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Kashmiris no Longer Believe the Centre Will Listen to Them—Kapil Kak

The noted human rights activist says that in Kashmir, people view the denial of their civil rights as choking democracy, end of politics and the death of expectations.

UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting

She was accused of spreading false information and aiding dissidents seeking to disrupt public order

Free Teesta Setalvad: Noam Chomsky, American academics write to Supreme Court

Indian rights groups continue to hold solidarity meetings, demand Setalvad’s immediate release

Hopes for tomorrow: Teesta Setalvad’s speech in Nuremberg

As journalist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad spends another night in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, Sabrang India looks back at some of her most powerful work (and words) over the last thirty years - work and words deemed dangerous enough to be imprisoned. This is the struggle of our memory against forgetting, against the white-washing and clean-chitting of violence.

International Scholars Plea to SC on Teesta, Sreekumar arrest

We, the undersigned members of the academic community, are...

What Should Guide Us, Indian Constitution or Manu Smriti?

From judge to Prime Minister, India’s politicians, judiciary and society must understand, Manu-Smriti’s notions of women and the Constitution’s gender equality are not the same.

How Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differences

Salman Rushdie has been an outspoken defenders of writers’...

Corporate tax cuts: Revenue lost could have funded important welfare projects

Amount could have doubled the budget for 20 crucial ministries and departments

Rohingya migrants are ‘threat’ to national security: BJP

New Delhi: Facing flak over the Rohingya issue, the...

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