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15-year-old Muslim teen died by suicide in Gujrat, alleged communal harassment
Saniya Ansari, a 15-year-old aspiring police officer from Ahmedabad, died by suicide after months of harassment over a house purchase, her death has sparked questions, exposing how Gujarat's Disturbed Areas Act is allegedly being misused to marginalise Muslim families
Beed to Delhi: Lawyer beaten in Maharashtra, judge threatened in Delhi—what the path for justice means for women practioners in today’s India
From a brutal assault in rural Maharashtra to death threats in a Delhi courtroom, the message is chillingly clear: women who uphold the law are not safe
‘They Beat Me, Undressed Me, Urinated on Me’: Dalit youth in Rajasthan brutally assaulted; no arrests yet
Shocking accounts from Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh expose the horrifying persistence of caste-based brutality—and the systemic failure to deliver justice
Extremists assaulted Muslim woman; hijab stripped of in broad daylight in Bengaluru and Muzaffarnagar
Two shocking incidents of moral policing and harassment involving members of the Muslim community emerged this week. In Muzaffarnagar, a Muslim woman was assaulted and forcibly stripped of her hijab, while in Bengaluru, a young woman was harassed for being in an interfaith relationship with a Hindu man. Both incidents, captured on video, highlight a disturbing rise in intolerance and moral policing, particularly targeting interfaith relationships
Why Indian Democracy Feels No Shame About the Bastar Killings
Here, state action is like a reflex. No debate is needed. No processing is needed. The Indian republic is hardwired, programmed to automatically respond the way it is doing in Bastar. Nothing can come in its way.
Statewide Attacks: A chilling chronicle of caste-based attacks across the country
Across Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, a disturbing pattern of caste-based atrocities is emerging, with Dalit students facing targeted violence and discrimination, alongside horrifying attacks on women and communities, highlighting a systemic failure to protect marginalised lives and ensure justice
When Courts Fail Survivors: How patriarchy shapes justice in sexual offence against women cases
The Supreme Court critiques multiple High Court judgments for perpetuating misogynistic notions and trivialising sexual violence and child trafficking through legally flawed and insensitive reasoning
Fresh Unrest in Bengal: Violent clashes erupt over Waqf (Amendment) Act in South 24 Parganas
ISF supporters clash with police enroute to protest; vehicles torched, multiple injured, and over 200 arrested in earlier Murshidabad violence amid rising communal tensions.
Caste Shadow on Ambedkar Jayanti: From campus censorship to temple exclusion
As India marked Ambedkar's birth anniversary, three incidents—from Pune to MP to Udaipur—revealed the deep fault lines of caste discrimination and institutional bias
On his 135th birth anniversary, we ask, would Ambedkar be allowed free speech in India today?
April 14, 2025If we observe the glorification of Dr....
Raid on Adivasi leader Manish Kunjam for ‘seeking investigation into the tendu patta bonu scam’, condemned by rights groups
Alleging that the only motive was “to harass, intimidate, persecute the Adivasi leader and scuttle the investigation,’ voices have arisen against the harassment
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