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After NEET protests ended, the battle moved online: Women protesters face threats, doxing and criminalisation
From demands for accountability over a paper leak to attacks on protesters’ identities, the aftermath of the movement raises questions about dissent, gendered harassment and the State’s response to democratic protest
North East Delhi Pogrom: India’s top IPS, IAS, eminent former judges to probe riots
Committee of Justices AP Shah, Anjana Prakash, Madan Lokur, civil servants RS Sodhi, GK Pillai, Meeran Chadha Borwankar, will conduct independent probe into riots, including role of Delhi Police
DU student beaten to death, five family members of female friend arrested
The 18-year-old West Delhi boy who often tutored younger students, was allegedly assaulted due to a difference in faith
Delhi violence: State Home Dept scanner on video clip of woman ‘pelting stones’
SabrangIndia had flagged Ragni Tiwari’s communally inflammatory videos in February; her social media pages were full of incendiary videos and rants against Muslims
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.
Assam to shut down gov’t run madrasas, Sanskrit tols?
Himanta Biswa Sarma says no religious education should be imparted with government funds
Register ‘Zero FIR’ in case of the crime against women: MHA reminds states
Advisory comes in the wake of national outrage over the Hathras case, mentions ‘dying declarations’, and action against police failure
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
Godavari Parulekar: A source of inspiration for the Warli community
On her 24th death anniversary on October 8, we pay homage to Parulekar who dedicated a major part of her life to help empower marginalized Adivasi labourers against the oppressive regime of landlords.
Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case
The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case
Conduct ‘independent and impartial investigation’ into role of police in Delhi violence: European Parliament
Human Rights Subcommittee chair expresses concerns about deteriorating rule of law, excesses by law-enforcement authorities, targeting of minorities and clampdown on dissent
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