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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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Can raising the right questions ever be dubbed ‘anti-national’?
AB Vajpayee had raised questions as a Rajya Sabha MP during the 1962 war
My life is in danger: Soni Sori
The renowned human rights activist and politician from Chhattisgarh has alleged that the her car was followed, and she fears that the police may attack her
Civil Society members request Maha CM to shift Bhima Koregaon activists out of jail
In a letter to Uddhav Thackerary, Romila Thapar and others have highlighted the risk to life the activists face in jail during the pandemic given their ailments and co-morbidities
Domicile certificate for others, no rehab plan yet for Kashmiri Pandits?
The community has demanded that the gov't first rehabilitate the lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits before it grants outsiders the domicile rights
Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha demands probe into activist Ramji Munda’s murder
The activist had exposed the alleged state and police repression during the Pathalgadi movement in Ghaghara in 2018
Joe Biden bats for restoration of rights in Kashmir
A policy paper released by the Biden campaign said that the Indian government’s measures are inconsistent with its tradition of secularism and a multi-religious democracy
Can there ever be an ulterior motive when serving a langar: D.S Bindra
The lawyer-activist who has been sent a notice and questioned in the Ratan Lal murder investigation, by the Delhi Police says he is not scared
Non-migrant Kashmiri Pandit, a pariah
Don't abandon the non-migrant KP as a pariah. Otherwise, he will pack up and leave. That would be the final migration of KPs from the Valley.
Stop criminalising media, protect journalism: PUCL
The Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties condemns attacks on journalists in India
Rally in Canada in support of a Sikh advocate who organized langar for Delhi CAA protesters
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