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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Delhi: Christian pastor assaulted, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
The pastor was accused of conducting "conversions", tied on road divider, thrashed and even called “Bangladeshi"
Mumbai court rejects bail plea of Bu**i Bai app case accused Vishak Kumar Jha
Citizens for Justice and Peace, and human rights organisations had written to Mumbai Police Commissioner, urging a deeper probe into the matter
Jharkhand: Police physically assault Adivasi farmer
Police justify the brutality inflicted upon the middle-aged farmer by claiming they mistook him for someone with "Maoist inks"
Harsha Jingade’s sister distances herself from calls for boycott of Muslims
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Her brother Harsha's death had led to widespread communal violence with right-wing extremists blaming it on the hijab ban; Ashwini though has repeatedly appealed for communal harmony
If Muslims don’t vote for me, they will get branded: Fateh Bahadur Singh, BJP MLA
Hate speech, communal threats have taken on many tones in the Uttar Pradesh elections, and Fateh Bahadur Singh, has his own ‘style’
Maharashtra police books Narsinghanand for hate speech against former President Kalam
The serial hate offender had been released from Uttarakhand's Haridwar district jail after he was granted bail in two cases against him
Whats wrong with being Muslim, Mr. Chief Minister?
UP CM Adityanath told voters that BSP's list of candidates for UP polls resembles 'Muslim League', claiming the Opposition was dividing communities
Who is lobbying to get activist actor Chetan Kumar deported to the US?
The actor-activist is currently out on bail, and the right-wing has been lobbying hard for at least a year to have him deported
Prelude to the Gujarat 2002 Carnage
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A look back at the communal buildup to the violence that broke out in February 2002, as documented meticulously in Communalism Combat Archives by Teesta Setalvad
Memories of Struggle: The quest for justice continues 20 years after the Gujarat Carnage
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CJP and Teesta Setalvad bring together TM Krishna and Naseeruddin Shah to honour the memory of the victims, and the strength of the survivors with music and conversations
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