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Alijon Bibi’s 20-year battle ends in justice, CJP helps secure her citizenship after 2-year legal battle
With the help of Citizens for Justice and Peace, a Muslim woman from Assam finally reclaims her Indian citizenship after two decades of legal struggle, bureaucratic hurdles, and social stigma
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Remove distasteful tickers targeting Teesta Setalvad: NBDSA directs Times Now
The Authority has advised the channel from using such tickers in the future, of which it has been guilty in the past as well
Towards Quality Universal and Accessible Education for All! Protests against NEP 2020
Roll Back NEP 2020! This was the resounding slogan at the Jantar Mantar protest on March 14, against the Modi 2.0 much touted New Education Policy (NEP)
CJP brings a sliver of hope for a differently abled beggar who had been suspected to a foreigner
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A resident of Assam, "suspected of being a foreigner" by a Foreigners' Tribunal (FT) in Bongaigoan District, Assam, has finally been declared an Indian Citizen. Sukur Ali's case is yet another watershed moment for team CJP at the FT level.
Custodial deaths highest in Gujarat over 5 years; jails overcrowded
Gujarat has a prison capacity of 13,999 prisoners. There is clear overcrowding, 16,597 prisoners are currently housed in its jails; numbers show that Gujarat's jails are overflowing with 2598 inmates
Censorship: Gandhi Peace Foundation told to cancel Kashmir meet
Kashmir Media blackout: a public meeting and a media conference on ‘Media Blackout and State Repression in Kashmir’ were scheduled to be hosted by an activist umbrella group called the Campaign Against State Repression but cancelled after a visit from the Delhi police
BANDINI: Celebrating women in resistance; bringing together women political prisoners
From the inspiring slogans raised by Rajkumari di to the mellifluous voice of Shital Sathe, the day long public hearing on women political prisoners was inspirational
A pat on the back for brands that refuse to bow to right wing trolls
Brands often face flak by right wing trolls if they come up with progressive ads or ads that are even remotely critical of problematic Hindu traditions, however, there are some that hold their ground and persist
More than 1100 days in prison: Gulfisha Fatima awaits bail
Her bail plea has been heard by the Delhi High Court and the order had been reserved 3 weeks ago, February 13.
India ‘One of the Worst Autocratisers in the Last 10 Years,’ Says 2023 V-Dem Report
Of the 42 countries listed as “autocratising” at the end of 2022, a trend that began in the world in 2020, the new V-Dem reports lists India as one of the worst; India in the bottom 40-50% on its Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) at rank 97, India also ranks 108 on the Electoral Democracy Index (EDI) and 123 on the Egalitarian Component Index (ECI)
Bombay HC quashes order rejecting bail plea of Navlakha by special court, orders expeditious rehearing
According to HC, the impugned order was very cryptic, lacked analysis of the evidence relied on by the prosecution- why then was the case remanded to the same judge?
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