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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
Muslim journalist, 3 others arrested near Hathras, booked under sedition law
The four were arrested on Monday when they were driving down from Delhi to Hathras
Are Brahmins and Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh above the law now?
Threats were issued on camera, and community meetings called 'Rashtriya Savarn Parishad' or national ‘upper caste’ council also held
Art and activism are complementary endeavours: Bhawana and Smish
Women digital artists talk about the inspiration for their political artwork and discuss how artists can do their bit in expressing dissent.
Indian Civil Society is being Murdered!
CIVICUS report slams India for judicial harassment of activists, journalists, and protesters
UP Police arrest Muslim journalist, 3 others near Hathras for carrying ‘suspicious literature’
Police claim the men are linked to Campus Front of India, and its parent outfit the Popular Front of India
Amnesty being accused of sparking caste-tensions in Hathras?
Human Rights organisation being accused of accepting foreign funds to defame UP CM Adityanath as a part of an ‘international conspiracy’
UN raises concerns about attacks on Human Rights Defenders
Reprisals continued unabated despite the Covid-19 pandemic
Hathras horror: UP Police file 19 cases across the state, charges include sedition
Police claim there is "Deep Conspiracy In Hathras" and an "international plot" to "defame" Adityanath gov't
Remove Tejasvi Surya from upcoming conference: European Collectives
Arguing that Surya’s comments and opinions go against Europe’s secular spirit, various Collectives ask the Indian Consulate to remove the MP from its speaker list.
Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin’s home ransacked
Personal belongings, rare books, family heirlooms were thrown around, and no prior notice or information given, said Bhasin
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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
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