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Mumbai police detain 140 protesters as student’s demand justice for Sahil Wakode, accountability from IIT Bombay
120 tribal students also detained at Shivaji Park amid demands for accountability over alleged deaths in residential schools
Derogatory Article on Savitribai Phule: No Arrests So Far
While the opposition staged a walkout in the state assembly, in objection to no action taken against IndicTales for creating derogatory content against Savitribai Phule
Intolerance on the Rise: Unveiling Disturbing Trends in India
Communal forces employ new tactics as hate speech and violence against religious minorities soar
How just is the idea of Uniform Civil Code for India’s Adivasis and Indigenous Peoples?
The overriding concerns, voiced by Adivasis and Indigenous peoples from across India is, that under the ruse or guise of the UCC (Uniform Civil Code) the rights of Scheduled Tribes to governance and control over their lands and customs will be deviously snatched away
Controversial Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by Lok Sabha without any change, all concerns ignored
Bill passed within 30 minutes amid cries of "Shame” and “We want justice” raised by opposition demanding statement on Manipur, “development” to supersede forest rights, landmark Godavarman decision of the Supreme Court on deforestation
Rising Concerns as Incidents of Custodial Deaths of Dalits and Muslims Continue Unabated
Families demand justice and assert that their loved ones were victims of custodial deaths as more victims from marginalised communities die after facing custodial violence.
#NoToBarsuRefinery: Protest in Mumbai to demand permanent deportation of the refinery project
Alternatives were presented at the protest in an effort to persuade the state administration to embrace a different development strategy that generates environmentally responsible employment based on Konkan's natural resources.
Externment orders, atrocities against Burhanpur Adivasis, activists
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In continuance of the embittered battle over land and resources, Burhanpur’s Adivasis, entitled under the Forest Rights Act 2006, to lay legal claim on community and forest lands, face a hostile Forest department and an alienated state
Dalit families found to be living in fear of violence at the hands of dominant caste neighbours in Karnataka
A Fact-finding report on the grievous attack on Arun Kumar, a Dalit man, by three dominant caste members brings forth the culture of violence and discrimination in a Chikkamagaluru Town, accompanied by the apathy of the police
Parliamentary Committee Gives Nod to Proposed Dilution of Forest Rights
Proposed amendments to pivotal 1980 law draw objections from forest rights activists and critics as it gains support from parliamentary committee
Gujarat: Family of Dalits attacked by six men belonging to the Kshatriya community, leaves 2 dead, 4 injured
FIR has been filed against six men, and a mob of 12-15 people, “dispute” had risen over ownership of land
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
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Jamia’s Answer to Student Protest: Online exams, hostel closures and police detentions
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Assam NRC: Seven years after 19 lakh people were excluded, rejection slips remain a non-starter
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