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
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