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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Alijon Bibi’s 20-year battle ends in justice, CJP helps secure her citizenship after 2-year legal battle

With the help of Citizens for Justice and Peace, a Muslim woman from Assam finally reclaims her Indian citizenship after two decades of legal struggle, bureaucratic hurdles, and social stigma

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Victory for Sahid Ali: CJP’s legal battle brings relief in Ali’s citizenship crisis, bail granted by High Court

While the bail is a temporary relief, it represents a major step in securing Sahid Ali’s full legal recognition as a citizen, with CJP committed to ensuring to help all those in Assam who face similar struggles in proving their rightful identity and citizenship

Art v/s Obscenity: Bombay High Court overturns seizure of Padamsee & Souza artworks

A recent Bombay high court judgment protects artistic freedom and ensures that bureaucratic overreach based on personal preferences does not stifle creative expression

Supreme Court eases bail conditions for Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan

Kappan no longer required to report to police station weekly; Supreme Court grants relief in stringent bail conditions imposed on Kappan in Hathras conspiracy case after two years

Triumphant Win for CJP: Jamila Khatoon, Assamese Bengali Muslim, officially recognised as Indian Citizen

With the help of the CJP legal team, Jamila received justice after 1 year and 4 months as her citizenship gets affirmed by the Foreigners Tribunal

Gautam Navlakha’s letter on release from custody

May 19, 2024I wish to thank the Supreme Court...

Free speech “eroding”: report details 137 incidents of free speech violations in the past 4 months

A report by the Free Speech Collective has warned about losing “last remaining” space for free speech as it notes that a huge number of free speech violations have taken place between January - April 2024.

India third highest across the world to enforce internet shutdowns

India comes third, after Myanmar and Sudan, in enforcing internet shutdowns in the country according to a report. India also enforced the longest duration of an internet shutdown in 2023 in Manipur.

GN Saibaba wheeled out of Nagpur Central Jail on March 7 two days after the Bombay HC resoundingly acquitted him & 5 others in...

Despite all efforts of the Maharashtra government to seek a stay on the acquittal which was refused by the High Court (HC), professor Saibaba was released on March 7. The decade long incarceration of a disabled professor and his colleagues was marked with particular insensitivity by the Maharashtra jail authorities who denied him basic essentials; he had to even go on a hunger strike to push for the removal of CCTV cameras from the toilet and bathing area and demanding reading/writing materials.

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Second Case in a Month: Another minor alleges torture in Gujarat police custody, cop and sanitation worker booked

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SC acquits two men accused of rape of a minor; terms the case an example of shabby and lacklustre investigation

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CJP files complaint to Maharashtra DGP, SP Jalgaon over police participation in communal rally amid Suleman Pathan lynching probe

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Violence & Sanatan Dharma: Now suspended lawyer defends shoe attack on CJI Gavai, claims it was a protest against ‘bulldozer’ remark”

71-year-old lawyer who hurled shoe at CJI B.R. Gavai during live SC hearing defends the act as protest against ‘insult to Dharma’ and attributes his angst at the CJI’s recent remark in Mauritius — claims divine guidance, expresses no regret post-release; gets publicity from pro-government media channels