Varsha Torgalkar

Varsha Torgalkar is an independent journalist based in India. She has written for LA Times, SCMP, Asia Democracy Chronicles, Huffington Post and many Indian news website.

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A daughter’s never-ending battle to prove an Indian activist’s innocence

Prashant Rahi was acquitted in the ‘war against state’ case after 14 years but remains in jail for another case as the arrest of dissidents using harsh laws continues to rise under the Hindu nationalist government.

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A daughter’s never-ending battle to prove an Indian activist’s innocence

'We will cut you up': A glimpse of violence Christians face in India

At least 305 incidents of attacks on churches and Christians have been reported during the first nine months of 2021 alone.

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'We will cut you up': A glimpse of violence Christians face in India