sabrang

Jammu & Kashmir HC: Being a critic of government no ground to detain a person, detaining authorities apply no mind

sabrangindia - November 21, 2023

Detention order against Sajad Dar, a Kashmir-based journalist, quashed based on vague grounds of detention, violation of Article 22 (5) and lack of subjective satisfaction of curtailing liberty under Article 21; Dar has spent 22 months under detention

India

Railway ticket costlier than plane ticket: Uproar on social media

sabrangindia - November 21, 2023

After several people uploaded screenshots of train ticket fares going as high as 11,000, the issue of railways as a less affordable means of transport has come to light. Indian Railways are reportedly reconsidering the dynamic pricing option.

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Does opposing mines & protecting our forests mean we support “Maoists”, Adivasis protest mining in Gadchiroli

sabrangindia - November 21, 2023

This report was published on November 20, 2023, at the Anti-Displacement Movement & State Repression Public Meeting and Press Conference organised by Forum against Corporatisation and Militarisation. It has been compiled and published by Damkondawahi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Fact Finding Team.

Rule of Law

28 States and UTs have appointed nodal officers to curb hate speech in compliance with 2018 Tehseen Poonawalla verdict :Union Home Ministry to Supreme...

sabrangindia - November 21, 2023

The information was made public through an affidavit of the MHA

Gender and Sexuality

Transgender day of remembrance: Solidarity statement

sabrangindia - November 20, 2023

The All India Feminist Forum (AIFF), in a statement issued on November 20, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), has issued a remembrance statement of solidarity with all those who have faced and fought structural injustices, especially violence and discrimination.

Media

Indian journalist, editor of Outlook magazine Shahina K.K. among those awarded 2023, International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists

sabrangindia - November 20, 2023

Shahina was among the first Indian journalists to be charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for her work in Tehelka magazine.

Communal Organisations

RSS organises route marches in TN, SC directs state govt to submit guidelines to regulate marches in future

sabrangindia - November 20, 2023

Tight security was in place as members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) took out route marches and organised public meetings in Tiruchi and neighbouring districts on Sunday, November 19.

Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

8 anti-mining activists allege brute lathi charge, agitators detained in Gadchiroli for “stopping cops from duty”

sabrangindia - November 20, 2023

Activists have alleged that a lathi charge has taken place and is continuing with several protesters sustaining injuries; PTI reports that eight protesters have been detained

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West Bengal: SIR unravelled

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