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Israel’s Rafah camp – ‘humanitarian city’ or crime against humanity?
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced a controversial plan to move up to 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza into a designated “humanitarian area” on the ruins of the southern...
US slams India yet again on subject of religious freedom
International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 asks tough questions about CAA, cow vigilantism and Kashmir
SC judges issue a statement of solidarity with protests going on against violence and injustices against Black Americans: Washington
The letter condemned both the prejudices and injustices exist against the black community prevalent within the justice systems of the United States of America.
Sikh British MP demands probe into Thatcher gov’t’s role in Operation Bluestar
The Special Air Service (SAS) had reportedly ‘advised’ Indian forces prior to the operation
Indian feminists condemn George Floyd’s murder
Statement by a collective said that the incident reminded them of police complicity in brutal attacks on Indian minorities
Facebook refuses to take down Trump’s inciting statement, faces backlash from employees and civil rights leaders
Trump had posted a threatening statement against people protesting the killing of George Floyd
Indian hero: Rahul Dubey opens home on Swann Street, DC and shelters protesters
A Washington resident Rahul Dubey shelters 60 protesters during curfew, evinces hero worship and praise
In the US, some cops take a knee, march with protesters in solidarity
If there were no photos and videos most Indians would have dismissed the news of uniformed police personnel hugging a protester as a work of fiction. Many more would have even asked how a protest even took place in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in place across the globe.
Calls for removal of Trump appointee Mark Kevin Lloyd from USAID
Lloyd has previously allegedly made several Islamophobic statements
European Parliament raises concerns about intimidation of activists in India
Writes to Amit Shah expressing alarm at how UAPA is being used to silence even peaceful protesters
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India
Indian Muslims need to be protected as much from the communalism of their co-religionists as majoritarian communalism: In remembrance of CM Naim
An intrepid critique of entrenched and entitled Muslim elites, CM Naim, a historian and essayist, recently passed away at 85. Here his work is remembered for its out of the box thinking and commitment to both the culture and language around Urdu; an essay that recalls his works
Communalism
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Rights
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Brinda Karat, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-CPIM), has in a letter to the union home minister, Amit Shah highlighted the blatant violation of human rights, harassment and extortion, in the ongoing process of "identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants" by the Delhi police and other agencies.
Labour
Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states
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Children
Thane School Horror: Principal, attendant arrested for forcing girls to strip in menstruation check, case registered under POCSO
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