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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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Boy who ran away from home, declared ‘foreigner’ in Assam
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Amit Basu had run away from home after being reprimanded by his father for alcohol consumption, now he is in Silchar detention camp
Chennai Police delete all Youtube videos of a rights group after complaint from BJP ally
The complaint was against one video and the police have arrested four people concerned with the channel, including the owner
First Covid, now floods; NRC work still on hold in Assam
Given the twin blows, the process of issuing rejection slips has been delayed even further in the state
GN Saibaba denied bail to see his dying mother
Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has rejects temporary bail to the former DU prof, now a serving a life sentence
Prof Hany Babu is NIA’s 12th arrest in Bhima Koregaon case
He is the third person to be arrested during the Covid-19 lockdown after Prof Anand Tentumble and writer Gautam Navlakha
How is Varavara Rao’s health?
The 80-year-old undertrail poet, a Covid-19 patient, has been in hospital for 12 days, and his family is yet to get any official update
What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?
A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability
33rd person released from Assam Detention Camp due to CJP’s efforts
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Declared foreigner while serving a 10-year sentence for an unrelated matter, Jabed Ali also spent 2 years in detention camp
NE Delhi violence: Activists write to President about controversial police order
Letter questions impartiality of the investigation authority and fears one community is being placated
Restore statehood on August 5: JKAP chief Altaf Bukhari
Says J&K suffered from “crackdown” earlier, now it's “lockdown”, and there is no difference for the common man
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