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Christian families assaulted, humiliated and forced into Durga Puja rituals in West Bengal village
Three Christian families in Paschim Medinipur allege three days of violence, threats and religious coercion by people identified as Bajrang Dal members; 13 people have been named in an FIR, but no arrests have been reported
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Cow vigilantism is an extortion bid say Haryana farmers
A farmers group in Hisar has alleged that cow vigilantes have asked for protection money from them
The Kerala Story: now claims of true story of only 3 girls?
After a severe backlash and prize money announced for proving claims of conversion of 32,000 girls, the film makers have done a U-turn and claim the movie is based on stories of only 3 girls
Equal marriage rights: A deep dive into the resistance, showcasing those resisting non-discrimination
The strident opposition by the union govt, BCI, and “retired judges” suggest prejudice, with the goal being preservation of the heteronormative hegemony in Indian society
Shompen & Great Nicobarese, both vulnerable tribal groups face livelihood threats, Nicobar islands ecological destruction: former civil servants to NCST
Over six dozen former civil and foreign service servants has written to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) urging intervention to protect both these vulnerable tribal groups who’s habitats and livelihoods are threatened as the union government seeks “development” in violation of Art 338A (9) of the Constitution, that compels both Union and every State Government to consult the NCST on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes
Independent mechanisms on sexual harassment at workplace imperative, NWMI stands in solidarity with women wrestlers
The shameful silence of the establishment and government on the ongoing protest of women wrestlers against the sexual harassment at the workplace has been strongly condemned by the Network of Women in India (NWMI)
Maharashtra Govt GR on inter-religious marriages based on prejudicial assumptions, target women & vulnerable groups: Rights groups
Four petitioners, Citizens for Justice & Peace (CJP), People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Maharashtra, Forum Against the Oppression of Women (FAOW) and Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) have together challenged the Maharashtra government GR setting up a Committee to monitor inter-faith marriages and moreover, the untested justification for the move which is “1 lakh cases of love jihad in the state,” as stated by minister for women and child development, Mangal Prabhat Lodha in the assembly
The Kerala Story: a movie with preposterous claims peppered with Islamophobia
The movie’s teaser and trailer has met with much criticism from all fronts accusing the director-producers for making outrageous claims about conversions and women “joining the ISIS”
Maharashtra Kisan March: Police Notice and Harsh Weather Couldn’t Dampen Farmers’ Spirit
The farmers halted their march on the second day after the government initiated talks with their leaders.
Another Sudhir Chaudhary show under the scanner for using the term ‘Mazaar Jihad’
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CJP, has in its complaint stated that the show misrepresented facts since a forests department survey revealed that there were more temples than mazaars in the forest areas of Uttarakhand
Muslim women heckled, abused for being seen with Hindu men
One incident from Maharashtra and two from Uttar Pradesh were reported
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