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June 27, 2022

Indian Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad Arrested
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Authorities in India have detained the prominent Indian human rights
defender Teesta Setalvad, who has spent years trying to hold Prime
Minister Narendra Modi accountable for his role in the 2002 anti-Muslim
riots that left more than 1,000 dead in Gujarat, where Modi was chief
minister. Her arrest came a day after India's Supreme Court upheld a
ruling that cleared Modi of wrongdoing. Amnesty International denounced
the arrest of Teesta Setalvad, saying it sends a chilling message to
civil society in India.


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