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Policing Autonomy & Faith: Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion law gets President’s assent

The law’s provisions on prior declaration, third-party complaints and reversal of burden of proof mirror challenges already before the Supreme Court

Panel to curb violence against Muslims formed in Hyderabad

Several Muslim organisations in Hyderabad have held meetings to...

Why this Muslim officer from Madhya Pradesh wants to change his name

"Since no institution is capable to save us, it...

Chawri Bazar Incident: Multicultural Values Trump Communalism

A small incident in old Delhi was being used...

MHA targets Md Sanaullah again, deliberate attempt to obfuscate the truth?

As if it wasn’t bad enough that a decorated...

What RTI Inquiries Reveal about Assam’s Detention Camps

The Supreme Court-monitored updation of the the National Register...

Temple Vandalism Case: VHP demands arrests, communal escalation feared

Update: As reported in the Times of India, six more...

70 year old woman rots away in Assam Detention Camp, son pleads for her release

In June 2019, CJP led a delegation of eminent...

I Am ‘Miya’ — Reclaiming Identity Through Protest Poetry

"Miya" poetry is a reclaiming of one’s Muslim identity by...

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The abrupt postponement of TISS' annual convocation, reportedly amid fears of protests during Chief Justice Surya Kant's visit, reflects a growing tendency to suppress anticipated dissent rather than accommodate it

The Citizenship Proof Paradox: Calcutta HC holds Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN cannot prove citizenship, burden on detainee

The Court’s refusal to treat voter IDs, PAN cards, bank records and ancestral documents as proof of nationality highlights the widening gap between documentary recognition by the State and legal recognition of citizenship

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