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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

NHRC directs Assam gov’t to pay compensation to hate crime survivor

Shaukat Ali was physically assaulted and forced to eat pork in the run up to general elections last year

Citizenship crisis being communalised in Assam?

Seven Assistant Government Pleaders from minority community shunted out, replaced with non-Muslims

Retired civil servants move SC; seek authoritative meaning of ‘hate speech’

The intervention has been filed in a petition that was filed by Firoz Iqbal Khan seeking stay on the broadcast of show “Bindaas Bol” on Sudarshan News

Kerala: Muslim youth accuse local police of custodial torture

“Policemen sat on their chests, burnt their genitals with lighter,” lawyer recounts horrific acts by Palakkad police

Jungle raj, and mob bloodlust thriving in Haryana?

Days after the hand of a Muslim man is chopped off, cops say he is accused of of sodomy; brother denies charge

Northeast Delhi violence: Policeman from ‘national anthem’ video questioned

One of the victims, 24-year-old Faizan was injured grievously, and eventually succumbed to his injuries

UP Police arrest Odisha man for sedition after VHP member alleges threatening calls

Initially only a case of criminal intimidation was made but further investigation allegedly revealed, his social media posts had derogatory remarks against the PM

‘Delhi Police Has No Evidence So It’s Resorting to Fabricated Statements’: Umar Khalid

Here is the full text of the activist's letter to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi alleging acquaintances are being coerced into making statements implicating Khalid.

Local court drops Modi’s name from three Guj riots civil suits

Case related to killing of three British nationals in Pranjit taluka of Sabarkantha district

Why did Monika Arora keep quiet about “stolen property” till now?

Riot book authors met Delhi Police Commissioner, to complain against Prof Sundar, Bloomsbury, other writers and activists

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