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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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Gauhati HC asks for report on steps taken to build Detention Camps outside jails in Assam
At present detention camps function out of makeshift facilities in district jails
CJP, other groups, activists and citizens condemn Fr. Stan Swamy’s arrest
Shocked and worried about the arrest of the 83-year-old activist people from various backgrounds, came together to stand with Fr. Stan Swamy.
83-year-old human rights defender Father Stan Swamy sent to Taloja Jail!
The Jesuit Priest was arrested by the National Investigation Agency from his from his home in Bagaicha, Ranchi, at night on October 8 on trumped up charges of involvement in the Bhima Koregaon case
Fr. Stan Swamy’s arrest malicious and spiteful: PUCL
The 83-year-old human rights defender was picked up by the NIA from Ranchi in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case yesterday
83 Year-Old Stan Swamy taken in by NIA for questioning, quotes Khalil Jibran at the injustice
A human rights defender and long time resident of Jharkand, Stan Swamy has spoken for the land and livelihood rights of India's Adivasis
Contemporary artists raise key questions about freedom of speech and expression
Artists Poojan Sahil and Vijay Pandey talk about protest culture, current government and dissent in India.
Rajasthan PUCL defends free speech of local journalists
The people’s organisation demanded that the state stay complaints against two journalists arrested recently on trumped up charges of spreading 'fake news'
Countrywide protest in support of socially backward sections on October 13!
CITU, AIKS and AIAWU call for nationwide strike in light of growing violence against marginalised sections.
Right to protest, not an absolute law: SC
The apex court ruling in the Shaheen Bagh case states that public areas cannot be occupied indefinitely
Art and activism are complementary endeavours: Bhawana and Smish
Women digital artists talk about the inspiration for their political artwork and discuss how artists can do their bit in expressing dissent.
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Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings
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Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace
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Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism
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A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar
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