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When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri

Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006

In 2015-16, 93% Fall In AFSPA Cases Adjudged (Over Previous 3 Years)

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Roohi Nazki, Wife of PDP Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu asks Govt to Step Down

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Victimisation of Adivasi Professor: Protest in Wardha University Intensifies

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Kashmir: Chaining the Narrative

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