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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

President Draupadi Murmu gives her assent to Gujarat Bill empowering police to criminalise protests

The controversial new law vests powers with the police to register cases against those who protest without informing local courts in writing, which has been the case thus far. 

Uneven yet Eloquent: PEN America’s anguished cries on India at 75

Over a 100 Indian and diasporic writers wrote, or gave statements about the suppression of dissent (among other things) in India at 75 

On The Road, with the Bharat Jodo Yatra

For months since September, I had been devotedly following...

Spate of Demolitions continue, 44 Muslim families asked to vacate homes: Kushinagar, UP

The state government, claiming that the homes of residents are built on encroached land, has sent eviction notices to 47 families of Nutan Hardo village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar village, out of which 44 are Muslim.

Assam: Delimitation of Assembly, Parliamentary Seats, Merging of Districts Raise Apprehensions

The Assam government notification of December 31, 2022, suggests that almost 100 villages have been realigned with different districts from the existing ones.

J&K: Protest, Condemnations Against Rajouri Attack as Toll Reaches Six

A minor boy was killed, and seven others were injured in an explosion near one of the three houses where armed assailants targeted the locals, killing at least four people, including a father and son.

Kashmiri students allege attacks in AMU, write to Shah for probe

They have been protesting for three days against alleged harassment faced by them on campus

How CJP defended the citizenship of Jamila and Usha in Assam

For years the two widows, one Hindu and the other Muslim had battled false accusations of being Bangladeshis

Assam: CAG report points out ‘large scale anomalies’ in NRC updation software

Does the CAG report pave the way for reconsideration of the final NRC, which has been a long standing demand of the Assam government as well as the current NRC coordinator ?

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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify

Youth Uprising: A protest, a brute crackdown, a continuing countrywide response

After the July 20 police crackdown in Delhi, solidarity protests spread across India, matched with repression and police action in Bihar and Goa; these widespread protests reflected youth anger against the perpetual and repeated examination paper leaks over the past decade

Brute Police Action: Mumbai’s crackdown on protestors in solidarity with CJP & Student Groups, AISF, SFI & AISA

Prohibitory orders, mass FIRs and detentions mark the city’s handling of solidarity protests over NEET irregularities

The exam crisis that became a battle for accountability

From student grievances to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, the movement questioned accountability, democracy and the limits of State intervention

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process