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Protest decision of Union Government to Scrap 11% Import Duty on Raw Cotton: AIKS

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has called upon all farmers to launch an intense agitation against the Modi government

Where every human rights activist is labelled a Maoist: Chhatisgarh

Is the Government really winning the war against Maoists...

Why Adivasi leader Soni Sori was attacked: Complaint against IG Kalluri

Image: thewire.in   Soni Sori was on the verge of filing...

Soni Sori flown to Delhi, fears for her children’s safety

Adivasi leader and human rights defender Soni Sori who...

NHRC intervenes as BJP govt. hounds defenders of adivasis’ rights in Bastar

Image: thewire.in Shortly after we published the story below by...

Soni Sori Adivasi Leader Attacked

Soni Sori, the Adivasi leader and human rights defender...

Attacking the Defenders of Freedom, Chhatisgarh: Lawyers and Journos being Forced Out

   Days after Scroll contributor Malini Subramaniam at Bastar in...

दलित स्त्री आंदोलन; चिंतन और संघर्ष की चुनौतियां

  भारतीय समाज की सबसे निचली सीढ़ी पर खड़ी दलित...

Bastar: the story not told

  Rape, beatings and looting in Bastar by the security...

NWMI condemns the attack on Malini Subramaniam

First published on: January 8, 2016Image: Malini SubramaniamWe, members...

Cast Out Caste: Allegations of Abusive Behaviour among Mass Communication students in Delhi

Image; Dominic Lipinski/PA   Dalit and Adivasi write to the...

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