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For many in India, and particularly in Gujarat, 26 March will always be remembered as a ‘black day!’ On that day in 2003, in keeping with an election promise,...
Church vandalised in Karnataka’s Mysuru, statue of Baby Jesus damaged
Mysuru Police claim to have organised several teams to locate and apprehend the attackers
PCI censures ‘Star of Mysore’ newspaper for anti-Muslim editorial
The evening newspaper had in its editorial blamed the community for spread of the corona pandemic
‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Chhattisgarh – Part 1
The first part of a special report after a fact-finding team’s visit to the Congress-ruled state in central India
Delhi & Gurugram: Obstruction of namaz, assault on Muslims
Last week, incidents of obstructing namaz at a mosque and at an open site were reported in the northern states
How CJP defended the citizenship of Jamila and Usha in Assam
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For years the two widows, one Hindu and the other Muslim had battled false accusations of being Bangladeshis
FIR against Principal, Teacher after VHP cites recitation of iconic Iqbal poem: UP
Reciting a poem by Mohammed Iqbal is a crime; school principal, Nahid Siddiqui has been suspended following a complaint by the VHP; a police probe has also begun against sikhsha mitra Waziruddin.
3 Years Later, ‘Historic’ Anti-CAA Protest Still Resonates With Shaheen Bagh’s Women
“It wasn’t an ‘ordinary’ agitation, it taught us to raise our voices, challenged stereotypes about Muslim women in India”.
Real Impact, Real Change: CJP’s year of monitoring violations: a review
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Approaching several authorities to curtail hate speech and demand action against those guilty of targeted violence, CJP has had an action-packed year, and achieved tangible results
Easy to Bulldoze—Fall of Patna’s Government Urdu Library and Legacy
As the noose of demolitions tightens over Patna city’s heritage, nobody seems to care.
Rescuing people from statelessness: CJP in Assam, a 2022 overview
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Coming to the rescue of hapless citizens whose ‘citizenship’ was put to question, formed a major part of CJP’s Assam team’s efforts in 2022.
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This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
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USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker
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Communalism
Evicted, Accused, and Deleted: The shrinking space for Muslim citizenship
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Rights
Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!
Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections
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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
Rights
35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms
Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion