Demo against cheap journalism

In a recent attempt at moral policing, an Assamese News channel- Pratidin Times, depicted a news item in a voyeuristic fashion and compared women to monkeys. This led to a public outcry and a mass condemnation across social media and elsewhere.

A spontaneous peaceful gathering protesting against this was halted by the police on Sunday, before it even started. The protestors were detained as a 'prohibitory arrest' and were stopped from further assembly. We strongly condemn the arrest by the authorities. The rampant moral policing by media in public as well as private spaces has been continuing unabated in the Assamese Media. No attempt has been made to counter this menace.

An attempt is now being made to collaborate with different like minded organisations, collectives, individuals and take further action in a more systematic manner. We invite like minded groups and individuals to join us in this struggle. 

In solidarity:

Ankur Tamuliphukan 

Bornali Pathak 

Pragati Kalita 

Shivalal Gautam 

Abhishek Chakraborty 

Aneesha Goswami 

Minakshi 

Sandeep 

Kankan 

Banamallika Choudhury 

Nasif Ahmed 

Gayatri Bhuyan 

Nuzhat Nasreen 

Prakash Das 

Bitopi Dutta 

Prince Dihingia 

Jahnabi Goswami 

Debika Chakraborty 

Banashree Barman 

Preeta Brahma 

Monikongkona Sarma