Arrests & defamation: Bollywood in the dock in Modi’s India | The Listening Post
Aryan Khan, the son of one of India’s biggest movie stars, Shah Rukh Khan, was charged with possessing and trafficking drugs. We take a look at the drug bust that tells a story of the conflict between the Indian authorities and Bollywood. Contributors: Namrata Joshi – Journalist and film critic Vivek Agnihotri – Film director Sucharita Tyagi – Film critic Tejaswini Ganti – Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Film Studies, NYU On our radar: Facebook is again in our news feeds, and once again for the wrong reasons. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Nic Muirhead about the continuing fallout from the whistleblower that has a consortium of news outlets on the company’s case. Alarm Phone: The refugee hotline and lifeline We discuss Alarm Phone, the hotline for refugees at sea that is helping to get their stories heard. Contributors: Jacob Berkson – Activist, Alarm Phone Giorgos Christides – Reporter, Der Spiegel Giorgos Kosmopoulos – Greece researcher, Amnesty International Notis Mitarachi – Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum 00:00 Intro 02:12 Bollywood in the dock in Modi’s India 11:17 Facebook whistleblower fallout 13:45 Alarm Phone: The refugee hotline & lifeline 24:05 End Note
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