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Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement
Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process
Dalit man forced to fall at feet after row over baby goat
The Dalit man was allegedly made to fall on the feet of seven men to humiliate him after one of his baby goats had mixed with their herd.
Accused in Payal Tadvi case return to studies; Left organisations question the decision
Members of AIDWA and DYFI express great disappointment at the SC decision to allow the three accused in the Payal Tadvi institutional murder case to continue their education.
65 year-old Dalit man allegedly forced to drink urine, thrashed when he refuses: UP
According to ANI, the accused, Sonu Yadav, was forcing the old man and his son to compromise and take back the police complaint lodged earlier by them
Allahabad HC slams ADG, DM for cremation of Hathras victim’s body
Daughter cremated against our wishes, victim’s family tells court. Allahabad HC asks DM if things would have been the same if the victim belonged to an affluent family
75 years of Warli revolt
Left organisations and supporters of Adivasi farmers assembled at Talasari village in Palghar to celebrate the anniversary of the 75-years long struggle of the Warli community.
Metro car shed to shift from Aarey forest to Kanjurmarg
Forest dwellers and activists rejoice as Maharashtra government decides against plundering the Aarey forest any more, cases against forest rights activists also dropped
Family of Hathras victim to testify in Court shortly
Hathras victim’s kin head to Lucknow amid tight security, to appear before Lucknow Bench of Allahabad HC
Hathras FIR goes missing from CBI website!
The CBI had lodged an FIR against 4 men under offences covered by the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit woman on October 11, 2020, but took it off their official website yesterday.
Give forest rights not tiger reserves: Van Gujjar forest-dwellers in Uttarakhand
Forest dwellers demand fundamental rights to live and thrive in their homeland, the Shivalik Mohand mountain range in Uttarakhand.
Funeral or destruction of evidence: Why did the UP police light Hathras victim’s pyre?
Footage of cops surrounding the burning pyre shows how the victim's immediate family was shut out of the last rites
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