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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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Justice delivery must be Constitutional
Activist and journalist, Teesta Setalvad pens this blog expressing solidarity with senior advocate and human rights defender, Prashant Bhushan
I submit to any penalty which the court may inflict: Prashant Bhushan
Senior advocate makes submission at sentence hearing before HC in contempt of court case
Prashant Bhushan contempt case should be heard by at least a 5-judge bench: Justice Kurien Joseph
The former judge of the Supreme Court said that both the contempt cases against Bhushan involved substantial questions of law
Veteran politicians bat for Prashant Bhushan
Express solidarity with senior advocate saying SC decision may have “a chilling effect on free speech and expression of dissent”
Hum Dekhenge: Activists, lawyers and journalists stand in solidarity with Prashant Bhushan
Supreme Court will hear Senior Advocate on sentence on August 20, after it held him in contempt
India stands by Prashant Bhushan
Several civil society groups and individuals have come together to express solidarity with the human rights defender since his conviction
Singer Zubeen Garg attacked in Assam
The artist who was once seen as a front-liner of the anti-CAA movement in Assam was targeted on suspicion of siding with the government
Dr. Kafeel Khan’s detention under NSA extended until November
He has been languishing in jail since January after he was arrested for giving provocative speeches during an anti-CAA protest at AMU
Mere mention of Shaheen Bagh whets political appetites again
Both AAP, BJP rediscover Shaheen Bagh protests, months after the women who pioneered it, called it off in public interest due to Covid-19
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