India: Counterterrorism Raids Targeting Peaceful Critics

Click to expand Image An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as National Investigation Agency personnel search the residence of Agence France-Presse's correspondent Parvaiz Bukhari on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir, October 28, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan (New York) - The Indian government is using counterterrorism operations to silence peaceful dissenters, human rights activists, and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 28 and 29, 2020, the authorities carried...