Amnesty forced to halt work in India amid crackdown
(WorldNews Asia)

Amnesty International has halted work in India amid a crackdown by the New Delhi government on the human rights group for reporting rights violations. The UK-based group said on Tuesday that its bank accounts had been frozen on September 10 and that it was forced to lay off staff. It said it had faced a crackdown over the past two years over what it said were baseless allegations of financial wrongdoing. “This is latest in the incessant witch-hunt of human rights organizations by the government of India over unfounded and...