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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
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How hate offenders are often let off with a mild rap on the wrist, while dissenters continue to languish behind bars as virtual political prisoners
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A Delhi hotel’s employee claimed that “special cell” and “Delhi Police had instructed” that J&K identity document holders should not be given rooms
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Karnataka HC refuses to drop rape charges against husband
“If it is punishable to a man, it should be punishable to a man albeit, the man being a husband,” observed the court
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After deferring the bail order thrice, Delhi court denies bail to the scholar and socio-political activist
12 people died in police custody in 2021: Assam CM
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Court issues notice to Ministry of Law and Justice and National Commission for Women
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The local journalist alleged that the police have filed fake FIRs against him due to his work as a journalist in the area
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