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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
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You will have to pay for anti CAA-NRC protests: Open threat by right-wing extremists
Hindutva goons threaten Muslim shopkeeper with dire consequences if he stocks or sells 'Lakshmi-Ganesh' firecrackers this Diwali
State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC
The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.
HRDA demands investigation into fabricated cases lodged against journalist Manish Soni
Ambikapur officials file an FIR against a senior investigative journalist alleging he used abusive language against Mayor Tirki, a member of the Scheduled Tribe
A birthday behind bars: P Varavara Rao turns 80 years old
Supreme Court has asked Bombay High Court to expedite Rao’s bail application hearing on medical grounds
Counter-terror raids on civil society groups signal escalating crackdown on dissent: Amnesty
Human rights groups calls on GoI to put immediate end to vindictive actions
Maternity leave no ground for dismissal: SC
The top court supports Delhi HC’s direction of imposing Rs.50,000 on college for unfair dismissal.
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Sudha Bharadwaj to spend birthday behind bars, third year in a row!
While no birthday in jail can ever be 'happy', here's how you honour the human rights defender on her special day
Illustrator Ashish Bagchi and his “Instagrammy” dissent
Digital artist Ashish Bagchi shares his views on the current regime – the source of inspiration for his dissenting artworks.
List Varavara Rao’s bail plea at the earliest: SC tells Bombay HC
The apex court noted that every prisoner’s health is important and the State must ensure that.
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35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms
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Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly
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Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace
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