Please sign the petition and support journalist Amitt Bhatt's campaign to stay in the UK. Amitt is a member of the Manchester & Salford Branch of the National
Union of Journalists and is seeking asylum on human rights grounds.
He is a Kashmiri Pandit, a native Hindu of the Kashmir
valley, and has written newspaper articles and three books about human rights abuses in
Kashmir - Cryashmir;
Lies and Genocides of the Indian Government; and
Kashmiri
Pandits – Victims of Betrayal and Deception by the Indian
Government.
An attempt is currently being made, through a case in the Indian
courts, to ban two of his books.
As an investigative journalist, Amitt also covered stories about corruption in India. Like many journalists in India, Amitt has been
persecuted and threatened because of his work. One of his close colleagues was murdered,
Following the
publication of his second book about Kashmir, he was arrested by the
Indian police in early February 2011 and was tortured and beaten until
his escape from detention in mid March 2011. After this, he went
into hiding for three years, moving frequently around the country. In
April 2014, he left India and claimed asylum in the UK. Amitt's wife Manjeet was also threatened because of his work and, after his disappearance in 2011, she came to the UK to seek safety.
Journalists
in India are routinely subjected to persecution, arrests, beatings
and even murder. In February this year, the International Federation
of Journalists (IFJ), the National Union of Journalists in India
(NUJI), and the Indian Journalists' Union (IJU) deplored the latest
brutal murder of a journalist in the country. The IFJ has joined the
Indian journalists' unions in demanding urgent action from their
government to ensure that India does not become “a killing field of
journalists”.
If Amitt returns to India, he is likely to be detained, attacked or even murdered because of his investigative journalism. Please sign the petition. For more information, you can email [email protected]
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 13, 2017
March 12, 2017
Amitt has endured so much pain because he dared to report the truth. We are getting very close to five hundred signatures and I need your help to push this over the top before we present our case. Please get this in front of anyone who believes in protecting journalists from such brutal persecution.
January 8, 2017
I have been spending my time preparing legal documentation to address the specific threats Amitt faced for his investigative work. The silence from the authorities remains heavy but your continued engagement ensures they cannot ignore his history of persecution.
Reached 100 supporters
October 21, 2016
October 19, 2016
Amitt has lived through unimaginable fear and torture for simply telling the truth. We are nearing one hundred signatures and I need you to push this to your social media circles right now so we can hit that mark today.
127 Comments
Deporting this man is tantamount to collusion with a corrupt and brutal regime and flies in the face of free speach and sound investigative journalism.
Whats wrong with UK, this is the type of person we should be overjoyed to have in our community, not sending them off to an uncertain future and possible death. Have we in UK completely lost all notion of COMMON SENSE and MORALITY, this man must stay.
Amitt must stay as he faces real and dangerous threats were he to be forced to return to India. Amitt is a committed investigatory journalist and deserves the respect and protection of the UK authorities. The NUJ fully supports his claim for asylum.
Mr Bhatt's investigative-journalism skills could be put to good use in the UK. He should be allowed to stay and work, not sent home and exposed to the danger of further torture, prosecution, even death.
It is very important to protect the safety of journalists. If we do not help with this we will not find out the truth about such conflicts. If we really believe in free speech then our country needs to offer asylum to persecuted journalists.
Is this how the 4th pillar of so called democracy works ? People like Amit have such fate and the devil wanders in luxury in the country . Shameful .
Ammit is a great friend and a great man who does not deserve ANYTHING but a right to stay here in england. He has recently helped me with many of lifes problems and is a very selfless and humble man. A pleasure to know and a friend for life
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Please sign the petition and support journalist Amitt Bhatt's campaign to stay in the UK. Amitt is a member of the Manchester & Salford Branch of the National
Union of Journalists and is seeking asylum on human rights grounds.
He is a Kashmiri Pandit, a native Hindu of the Kashmir
valley, and has written newspaper articles and three books about human rights abuses in
Kashmir - Cryashmir;
Lies and Genocides of the Indian Government; and
Kashmiri
Pandits – Victims of Betrayal and Deception by the Indian
Government.
An attempt is currently being made, through a case in the Indian
courts, to ban two of his books.
As an investigative journalist, Amitt also covered stories about corruption in India. Like many journalists in India, Amitt has been
persecuted and threatened because of his work. One of his close colleagues was murdered,
Following the
publication of his second book about Kashmir, he was arrested by the
Indian police in early February 2011 and was tortured and beaten until
his escape from detention in mid March 2011. After this, he went
into hiding for three years, moving frequently around the country. In
April 2014, he left India and claimed asylum in the UK. Amitt's wife Manjeet was also threatened because of his work and, after his disappearance in 2011, she came to the UK to seek safety.
Journalists
in India are routinely subjected to persecution, arrests, beatings
and even murder. In February this year, the International Federation
of Journalists (IFJ), the National Union of Journalists in India
(NUJI), and the Indian Journalists' Union (IJU) deplored the latest
brutal murder of a journalist in the country. The IFJ has joined the
Indian journalists' unions in demanding urgent action from their
government to ensure that India does not become “a killing field of
journalists”.
If Amitt returns to India, he is likely to be detained, attacked or even murdered because of his investigative journalism. Please sign the petition. For more information, you can email [email protected]
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
March 13, 2017
March 12, 2017
Amitt has endured so much pain because he dared to report the truth. We are getting very close to five hundred signatures and I need your help to push this over the top before we present our case. Please get this in front of anyone who believes in protecting journalists from such brutal persecution.
January 8, 2017
I have been spending my time preparing legal documentation to address the specific threats Amitt faced for his investigative work. The silence from the authorities remains heavy but your continued engagement ensures they cannot ignore his history of persecution.
Reached 100 supporters
October 21, 2016
October 19, 2016
Amitt has lived through unimaginable fear and torture for simply telling the truth. We are nearing one hundred signatures and I need you to push this to your social media circles right now so we can hit that mark today.
127 Comments
Keep Amitt safe, he is a wonderful journalist who has suffered torture for speaking out against human rights abuses. We have a duty to protect him and keep him safe.
Deporting this man is tantamount to collusion with a corrupt and brutal regime and flies in the face of free speach and sound investigative journalism.
Whats wrong with UK, this is the type of person we should be overjoyed to have in our community, not sending them off to an uncertain future and possible death. Have we in UK completely lost all notion of COMMON SENSE and MORALITY, this man must stay.
Amitt must stay as he faces real and dangerous threats were he to be forced to return to India. Amitt is a committed investigatory journalist and deserves the respect and protection of the UK authorities. The NUJ fully supports his claim for asylum.
Mr Bhatt's investigative-journalism skills could be put to good use in the UK. He should be allowed to stay and work, not sent home and exposed to the danger of further torture, prosecution, even death.
It is very important to protect the safety of journalists. If we do not help with this we will not find out the truth about such conflicts. If we really believe in free speech then our country needs to offer asylum to persecuted journalists.
Is this how the 4th pillar of so called democracy works ? People like Amit have such fate and the devil wanders in luxury in the country . Shameful .
Ammit is a great friend and a great man who does not deserve ANYTHING but a right to stay here in england. He has recently helped me with many of lifes problems and is a very selfless and humble man. A pleasure to know and a friend for life
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Keep Amitt safe, he is a wonderful journalist who has suffered torture for speaking out against human rights abuses. We have a duty to protect him and keep him safe.