From The Ground

Alt News worked in collaboration with Newslaundry to fact-check a viral claim that protestors at Shaheen Bagh were paid Rs 500 to protest. The story was impactful in dispelling rumours aimed at maligning the protestors.

The Caravan reports from the ground in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, where a makeshift platform became the centre-point of the nation’s attention. A motley bunch of women, students, civil society activists and common citizens led a protest against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). The Act offers refuge to persecuted religious minorities from India’s three neighbours but bars Muslims from its provisions. The deep-reported and researched story brought home the power of organised citizens to protest the injustices of the state's discrimination and denial of rights.