CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY : Articles

Prove charges, Bastar scribes tell state govt

BY CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |12/10/2015

The arrest of two journalists has triggered a movement among Chhattisgarh journalists to demand protection against police and Maoist harassment.

Arrested, tortured, jailed in South Bastar

BY CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |08/10/2015

Nag was a rare Adivasi journalist in the region. Yadav was a very active reporter, and villagers often approached him for help since he knew Gondi and Hindi.

Stalking the messenger

BY CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY| IN COMMUNITY MEDIA |25/09/2015

“The calls have stopped certainly, but the bravado with which he could threaten us despite being under arrest and being in a police station, makes us wonder what backlash we might face.”

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Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.