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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

Sustaining Shaheen Bagh & Challenges that lie ahead

A peaceful and powerful movement articulated by Muslim women, thrice oppressed, it must reach out to others alienated, workers, farmers, Dalits and Adivasis

Macabre Reality! Delhi police says it assaulted students to safeguard them

In the 800-page chargesheet in the December 15 Jamia violence case, the police have tried to wash their hands off all their crimes

Paying the price: UP police issue recovery notices to Sadaf Jafar, S.R Darapuri!

28 activists and other anti-CAA protesters expected to cough...

Deliberate attempt by Mangalore police to cover up excesses: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court questioned the accountability of the Mangalore police and granted bail to 21 people arrested in anti-CAA protests on December 19, 2019

SC mediators arrive at Shaheen Bagh, gov’t stooges try to delegitimise protests

Pro-regime TV channels and social media trolls attempt to question authenticity of protest alleging Shaheen Bagh women were ‘tutored’ by CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad

Anxiety in Assam: Hurdles in releasing detention camp inmates, delays in NRC rejection slips

Amicus curiae Prashant Bhushan submits report showcasing plight of innocent people, even as family of detention camp inmate threatens hunger strike.

Thousands stage a march in Chennai against CAA-NPR-NRC

A collective of Muslim outfits and around 15,000 people marched in a bid to secure their future in the country

UAPA slapped on social media users in Kashmir

Stringent and even defunct provisions applied after Hurriyat leader’s video uploaded online

Delhi HC seeks Centre, police stand on injured Jamia student compensation plea

Seeking a Rs.2 crore compensation, the petitioner alleged that both his legs suffered fractures in the police violence on Dec 15

Sisterhood unites to fight oppression: Forest workers meet Shaheen Bagh protesters

Dalit and Adivasi forest workers express solidarity with anti-CAA activists as even they rarely have 70-year-old documents to stake claim to forest land.

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