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Sally Rooney, Rachel Kushner and Arundhati Roy call for boycott of Israeli cultural institutions

The authors are among 1,000 books industry figures pledging not to work with any publishers, festivals or publications ‘complicit in violating Palestinian rights’

The Guardian - UK

Imprisoned British-Egyptian activist named PEN writer of courage 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who is still in jail in Egypt despite completing his five-year sentence, was selected by PEN Pinter winner Arundhati Roy

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy to publish first memoir

Booker prize-winning author of The God of Small Things will reflect on her life and complex relationship with her late mother in ‘radically honest’ book

The Guardian - UK

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Hema Committee: Arundhati Roy, Vrinda Grover write to CM Pinarayi to bring law to address key issues

Following the release of the Hema Committee report, which revealed the abysmal working conditions and rampant sexual harassment faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, prominent personalities from across the country have written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanding a “360-degree approach” to fulfil the purpose of the committee.

Newslaundry

Indian author Arundhati Roy wins this year’s PEN Pinter Prize

Award comes two weeks after Indian officials allowed prosecution of Roy on terror charges over comments made 14 years ago

The Independent UK

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter prize amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments

The announcement comes two weeks after Indian officials granted permission to prosecute the writer over comments she made 14 years ago

The Guardian - UK

Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism law

The Guardian - UK

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The hounding of Arundhati Roy shows there’s still no room for dissent in India

Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning author, says writer Salil Tripathi

The Guardian - UK

Award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy risks prosecution

Will India's democratic backsliding continue? Following recent elections which weakened Prime Minister Narendra Modi, FRANCE 24 discusses the latest foreign journalist forced to leave, as well as the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy, with author and professor Alpa Shah.

France 24

Arundhati Roy ‘anti-terror’ charge part of a push to silence Modi’s critics

Narendra Modi recently won a third term as Indian prime minister after his BJP was party was returned to power, albeit as part of a minority government leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. Having expected to win another majority from which to pursue his Hindu nationalist – or Hindutva…

The Conversation

The prosecution of Arundhati Roy is business as usual for the Modi government – and bad news for freedom of expression in India

Earlier this month, Narendra Modi was elected India’s prime minister for the third consecutive time.

The Conversation

India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks

Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism law

The Guardian - UK

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India

Roy faces charges over a speech she gave about Kashmir in 2010

The Independent UK

The Architecture of Modern Empire by Arundhati Roy review – two decades of fire

Arundhati Roy is as stringent in her criticism of India’s social injustices as she is of the self-absorbed west in this wide-ranging collection of interviews

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Delhi L-G grants nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy in UAPA case

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the UAPA for her alleged provocative speech at an event in 2010, according to PTI.

The Guardian - UK

‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

The long read: For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways

The Hindu

Murder on WhatsApp | Review of ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’ by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

"Chronicle of an Hour and a Half" by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari explores the dark side of mob mentality in rural Kerala.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Sweden officially joins NATO; Rahul Gandhi likely to seek re-election from Wayanad, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 08, 2024

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India sending unemployed poor to Israel: Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy reveals India sending unemployed to Israel amid conflict, urging action for Gaza, as Indians for Palestine demand change.

The Hindu

Country faces serious threat from inside: Arundhati Roy

The people of the country are facing a serious threat, according to writer-activist Arundhati Roy. She was speaking after receiving the third P.Govinda Pillai memorial national award instituted by the PG Samskrithi Kendram to perpetuate the memory of Marxist ideologue P. Govinda Pillai.

Chicago Sun-Times

Journalists in Gaza deserve protection — not death

Fifty-three journalists have been killed in the Middle East since Oct. 7, including 46 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

The Hindu

KLF seventh edition from January 11

KLF 2024, held on Kozhikode beach, will feature Nobel laureates, Booker Prize winners, literary luminaries, media personalities, and celebrities. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the event, with Turkey as guest country of honour. Speakers include Arundhati Roy, Mallika Sarabhai, Shashi Tharoor, Piyush Pandey, and more. Concerts by T.M. Krishna,…

The Conversation

Geopolitical chess game: Why India has no interest in serving as a western pawn

Canada’s deepening divide with India following its accusation that the Indian government was responsible for the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar has revealed a cynical truth: the West’s interest in democracy and rules-based international order is largely empty rhetoric.

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy is being hounded by the Indian state. This is a test case for its democracy

That the author could be prosecuted for comments made 13 years ago is absurd – but also a deadly threat to freedom of speech, asks poet Meena Kandasamy

The Hindu

UAPA, financial regulations being misused to target scribes, activists, say international rights groups

The 12 human rights groups charged Indian authorities with carrying out an “escalating crackdown” on media and civil society since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014

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