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When Speech Becomes an Act of Terrorism
Terms like “freedom of speech,” “freedom of expression,” “Article 19” or even a simple “free” do not even find a mention in the Supreme Court’s January 5 judgement in...
Emergence of ‘Super States’ in India
What happens when we allow our elected representatives to violate human rights in the name of “national security”?
Delhi court stays order directing withdrawal of Look Out circular against Aakar Patel
Court asks Patel to seek Court’s permission before leaving the country
Activists claim Karnataka police under tremendous political pressure
Tired of appealing to various police officials, activists openly call out the political pressure preventing the executive from performing its duties
Ajmer Collector bans crowds, religious flags and loudspeakers after Karauli violence
Fearing violence during religious festivals, the Ajmer administration calls for a slew of bans and restrictions until May 7
Does news of assaults on journalists not reach any minister’s reading list?
Journalists have allegedly been arrested, stripped, assaulted and intimidated in different states across the country, all for speaking truth to power
Karnataka police allegedly delays FIR against claim of “spitting jihad”
Activists eager for police action against hate-spreader criticise officials for their inefficiency in lodging an FIR against a reported hate-monger
J&K HC directs UT administration to identify and list all “illegal migrants” from Myanmar and Bangladesh
A 2017 PIL had sought court directions to eviction of all such migrants; it also wants to oust Rohingya refugees from the Union Territory
Delhi Violence: Shifa-Ur-Rehman denied bail again in UAPA case
The ex-Jamia Alumni association president has been implicated in the wider conspiracy behind the communal violence
Aakar Patel granted relief, free to travel, CBI ordered to withdraw Look out Circular
A Delhi Court on Thursday granted relief to former...
Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC questions HC order granting bail to Ashish Mishra, reserves order on challenge
The apex court also questioned the examination of evidence while granting bail to Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra
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Academic, Deepak Pawar to Mumbai Police: Are frivolous cases against us –filed after a peaceful demonstration to save Marathi schools –being dropped because of the upcoming BMC polls?
Does the Mumbai police seeks to withdraw cases filed against Deepak Pawar, Marathi Abhyas Kendra and other activists, or not?
India
India tops among countries at risk of mass crimes, atrocities, US Holocaust Museum warns
Though three countries scored higher than India with Myanmar holding the top spot, followed by Chad and Sudan, in these two countries the mass killings are ongoing. This makes India's position particularly noteworthy as a “flawed democracy” and as a potential new flashpoint
Minorities
Muslim student set on fire in Bareilly outside exam centre, suffers 8% burns
The Times of India reported that a 19 year old student, Farhad, a Muslim, studying in the B-Com course was set on fire in broad day light on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan 8 outside the Hindu College, Moradabad; the assailants were fellow students, Aarush Singh, 21 and Deepak Kumar, 20
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Dr Sangram Patil detained by Mumbai Crime Branch, move sharply condemned
A British citizen, doctor and consultant with the NHS, it is reported that Dr Patil was detained (arrested) with his wife as he landed at the Mumbai airport this afternoon
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CJP approaches Election Commission over communal and hate-based speech by BJP Mumbai President
Complaint details how “vote jihad” and “land jihad” narratives used during the Model Code of Conduct period violate electoral law, constitutional guarantees, and democratic norms
Communalism
Unchecked Vigilantism, Repeated Harm: Why CJP has filed a fresh complaint on Malabar Hill incident
CJP’s urgent follow-up complaint warns that silence and inaction have allowed religious vigilantism to become a tool of everyday governance