Amnesty International has suspended its work in India after Modi’s
government froze the group's bank accounts over alleged fundraising
violations.
It has been the target of an “incessant witch hunt” by Modi's regime for
its work, including campaigning for the rights of citizens in the
disputed territory of Kashmir and documenting police abuses.
The group has been hounded by Indian investigators for the past two
years, is regularly vilified in the government-backing media and was
finally forced to lay off staff members in what it described as a
growing climate of repression.
“For a movement that has done nothing but raise its voices against
injustice, this latest attack is akin to freezing dissent,” Avinash
Kumar, executive director of Amnesty International India, said in a
statement.
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