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New York: Support Bill to end caste discrimination, campaign intensifies
Last week, May 6, the move to get caste equity bills pushed in New York state, received a push with a group of 50+ inter-faith coalitions, led by Dalit leaders and advocates met with several legislators
Today Filmcity officials under police protection started to landfill Kishan Bhagat’s farm land
Kisan Bhagat is a Warli Adivasi. His family has...
5 Dalits attacked with swords, a 5-year-old child also amongst injured
5 Dalit labourers and a child were attacked earlier this week in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai after a minor altercation took place. The police have arrested two suspects in connection to the case
Police crackdown and arrest of human rights defenders protesting against corporate mining in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra condemned
Front Line Defenders strongly condemns the reportedly brutal crackdown and arrest...
Arrest made in assault case of Dalit teen in Jaunpur, UP
A Dalit teen is reported to have been brutally assaulted and humiliated by a group of youth, following which an FIR was filed against four suspects, one of which has been arrested. Contrary to media reports, the police have stated that preliminary investigation has revealed that reports of the victim being forced to drink urine are untrue.
Barrelakka Is Setting A New Moral Trend In An Immoral Electoral System
Barrelakka (Buffalo Sister), whose original name is Sirisha, is...
Mahapadav/Samyuktha Horata: A Kisan-Mazdoor Historical Unity
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For the farmers and workers across the length and...
Dalits in Tamil Nadu are experiencing a rise in violence against them
From being unable to bury the dead due to bureaucratic delays, to facing increased hate for having a tattoo of B R Ambedkar, violence against Dalit refuses to abate
Madhya Pradesh: Dalits villagers, including women, attacked by dominant caste group over cutting of tree
Dalit villagers were assaulted and brutally attacked for objecting over trees being cut in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.
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
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Rule of Law
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