Pooja Chaudhuri is a researcher and trainer at Bellingcat with a focus on human rights and conflict. She has a Master's in Data Journalism from Columbia University and previously worked at Alt News.
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‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted an unsigned letter purportedly issued by Pakistan’s banned terror group Lashkar-e-Islam. The letter threatens to kill “kafirs” (non-believers) in Kashmir. “You are being…
Hateful conduct can be grounds for suspension on Twitter and verified accounts “found to be in severe or repeated violation of Twitter rules”, including but not limited to hateful conduct,…
A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand ‘Karagiri’, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting ‘love jihad’. The photo…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left several Indian students stranded in different parts of the war-torn country. While many have been able to return, there are numerous others unable to…
On March 2, the Indian Embassy issued an urgent advisory for all Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine. The advisory urged citizens to leave Kharkiv immediately and reach Pesochin, Babaye and…
A video of paratroopers descending from fighter aeroplanes is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it depicts the ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine. Russian military paratroopers…
Amid students in Karnataka protesting against colleges barring them from wearing hijabs and burqas on campus, a video has been shared on social media that shows a huge rally of…
Muskan Khan, a student of PES college in Mandya, made headlines after a video of her standing up against a saffron-clad mob heckling her for wearing a burqa surfaced on…
The ban on hijab that started with a college in Udupi has spread to multiple other districts in Karnataka. While female Muslim students have been protesting against the discriminatory regulation,…
