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SCs, Muslims both live in highly segregated neighbourhoods with poorer public services: International Study

The international working paper found that government services – like secondary schools, clinics and hospitals, electricity, water and sewerage – were all “systematically worse” in marginalised neighbourhoods

PUDR condemns the arrest of comedian Munawar Faruqui and his teammates

People’s Union for Democratic Rights believe that the arrests are the failure of the Judiciary in upholding the fundamental freedoms of citizens

Siddique Kappan not linked to PFI, ready to undergo scientific test: KUWJ to SC

The top court has allowed Kappan’s nonagenarian mother to speak to him via video conferencing

Tablighi Jamaat: Jharkhand court dismisses 10 Indonesians

Another case gets that leads to discharging Jamaat members, after having faced months of vilification and hatred

How the Covid-19 pandemic was communalised: Report by Bebaak Collective

Covering seven Indian states, the report said that the pandemic’s communalisation shaped and impaired Muslims' access to livelihoods, space, education, healthcare and relief.

Disturbed Areas Act: Guj HC issues notice to state gov’t

The plea moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind raises concerns over ghettoisation and deepening of communal divide

IAMC releases Human Rights Status Report, raises concerns about HRDs in India

During the webinar, UN special rapporteur said that she has been trying to engage with Indian government but the response has been bleak and disappointing

Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report

Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Why The Incarceration Of Munawar Faruqui Should Worry Us

Faruqui’s case is one in which the judiciary, the police and the Hindu vigilante groups are on the same page, acting in perfect concert.

Violence against Christians continued unabated during Covid-19 lockdown: Report

Religious Liberty Commission’s annual report finds UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP and Tamil Nadu as states with worst records

Love Jihad, Conversions and Laws curbing Freedoms

The new laws have goals which are sinister and have the potential of being misused to create social disharmony

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