AWAAZ — Press & Media Reports

PRESS / MEDIA INDEX

Awaaz - South Asia Watch Ltd is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the press reports listed below.

A still-born Labour
Sanjay Suri, Outlook India, April 8, 2005

Stand up to the global gaze
Pamela Philipose, Indian Express, March 31, 2005

Protests at Gujarat minister’s visit to UK
Asian Times Live, 30 March, 2005

Death threat forces Indian minister to pull out of trip
Daniel McGrory and Shyam Bhatia, Times Online, March 26, 2005

Security concerns: Modi cancels UK trip
NDTV (New Delhi), March 25, 2005

Rights activists press for Modi's arrest
Hasan Suroor, The Hindu, March 25, 2005

Modi visit to London cancelled because of security reasons
Press Trust of India, March 24, 2005

Who is Modi’s UK host? No one knows
Vijay Dutt, Hindustan Times, March 23, 2005

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips seem to be creating a lot of controversy
NDTV (New Delhi), March 23, 2005

Invite cloud over Modi's London trip
Harit Mehta, Indian Express, March 23, 2005

UK feels heat over Gujarat leader's visit
Jo Johnson, Financial Times, March 22, 2005

Modi's 36 hrs in UK can be stormy
Rashmee Roshan Lall, Times of India, March 22, 2005

Nation united, not Modi BJP
The Telegraph (Calcutta), March 21, 2005

Modi may face protests during UK visit
H. S. Rao, Rediff.com, March 20, 2005

Plea to revoke visa to Modi
Shyam Bhatia, Deccan Herald, March 20, 2005

More trouble for Modi, now in London
H. S. Rao, Sify.com, 20 March, 2005

A diplomatic no
Hasan Suroor, Frontline, Volume 22, Issue 08, March 12-15, 2005

aking advantage of public generosity, RSS tries to enter South with aidT
Ashish Kumar Sen, Tribune India, January 19, 2005

Criminal Case Against Modi Launched in Gujarat
dawoodcampaign.org, 4 May, 2004

The hidden face of charity
Dionne Bunsha, Frontline, 23 April 2004

Poll panel's probe sought into Hindu groups' 'foreign' funding
New Kerala (Chennai), March 25, 2004

Probe Use of Funds Raised Abroad by Hindutva Groups
Statement Issued by People’s Union for Civil Liberties - Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, 23 March 2004

British charity for RSS used to fuel religious extremism
Danish A Khan, Milli Gazette (India), 16-31 March 2004

‘UK funds used against Muslims in India’
HiPakistan.com, March 13, 2004

Sangh spent UK charity funds on spreading communal hatred
WebIndia123.com, March 13 2004

‘UK funds used against Muslims in India’
HiPakistan.com, March 13, 2004

Alms For The Killer
Harsh Kabra, Outlook, March 8, 2004

UK-based charity attacked for RSS links
Shyam Bhatia, Rediff.com, March 8, 2004

More On RSS Foreign Funds -The Awaaz Report
By Nalini Taneja, Peoples Democracy, March 7, 2004

City charity refutes quake fund claims
Coventry Observer, March 4, 2004

'Hardline' charity begins in the donation box
By Ashish Kumar Sen, Asia Times Online, March 3, 2004

Ex Sewa patron says charity has 'cheated' him and other UK residents
DeepikaGlobal.com, March 2, 2004

In bad faith: British charities funding Hindu Right in India
Asia Pacific Forum, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York City, March 2, 2004
[AUDIO LINK - REAL PLAYER 2.2Mb] [ORIGINAL - REAL PLAYER 2.2Mb]

New storm over city charity
By Fionnuala Burke, Sunday Mercury (Birmingham), February 29 2004

'Inaccuracies And Distortions'
Outlook India, February 29, 2004

AWAAZ Responds to RSS Distortions
Awaaz - South Asia Watch London, Press Release, 29 February 2004

RSS refutes allegations by British NGO
RSS Press Meet, 27 February 2004, Delhi

In Bad Faith? British Charity and Hindu Extremism
Awaaz - South Asia Watch, Press Release, 26 February 2004

We don't need democracy lessons from US: RSS
Economic Times, Feb 29 2004

RSS dismisses charges of misuse of funds
Times of India, February 29 2004

RSS criticises report on misuse of donations
Times of India, February 28 2004

Charity check blocked by India
By Christopher Walker, The Times, February 28, 2004

Sangh Parivar accused of promoting extremisim in India
WebIndia123.com, February 27, 2004

RSS dismisses as 'false' charges of misuse of funds
Hindustan Times, 27 February 2004

RSS hits out at charges of misusing donations
Kerala Next, February 27, 2004

RSS raising money in Britain under false pretences: report
By Prasun Sonwalkar, New Kerala, February 27, 2004

India refuses visas to charity investigators
by Sam Jones, The Guardian, Friday February 27, 2004

RSS denies allegations
The Hindu, February 27, 2004

Charity-fund money going to Hindu conservatives
The News International - Jang.com, February 27, 2004

British Donations For Gujarat Relief Went To Hindu Extremist Groups: Report
PakNews.com, February 27, 2004

'Donations for Guj quake relief sent to extremists'
IndiaInfo.com, February 26, 2004

British Public Funding Anti-Minority Program in India, Alleges New Report
Rahul Verma, OneWorld South Asia (US), February 26, 2004

Quake, cyclone funds sponsored Guj violence: UK report
The Times of India, February 26, 2004

Hindu Groups In UK Raising Funds On False Pretences: Report
Indolink.com, February 26, 2004

British funds for quake victims diverted to Hindu hardliners: rights group
Terra Daily, February 26, 2004

‘RSS groups pocketed quake aid’
By Vijay Dutt, Hindustan Times, London, February 26, 2004

RSS raising money in Britain under false pretences: report
By Prasun Sonwalkar, Indo-Asian News Service, February 26, 2004

Earthquake Aid Charity Accused of Supporting Extremists
By Rajiv Popat, ITV.com, Thursday, February 26, 2004

UK charities funding violence in India: Report
By Nabanita Sircar, Hindustan Times, London, February 26, 2004

Hindu group denounces UK claims
BBC, February 26, 2004

Allegations of this sort have been made before
Steve Jackson, BBC, February 26, 2004 [AUDIO LINK - REAL PLAYER]
[ORIGINAL - REAL PLAYER]

UK charities 'misled donors into funding Indian extremism'
By Edward Luce, Financial Times, February 26 2004

Funds collected for quake relief benefited RSS affiliate: report
By Kalpana Sharma, The Hindu, February 25, 2004

UK charities scam linked to Sangh Parivar
By Ashish Kumar Sen, The Tribune, February 25, 2004

‘British public fooled into funding RSS’
By Aditi Khanna in London and Venkat Parsa in New Delhi, Asian Age, February 25, 2004

London judge turns down arrest warrant against Modi
Shyam Bhatia, Rediff.com, August 20, 2003

Act like honeybees, not flies: Modi to journalists
H. S. Rao, Rediff.com, August 20, 2003

UK rights activists want Modi arrested
Shyam Bhatia, Rediff.com, August 19, 2003

Protests greet Modi in London
H. S. Rao, Rediff.com, August 18, 2003

Pressure to withdraw charity status of RSS, HSS in UK
By Hasan Suroor, The Hindu, March 5 2003

Hindu groups raising funds for violence: UK group
Times of India, March 4 2003

Sangh Parivar raising money for violence: UK group,
Rediff.com, March 04, 2003

US, UK to probe Parivar funding
By Seema Mustafa, Asian Age, February 24 2003

India's hard men,
Editorial, Financial Times, February 24 2003

Blood and money
By Edward Luce and Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times, February 20 2003

Foreign Financial Networks of Hindu Fascism,
By Subuhi Jiwani, World War 3 Report, January 27, 2003

Hindu Fundamentalism – why we are concerned
By Paul Crofts and Anjana Roy, Searchlight, January 2003

British Charities linked to Gujarat Terror,
By Subuhi Jiwani, World War 3 Report, December 23, 2002

RSS–backed charities under UK scanner,
By Rashmee Z Ahmed, The Times of India, December 15, 2002

Pressure on U.K. Govt. to crack down on Sangh Parivar outfits,
By Hasan Suroor, The Hindu, December 14, 2002

Indian charity in UK funded Gujarat Hindu extremist groups,
By Vijay Dutt, Hindustan Times, December 13, 2002

Funding Gujarat Extremists Download video (RealVideo, 5Mb)
By Jonathan Miller, Channel 4 News, December 12, 2002

Back to top of page
Contact AWAAZ