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The Uneasy Calm in Assam: The Limits of Control of a Nervous Government
The first wave of mourning is over in Assam. Posters have curled in the rain, loudspeakers have fallen silent. What followed was not silence but saturation — endless debates,...
Free unrestricted access to Gaza: Reporters without Borders & CPJ issue open letter
Open letter from media and press freedom organisations on Gaza access
Long-delayed Census to be Conducted in Two Phases From October 2026
Opposition parties have questioned the government’s move to further delay the census.
Defeating Terror: A complex rigmarole
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Assam: Academics, lawyers, activists condemn ‘push back’ of persons to Bangladesh
This non transparent action launched post May 23, 2025 ‘falls on the wrong side of constitutionality’ and violates the rights to life and equality of those expelled, they said in a statement
CJP’s submits supplementary memo to NHRC revealing returnee testimonies after Assam’s allegedly unlawful expulsion of persons to Bangladesh
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Latest submission documents the late night detentions and expulsions that violated all procedures, family testimonies, amounting to the forced abandonment of persons in Bangladeshi borderlands.
Assam: When six ordinary Indian women were forcibly pushed out from India–No Man’s land– Bangladesh & then back
CJP Team -
The sum total of what cruelties can be suffered when state authorities become unaccountable and function above the law, slurring ordinary Indians as “Bangladeshi”; the first person exclusive accounts are from six hapless women from various locales in Assam, fortunate to be dumped back within Assam on a highway far from home after first being unlawfully pushed into to Bangladesh!
Citizens’ Convention in Kolkata Calls For United Fight to ‘Save Constitution’
Amid growing attacks on marginalised sections and freedom of speech, the packed convention called for a united front against communalism and fascism.
Mumbai Walks for Peace | Citizens Unite Against Hate
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