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The Architecture of Autocracy: Propaganda, Transnational Repression, and the Poisoning of Indian Culture

The RMN Foundation maintains that the current “narrative building” in India mirrors the “Gleichschaltung” of 1930s Germany.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | March 31, 2026

As the world enters the second quarter of 2026, the RMN Foundation is sounding a global alarm. The “Smokescreen” of manufactured narratives in India is no longer just a domestic issue; it has become a central component of a regime-led strategy to mask transnational repression and systemic democratic decay.

1. The Institutional Verdict: V‑Dem & USCIRF 2026

The latest institutional reports confirm the dark reality that the RMN Foundation has consistently highlighted. read more

Democracy, Human Rights

Pressed Reporter: Humanitarian Service to Protect Journalists and Press Freedom in the World

Pressed Reporter: Humanitarian Service to Protect Journalists and Press Freedom in the World

The persecuted or harassed journalists can fill out an online form to submit their basic case details.

By Rakesh Raman

As press freedom is constantly under attack, the Pressed Reporter service aims to help the persecuted journalists in all parts of the world to defend their fundamental right to report. The word ‘pressed’ in the title Pressed Reporter is a pun used for pressurized or persecuted.

This service is being run by Rakesh Raman who is a national award-winning journalist and founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation in New Delhi, India. He himself has been facing various threats — including death threats — for his editorial and human rights work. read more

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image

Human Rights

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

RSF and Guernica 37 are calling for European Union sanctions against these police officers, under a scheme introduced in December 2020 to address serious human rights violations in third countries.

International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction four high-ranking officers of the Delhi Police, responsible — directly or indirectly — for exactions against dozens of journalists working or having collaborated with the independent media NewsClick. read more

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The Architecture of Autocracy: Propaganda, Transnational Repression, and the Poisoning of Indian Culture

The Architecture of Autocracy: Propaganda, Transnational Repression, and the Poisoning of Indian Culture

1. The Institutional Verdict: V‑Dem & USCIRF 2026

Pressed Reporter: Humanitarian Service to Protect Journalists and Press Freedom in the World

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers