This has been flagged by Tehelka before, but NYT continues its focus on India. The very prolific Lydia Polgreen narrates the death of an information activist - unfortunately a trend in India.
Read it here
How about some protection mandated by law for these information activists? Else, it becomes meaningless. These activists are laying down their lives to protect people from the tyranny of opacity within the country's borders. No recognition when they die. They are modern day soldiers, fighting enemies within. But they are too ill-equipped to counter armies of well-funded politician-businessman mafias. May force be with them.
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