Press Coverage

23 January 2008

 

   Bilkis security is Modi Govt’s duty, says judge (Hindustan Times)
   A glimmer of hope (Times of India)
   Well begun, not half done (Hindustan Times)
   Beyond the Bilkis Bano case (Hindu)
   Riot-hit women show they are man enough (Mail Today)

22 January 2008

 

   Bilkis case: Anger and unease at Ground Zero (Rediff.com)

   Bilkis' husband: Battle isn't over (Mid-Day)

   Double life term for 11  (Times of India)
   Lack of proof saved rioters from death rap (Times of India)

   Bilkis wants to appeal against acquittal of 7 (Times of India)

   11 get life in Bilkis case (Hindustan Times)
   'I'm scared of going to Gujarat'  (Times of India)

   Villagers' show of solidarity (Times of India)

   Deafening silence is all Bilkis might get (Times of India)

   Doc couple bitter over CBI action  (Times of India)

   11 sentenced to life in Bilkis Bano case  (Hindu)

   I stand vindicated: Bilkis Bano (Hindu)

   'I'll fight till last breath to avenge death of my kin' (Mail Today)
   Living symbol of rape of Gujarat None can deny it now: Bilkis (Telegraph)

   Are the people of Gujarat communal? (Asian Age)

   Yakub's story: In the background, silent, always standing by his wife  
      (Indian Express)

   CBI to appeal against cops (Asian Age)

   Bano too scared to return home after six years (Asian Age)

   Blanket security ensures peace in Dahod during Bilkis Bano verdict
      (Indian Express)

   Democracy's Bilkis test  (Indian Express)

   The meticulous seven, and a seven-day hunt for proof (Indian Express)

   Guj riots: I'm still living in fear, says Bilkis (Indian Express)

 

21 January 2008

 

   Trial of Gujarat riot cases going nowhere (MailToday)

   'Gujarat showed India the way' (Hindustan Times)

    EXCLUSIVE: My rapists used to call me dikri, says Bilkis Bano (Mid Day)

 

20 January 2008

   Justice done - Editorial (Asian Age)
   Ghori shows how a cop can botch case (Times of India)

19 January 2008

   Twelve people convicted in Bilkis Bano case (Times of India)
   12 convicted in Bilkis Bano rape case (Mid Day)
   Dim Gujarat memory, verdict in Mumbai (Hindustan Times)
   'Case rested on her testimony' (DNA)
   Justice at last for Bilkis Bano  (DNA)
   IG report termed Bilkis probe superficial (Times of India)
   Photos of bodies without footwear clinched the case (Times of India)
   GUJARAT RIOT CASE - 12 guilty for Bilkis rape, her family's
     mass killing (Indian Express)
   CBI chief: Bano's courage was key (Indian Express)
   Bilkis' family happy but anxious (Times of India)
   Justice at last - Editorial (Deccan Herald)
   12 convicted, 7 let off in Bilkis gangrape case (Times of India)
   Bilkis gets justice, not in Gujarat (Telegraph)
   Bilkis wasn't in court when judge gave verdict (Times of India)
   Fearing backlash, family flees home
      60 Other Muslim Families Also Desert Village  (Times of India)
   Eyewitness testimonies proved crucial  (Hindu)
   Best Bakery fate haunts convicts (Times of India)