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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

Is UP’s new Ordinance on recovery of damages an example of abuse of power?

UP govt is not the first one to have taken the ordinance route to create a law to suit its agenda, especially when such ordinance will immediately validate its ‘formerly’ unlawful acts.

Lawyer booked for sedition, 28 booked under Gangsters Act

The UP government has recently come under fire for using strong-arm measures against anti-CAA protesters

Assam groups demand Akhil Gogoi’s release after reports of ill health and NIA negligence

Post his arrest, Gogoi has been reportedly suffering from medical ailments but not been getting adequate treatment by the NIA

‘Naming & shaming’ instead of rule of law: UP recovery of damage to public & private property ordinance, 2020

The Ordinance is out. On Sunday, March 15, the Uttar Pradesh recovery of damage to public and private property ordinance 2020 was cleared in the cabinet meeting chaired by UP CM Adityanath in Lucknow on Friday.  The ordinance ignores tested jurisprudence and caution from constitutional courts that point to the absence of due process in such a “Name and Shame” policy. Intrinsic to this understanding is the arbitrary, unchecked power such an ordinance gives wings of the state, tilting power away from the people into the hands of the state, its police, without any checks and balances

Stop blaming women and peaceful protesters for Delhi violence: Women’s groups

Women intellectuals and civil society members come together to condemn CAA-NPR-NRC

I refuse, I reject and I resist! (a poem by Abhay Xaxa)

A day after the shocking news of the death of research scholar and activist, Abhay Xaxa, we bring you his poem

Free speech must for students, IITB alumni to director

Two alumnus of the prestigious, Powai based IIT, Bombay, have in an open letter to the Institute's director urged that the robust traditions of free speech and dissent be upheld on campus

Walk the Talk Mr HM, strike down rule that allows Indians to be declared ‘doubtful citizens’

All India Campaigns against CAA-NPR-NRC have responded to home minister, Amit Shah’s ‘assurances’ on NPR with clear-cut demands that Rules 3 (5), 4(3), 4(4) of the 2003 Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules be struck down

J&K Government revokes Farooq Abdullah’s detention order

Former Chief Minister to be released after seven months in detention

Father fought for freedom alongside Chandrashekhar Azad, daughter served ‘foreigner’ notice in Assam?

CJP steps in to help septuagenarian forced to defend citizenship despite her illustrious legacy

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