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From India‘s Forgotten Feminist, Savitribai Phule to life partner Jyotiba
Does opposing mines & protecting our forests mean we support “Maoists”, Adivasis protest mining in Gadchiroli
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.
8 anti-mining activists allege brute lathi charge, agitators detained in Gadchiroli for “stopping cops from duty”
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
How Not To Remember Birsa Munda
Every year November 15 is celebrated as Birsa Munda...
Anti-Dalit violence emerges in the first half of November in alarming numbers
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From Kerala, to Karnataka, to Andhra and Tamil Nadu, shocking incidents of attacks on Dalits reveal how fatal it is to be Dalit in India
Jharkhand tribal activists agitating for a separate Sarna Code, arrested ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Modi will visit Ulihatu in Khunti district on Wednesday to pay respect to revered tribal icon Birsa Munda. The tribal activists had threatened self-immolation if Modi during his visit to Ulihatu did not make any announcement on a separate Sarna religion code; the police have put them under preventive detention
Sarna code: More than just a political tactic
Politicians, researchers and experts explain why the recognition of Sarna as a separate religion is an important demand for Jharkhand Adivasis.
Five year-old Dalit child raped by sub-inspector, father of victim beaten at police station while filing an FIR: Rajasthan
In a harrowing incident, a five-year-old child from the Dalit community was raped by a sub-inspector in Dausa. While the official is now suspended and reportedly arrested, the father of the victim was severely injured, with his hand broken, when he went to file a complaint at the police station.
Another Dalit student dies by suicide after being attacked in Tamil Nadu, activists demand urgent action
A young Dalit boy was humiliated and beaten by a dominant caste member on his way to school. Shortly after this instance, the boy killed himself by suicide. Activists have reported that Tamil Nadu has seen a huge rise in cases of atrocities against Dalits, around 10% of which are concentrated around certain districts which the activists demand should be termed as ‘atrocity prone zones.’
Unveiling hidden divides: caste, gender and the myth of Indian growth
Existing data examining the status of women and marginalised castes in the economy points to a disturbing reality, which contradicts, deeply, the notion of India as a rising, globally charged economy.
Uttar Pradesh: Police action to deter fight for Dalit rights, says jailed activist and former IPS officer
A peaceful protest that took place on October 10 for the right to land for Dalits in several Gorakhpur, led to criminalising of the protest and arrest of activists. In the days following the protest activists, including retired public servant S. R. Darapuri, were arrested. Activists have alleged that the arrests and the consequent murder charges are only to deter people from fighting for justice
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India tops among countries at risk of mass crimes, atrocities, US Holocaust Museum warns
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Muslim student set on fire in Bareilly outside exam centre, suffers 8% burns
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Unchecked Vigilantism, Repeated Harm: Why CJP has filed a fresh complaint on Malabar Hill incident
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