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February 12: Workers and Farmers Forge a Historic Axis of Resistance Across India

For observers of general strikes and journalists covering trade unions and farmer movements, the February 12 General Strike did not unfold as a routine ritual. It unfolded as a...

Shepherds in Maharashtra send 10,000 postcards to CMO demanding repeal of Indian Forest Act

Protesting against the penalties imposed on them for cattle, mandated by this colonial law passed in 1927, grazing shepherds have started this campaign

Alleging Govt Apathy, All India Kisan Sabha Demands MSP for Apple Farmers

AIKS President Ashok Dhawale is visiting Kashmir as part of a nationwide program to mobilise support for an upcoming country-wide stir.

Agri Workers’ Tiny Wage Rise Wiped Out by Inflation

In the past five years, agri workers’ wage has increased by only about Rs.15 per year.

MP: Tribal Dies by Suicide After Forest Dept Razed his PMAY Sanctioned House

Forest department officials claim that the tribal man was building a home on encroached forest land, which was removed a month ago, and he was served a notice.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha stages Peoples panchayat in Hariram

On 22nd October farmers under the banner of Samuyukta...

‘Won’t Give an Inch to Dalmia Cement’, over 5,000 Adivasis in Odisha Protest ‘Illegal’ Land Acquisition

After marching 100 km to the district collector's office, the protesting members of the Adivasi community were forced to spend the night out in the cold before their demands were heard by the administration reports Orissa TV.

2022 Forest Conservation Rules snatch away rights of Adivasi Gram Sabhas

The Modi govt’s FCA 2022, diverge from India’s settled policy of giving primacy to the rights of India’s Adivasis and Forest Dwellers

NHRC petitioned over alleged intimidation of Adivasi villagers, activists, lawyers in Chhattisgarh 

Alleged Illegal detention, assault and intimidation of HRDs by Chhattisgarh police and paramilitary personnel in the Rowghatt hills, Chhattisgarh 

Put anti tribal forest rules on hold, NSCST panel tells MoEF

In a comprehensive rejection of attempts to disrobe Adivasis of their land and livelihood rights, the panel’s communication has been reported by Times of India 

Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri Range

The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.

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From migrant workers and small vendors to university classrooms and electoral rolls, the architecture of suspicion –for the Indian Muslim--now stretches across everyday life

Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!

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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home

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