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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

Jharkhand’s surrendered Naxals get gov’t grants

While two former naxals got Rs. 4 lakh each, 11 others got Rs. 2 lakh each

Assam police sends anti-CAA protestors from KMSS to home quarantine

The police alleged that the violators had violated lockdown norms

46 farmers protesting land grab and damage to crops detained in Gujarat

The farmers were protesting the compensation offered to them for the Vadodara Mumbai Expressway

Home quarantine patients to be tracked using mobile data? 

The government has also asked for the development of a GPS wrist watch for violators of home quarantine

Ex-civil servants decry vilification of Harsh Mander for speech during anti-CAA protests

The former government officials allege that Mander’s speech was misconstrued for being hate speech and inciting violence

Madhya Pradesh hospital sealed over reports of tying elderly man to bed with ropes

The man was allegedly tied to the bed over non-payment of bills, the hospital registration has been suspended and an FIR has been registered against the administration

Farmers stood up for basic rights, were shot at, six died: Mandsaur, MP, 2017

All India KisanSangharsh Coordination Committee honours martyred farmers, demanded loan waivers and fair prices once again, aise the slogan: “KarzaMukti, PooraDaam”

Safoora Zargar denied bail under UAPA, on grounds for blocking a road

The court has held that the action of blocking a road during anti-CAA, NPR-NRIC protests brought the “city to its knees” and also led to violence

Bengaluru Police must stop targeting Aakar Patel: Amnesty International India

The renowned human rights organisation issued a statement in solidarity with its former chief, veteran journalist Aakar Patel, who is being targeted for tweeting about protests.

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