Today Allen hosts renowned author and radio journalist David Barsamian. David has been deported from, and barred from entering India due to his reporting on the violation of human rights in Kashmir, one of the most heavily policed places on the planet. They discuss broader historical and regional context for current demonstrations and ongoing repression and state terror in the India-administered territory.
In September of 2011, upon arrival in New Delhi, Barsamian was summarily deported from India, primarily for his reporting on Kashmir. He is still barred from traveling to “the world’s largest democracy.”