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Anumeha
@anumayhem
Journalist. Curious about the politics and economics of equality, the present of work, poems. Our book "Our Rice Tastes of Spring" amzn.in/d/d3tgATc
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    Jan 6
    In Rajasthan, in 4 months, 24% fingerprint auth failed in 1st attempts, 30% of facial auth requests failed. Residents keep making rounds, paying for updates. Yet UIDAI next wants to push facial auth despite no real consent thewire.in/rights/no-matc… In partnership wt @pulitzercenter
    No Match: Rajasthan’s Push for Facial Authentication on Pensioners Leaves Many Behind
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    Dec 6, 2020
    “The least discussed but most important legal change is access to affordable essential food. New law says Govt won’t intervene till some food prices increase 100%. This will worsen hunger crisis:” Sahildeep, Kirti Kisan Union Faridkot, with a masters in Economics,English
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    Dec 1, 2020
    “DO NOT confuse us with shava shava what Bollywood portrays us as. Our history is of invasions till Afghanistan”: Rajvendra Singh, Patiala who got injured when security forces tried to stop the protesters marching to Delhi on Friday
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    Feb 5, 2021
    “We made this nation, the peasants and the workers”
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    Jul 18, 2021
    Spying on women reporters who critically report on imp union ministries such as Home, Education so creepy and petty, targeting them for literally being good at their work
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    May 27, 2021
    #TarunTejpal case judgement. I keep losing track on who was on trial here. Every second paragraph begins with “when prosecutrix was questioned”. Among contradictions Judge Kshama Joshi blames prosecutrix for - You knew yoga so how come you failed in defending self?
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    Sep 23, 2021
    India where the top 10 percent are holding 80 percent of total national wealth, what would an "immigrant" take away?
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    Jul 16, 2021
    Photojournalists do the hardest, bravest, riskiest and most essential work in reporting. Too many of our photojournalist colleagues have paid for it with their lives. Danish Siddiqui, Ravi Kanojia, Tarun Sehrawat
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    Feb 28, 2021
    "Policemen dragged me by the hair..sat on top of me forced me to sign papers." When trade unionist freed after 44 days in custody narrated her experience at a news conference, what did reporters ask? “So you admit to vasooli(extortion)?”: @pherozevincent
    Indian media regain voice, but it’s against Nodeep
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    Feb 6, 2021
    “We understand aim of farm laws is to force small, medium farmer to migrate to cities in distress, to push women into factories as labour so that employers may pay them even lower wages.”: Jagraj, Bharatiya Kisan union Dakaunda, of village Hardaspura , block Melkalan , Barnala
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    Jun 22, 2024
    I went into an emergency "heat ward" in a Delhi hospital. Migrant workers lay unconscious, hit by brutal heat in their work
    themigrationstory.com
    In a Delhi heat ward, a lonely battle for life - The Migration Story
    Unconscious, frothing in the mouth, holding ice packs: Migrant workers are the biggest casualty of India's worst heatwave
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    Feb 21, 2021
    What exactly does “attempt to Defame Government to undermine the confidence the Indian expatriate community in present government” mean in law? India is a top secret entity which cannot be discussed with NRIs? “50 Retired Judges,Cops Write to President”
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    Attempt to Defame Govt in Disha Ravi Case: 50 Retired Judges, Top Cops, Bureaucrats Write to...
    After the start of farmers’ agitation, attempts are on to defame India in the international arena. Some international celebrities have tweeted about the agitation and the toolkit controversy has only...
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    Dec 12, 2019
    I interviewed a tailor who worked at the Anaj Mandi factory in Delhi for 10 years. He said at the factory, he stitched low cost bags for Airtel Vodafone Reliance Zomato & several state govts. The owners usually placed one child worker at every 2 machines.
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    ‘I stitch bags for big brands but barely earn enough to eat’: Anaj Mandi tailor recounts working...
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    Jun 22, 2024
    I wrote this from a "heat ward" in a govt hospital in Delhi treating heatstroke patients in one of northern India's longest and worst heatwave. I focused on two workers -- a cook and a factory "helper" -- admitted there, hit by brutal heat in their work
    themigrationstory.com
    In a Delhi heat ward, a lonely battle for life - The Migration Story
    Unconscious, frothing in the mouth, holding ice packs: Migrant workers are the biggest casualty of India's worst heatwave
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