Report Launch & Panel Discussion on Modi Transnational Repression in US

Join the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) on Wednesday, June 18, for the launch of its new report, “Transnational Repression: The Modi Regime’s Targeting of Critics in the United States.”

This report launch will include a panel discussion featuring leading experts who will analyze the report’s findings and provide broader context on India’s global campaign of transnational repression, including within the United States. The event will also unveil previously unpublished evidence showing how Indian consulates and the Modi-led BJP government use surveillance and intimidation tactics to silence U.S.-based critics of Hindu nationalism and its policies.

Panelists

Yana Gorokhovskaia

Yana Gorokhovskaia leads work across several portfolios on the Research and Analysis team at the global democracy watchdog Freedom House. Her analysis has been published in Foreign Affairs, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Politico, Journal of Democracy, Just Security, Huffington Post, among other publications, and she is a leading expert on transnational repression.

Mannirmal Kaur

Mannirmal Kaur is the Senior Federal Policy Manager at the Sikh Coalition, a leading human rights organization that defends the rights of Sikhs and other religious minorities in America to practice their faith without bias and discrimination. She directs the organization’s congressional advocacy work.

Ather Zia

Dr. Ather Zia is a political anthropologist, poet, short fiction writer, and a columnist. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. She is the author of Resisting Disappearances: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir ; founder-editor of Kashmir Lit and is the co-founder of Critical Kashmir Studies Collective, an interdisciplinary network of scholars working on the Kashmir region. Ather is also a co-editor of Cultural Anthropology.

Moderator

Morley Musick

Morley Musick is a journalist and author of the new report, “Transnational Repression: The Modi Regime’s Targeting of Critics in the United States.” 

WHAT: Hate Crimes Surge Against Muslims After Kashmir Attack

WHEN: Wednesday, June 18 at 12 PM EST / 11 AM CST/ 9 AM PST / 9:30 PM IST

WHERE: Virtual (Zoom)

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