Thread by @YashicaDutt

The diabolical swiftness of anti- Muslim pogrom proved this.

The govt behaves with assumed impunity that no one outside India will notice.

But thanks to the courageous journalism & the footage, images, videos that we could circulate, this time the world is not ignoring. 1/n

The Atlantic said unequivocally -- What Happened in Delhi was a Pogrom

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… 2/n

The BBC directly linked the pogrom to the previous one in Gujarat

bbc.com/news/world-asi…

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The New York Times called it a 'riot' but also investigated how the violence started -- Kapil Mishra's speech

nytimes.com/2020/02/26/wor…

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The New Yorker had an excellent piece by @Samanth_S which called out the Indian govt for 'watching Delhi burn'

newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…

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@Samanth_S The inimitable @RanaAyyub wrote for Time, how the PM looked the other way on the violence

time.com/5791759/narend…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub There was this intrepid video by @BBCIndia

https://twitter.com/BBCIndia/status/1232998517188087810

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia And of course, the brilliant and consistent reporting by @NihaMasih and @jslaternyc in the @washingtonpost since the time the violence first erupted

washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost The New Yorker also had #IsaacChotiner interview @rkarnad who was on-ground on several days when the bloodthirsty mobs killed people and the police usually stood around saying they couldn't do much

newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/t…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad Vox along with other outlets like The New York Times also covered the pogrom from the angle of the US president visit

vox.com/future-perfect…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad This is an ongoing thread. I'll be adding more stories as they appear.

@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad Another scathing indictment questioning why the Delhi police did nothing published in the @nytimes today

nytimes.com/2020/03/03/opi…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad @nytimes A special report by the @guardian with on-ground testimonies from victims and added background context of the rabid hate brewing for years

theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

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@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad @nytimes @guardian This damning piece in @NBCNews by @priyanka_65 questions the silence -- of everyone

The US administration, the current govt and the Indian diaspora

nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

@Samanth_S @RanaAyyub @BBCIndia @NihaMasih @jslaternyc @washingtonpost @rkarnad @nytimes @guardian @NBCNews @priyanka_65 And another one in the @guardian calls the violence what it is: targeted anti-Muslim brutality

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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