Sidhu Moose Wala
A prominent Punjabi musician, Moose Wala was arrested in 2020 for promoting violence for his song "Sanju." On May 29, 2022, he was shot and killed while driving without… More
Teesta Setalvad
A well-known activist, columnist and writer, Setalvad was detained on June 25, 2022 without a warrant. She was then accused of forgery, filing false charges, criminal conspiracy, and fabricating… More
Vairamuthu Ramasamy Vairamuthu
Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu was the target of protest in 2018 after he made comments linking the 7th century female mystic poet Andal to the Devadasi community, which… More
Aakar Patel
A columnist and writer, Patel is also the former head of Amnesty International India before it was shut down by the government in 2020. He was surveilled for years… More
Barshashree Buragohain
Buragohain, an undergraduate student, writes poetry and shares it on her Facebook account. She was arrested on May 18, 2022 for writing an allegedly "anti-national poem" titled Akou Korim… More
Fahad Shah
Shah, a Kashmiri editor, was arrested on February 4, 2022 for publishing "anti-national content." On February 26, he was arrested again hours after being released on bail and held… More
Farhat Khan
Dr. Khan wrote a book titled Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System that was first published in 2015. Her publisher received complaints about some parts of the book being… More
G. Kalyan Rao
A contemporary writer and poet, Rao is the head of the Revolutionary Writers' Association (Virasam). He was taken into "preventive custody" for a few hours in 2014. His home… More
Leena Manimekalai
A filmmaker and poet, Manimekalai received multiple death and rape threats after sharing a poster of her documentary film Kaali on July 2, 2022. It showed the Hindu goddess… More
Mohammad Zubair
A Muslim journalist, Zubair was informed by Twitter in June 2022 that the Indian government had requested they suspend his account. In the following weeks, he was arrested and… More
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