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Just 11, Her Last Birthday Gift: Inside Surjyapur’s Fight for Justice
Two days after the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, Surjyapur remains gripped by grief, fear and unanswered questions. Residents accuse police of acting late, even as four arrests have been made and an SIT begins its investigation. An eNewsroom Ground Report from a village still waiting for justice
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Assault on Tharu women prompts FIR but forest officials flex muscles in UP
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Former Jharkhand DGP and BJP leader accused of mental harassment for dowry by daughter-in-law
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Mahatma Gandhi, Race and Caste
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Madras HC’s acquittal of accused in Udumalpet’s honour killing of a Dalit denies public justice
The court, reversed the lower court’s order convicting the father in law of the deceased, while failing to explore caste violence and prejudice that was the motive behind the crime.
Mahesh Raut, Bhima Koregaon-11’s youngest activist spends another birthday in prison
Raut was arrested in June 2018 for allegedly inciting violence at the Elgar Parishad
Just kill me now. Shoot. I am ready to die: Soni Sori
After a chilling video of alleged attack on the activist went viral on social media, SabrangIndia's Karuna John spoke to Soni Sori and SP Dr Abhishek Pallava to get both sides of the story
My life is in danger: Soni Sori
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The appeal by the Palestinian Embassy in New Delhi has called on all Indians to support and join the call for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya; advocating for the protection of Palestinian healthcare workers, hospitals, ambulances, and medical facilities in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Labour
Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA
With three deaths on the same day in two different incidents in Madhya Pradesh, 101 people have died so far in sewers and septic tanks across the country in 188 days this year, according the data compiled by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA). NCR Delhi alone accounts for 12 deaths.
India
The Battle of Belonging: Why India’s Passport Controversy Matters
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India
Rajasthan: From Giral to Islampur, how locals are contesting development and historical identity
The author traces similarities of people’s mobilisations in Giral, Barmer and Islampur, Jhunjunu wherein both involve local communities asserting agency against decisions made elsewhere. In Giral, villagers have been robustly protesting the “benefits from mineral extraction in the name of development,” while in Islampur, residents have been questioning the communal (read majoriatrian moves to re-name and thereby, re-define a region’s identity
India
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The river Kho, that breathes life into both the Ganga and Ramganga — and supports countless farmers — is under severe threat at its source. Both the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh governments need to take urgent steps to protect and preserve this river and surroundings from resorts and uncontrolled ‘religious tourism;’ besides Dogadda, a culturally and politically important town in Uttarakhand also deserves official recognition as the origin point of the Kho argues the author