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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended
Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny
UN member states raise concerns about violence against minorities, hate speech, draconian laws during India’s UPR
Even as India through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta staunchly defended these laws, several member states questioned India's track record on human rights
Where 4 Muslims were publicly flogged by cops, 39 others live in ‘exile’: Gujarat, Kheda
Over a month after the flogging incident, Undhela, the village at the heart of the controversy wears a deserted look
Inter-faith love affair takes a tragic turn in Uttar Pradesh
Hindu Girl commits suicide after family beats Muslim boyfriend to death
1984 anti-Sikh pogrom: The long cover-up
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Indian democracy is shallow, for the State can harass those who wave the flag of free expression, and people themselves object to voicing opinions against the government.
Right to Education under attack: Are the Courts misguided in treating the hijab ban case as simply a religious issue?
While the Karnataka High Court focused on the Essential Religious Practice issue, Justice Dhulia brings education of girl child into focus
Azam Khan gets three years in jail for hate speech against Yogi Adityanath
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Currently serving as a lawmaker from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Khan is a top leader of the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi party.
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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended
Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny
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Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence
In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)
Rights
Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case
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Rights
Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week
Repeated internet cuts during student protests affect thousands beyond the protest site, from vendors to commuters
Education
Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown
Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action
Minorities
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Three High Courts, One Message: Police power has constitutional limits
Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law
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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR
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