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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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The era of the SC’s glorious jurisprudence has vanished: Justice AP Shah
Justice Shah delivered a lecture at an event organized to honour Justice Hosbet Suresh and to speak about the decline of the Supreme Court
Natasha Narwal of Pinjra Tod gets bail in Delhi riots case
Narwal has been accused of various offences under the Indian Penal Code as well as the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
Do not be scared, raise your voice against injustice: Dr Umar Khalid
Dr Umar Khalid recorded this video statement just before his arrest on Sunday
CJI reserves order: Medha Patkar’s plea for temporary release of convicts
The plea was filed against Bombay High Court’s order upholding the classification made by the HPC denying parole to convicts under special Acts like UAPA, MCOCA
Civil society condemns arrest of Umar Khalid
Calls targeting of the activist malicious and demands his immediate release
Defending the Constitution, not just my right, but my duty: Sitaram Yechury
Soon after his name was mentioned by the Delhi Police, veteran Parliamentarian Sitaram Yechury in an exclusive interview spoke to SabrangIndia’s Teesta Setalvad
Civil society bats for Prashant Bhushan as he deposits Re 1 with SC
The activist and senior advocate deposited the fine in connection with a contempt of court case related to two tweets
More activists named in riots case: Delhi Police getting desperate?
In a supplementary chargesheet, police have named a fresh set of activists, academics and politicians
Umar Khalid arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell
Likely to be charged under UAPA, was summoned for questioning on Saturday, asked to join the investigation on Sunday, and later arrested
Police need to stop criminalising the anti CAA protests: Prof. Apoorvanand
The well known activist, has once again been named by the Delhi Police, along with other eminent citizens
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Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
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Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
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India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
A four-day door-to-door audit in Trilokpuri found voters marked absent, shifted or dead who were still living at their registered addresses, with 47.57 lakh names missing from Delhi’s draft roll, affected voters have until October 30 to file claims
India
SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
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