Reporters Without Orders Ep 310: Farmer protests, harassment of Muslim delivery agents

24/02/2024 46 min
Reporters Without Orders Ep 310: Farmer protests, harassment of Muslim delivery agents

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Aryan Mahtta andThe Quint’s Fatima Khan.Fatima reported on Muslim vendors and delivery agents employed by online platforms that leave them vulnerable to discrimination and hate speech. She says bigots use technology as a tool to spread hate and fintech companies do nothing to stop them. To some people, she says, simply being a Muslim vendor is a “crime”.Aryan reported on the ongoing farmers’ protests. He says it devolved into a stand-off between farmers and security personnel, since the forces were using a “very aggressive” approach towards the protesters. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:52 - Boycott of Muslim vendors00:26:15 - Farmers’ protest00:43:22 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAryanRed Love: The Story of an East German FamilyFatimaThe Day I Became a Runner: A Women's History of India through the Lens of SportBasantUnfiltered by Samdish ft. Vikrant Massey | Powered by WoodlandProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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