Scroll.in’s Aishwarya Iyer along with The Wire’s Ismat Ara jointly won the Human Rights and Religious Freedom Young Journalist of the Year Award on Sunday.

The honours were a part of the annual Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Awards that were announced by the Indian American Muslim Council, an advocacy group based in Washington, United States. More details here.

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Read Aishwarya Iyer’s award-winning pieces:

Two years after Delhi violence, riots accused from RSS-BJP aim to be elected civic leaders

Muslim residents of a ward of North East Delhi that saw intense rioting in February 2020 are anxious at this prospect.

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Two years after Delhi violence, what explains the police’s continued ‘defence of the accused’?

At least four men arrested in a case of murder and rioting have relatives in the Delhi Police.

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Investigation: How VHP and Madhya Pradesh police colluded to put a Christian pastor in jail

The pastor won a court stay on notices about religious conversion. A day later, he was arrested – based on a complaint by a man who denies making the statement.

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In Gurugram, the number of namaz sites has shrunk to 20 from over 100 in three years

Now, open spaces for Friday prayers could disappear altogether.

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How Hindutva hijacked India’s child protection body

In recent years, the NCPCR has devoted considerable attention to poorly substantiated complaints against minority communities.

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