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Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt
A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail
Jesus statue, 14 crosses destroyed in “unscheduled demolition drive” near Bengaluru
Move after right-wing groups accused local church clergy of forced conversions
Over 2,000 people Brought in for violence : Delhi Minorities Panel Chief
Most 'outsiders' stayed in schools for up to 24 hours before launching attacks, Zafarul Islam Khan said.
Losing the plot – How AAP failed its Muslim citizens in the Delhi riots
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Delhi violence update: 40 nabbed for spreading rumours, death toll touches 47
Panic spread across Delhi on Sunday as rumour mills worked over time, but on Monday truth came to light
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A report by volunteers –Role of Health Systems in Responding to Communal Violence in Delhi-- involved in facilitating access to healthcare for victims of violence between February 25 to March 1, 2020
Legal help a priority as Police turned Perpetrator instead of Protector: Delhi
An eye witness report from the violence-affected areas of North East Delhi
Non-Partisan Judicial Inquiry into wilful police inaction in Delhi: 358+ Academics
Statement on the anti-Muslim pogrom in the capital demands accountability
Marooned by Hate: Muslims and the Delhi Pogrom
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Govt(s) Centre & State absent from relief operations: Delhi Carnage
In the aftermath of communal violence in Delhi, a team of rights and political activists have examined the role of the government in ongoing relief operations and have found an abdication of responsibility. The activists have demanded that the chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, ministers of the Central and Delhi government, MPs and MLAs must meet with all affected persons and immediately initiate confidence building measures. This Status report is based on visits to Bhajanpura, Chaman Park and Shiv Vihar on February 29, 2020
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