Continue reading Not just ‘foreign hand’, critical Gujarat NGOs on IB watchlist too