Hanan Zaffar and Jyoti Thakur, Author at Toward Freedom

Protests at the Tikri border of the New Delhi Capital District in India in December 2020 / credit: Randeep Maddoke

Travel Bans, Intimidation and Detentions: Journalists in India Under Attack

Hanan Zaffar and Jyoti Thakur November 11, 2022 Hanan Zaffar and Jyoti Thakur

Arbitrary travel bans against journalists and activists critical of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are trending in India. This is particularly the case for journalists from the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, report Hanan Zaffar and Jyoti Thakur.