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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

Front Line Defenders condemns repression of human rights defenders in India

In a press statement, it condemned the excessive force by the police and the increasingly hostile environment for HRD’s in India

Rihai Manch slams UP administration for wrongdoings

Members of the Rihai Manch also spoke about how the UP gov't is trying to curtail dissent through wrongful prosecution and false charges

New petition in SC against NPR citing data privacy concerns

A petition has been filed by three residents of...

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Stafford died of gun-shot wounds: Post-mortem report

Medical experts say that the Assam teenager who was killed during anti-CAA protests, may have been shot at close range

K’taka: Migrant laborers called for verification; govt asks for report seeking reasons

A day after Karnataka Police carried out a verification...

CAA-NRC-NPR toxic to all Indians, not just Muslims

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), combined with the proposed National Population Register (NPR), which is the first step to a nationwide NRC (National Register of Citizens), is likely to be disastrous, not just for Muslims, but also all other Indians as can be seen in the following point-wise analysis:

Maa aur Mulk – the non-negotiability of Muslim identity

Salma Usmaani, who works with an international cosmetic brand...

Multipurpose National Identity Card, recall from 2003

MNIC was started in 2003, then integrated into Aadhaar and now the government is looking to revive it; so what was MNIC in the first place and what role will it play if brought in today?

All women anti CAA rally from Latashil to Chandmari in Guwahati

Pratidin Sangbad, Guwahati, 19th January: After various protest against the...

Twitter makes BJP leader eat humble Poha!

Kailash Vijayvargiya trolled after he claims people who eat poha are Bangladeshi

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