Freedom

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

Two women assaulted by locals in Kota and WB over fears of collecting NRC data

They were collecting data for the economic census and a rural initiative for women, Internet Saathi, respectively

CAA-NPR-NRC means of harassing specific communities: Teesta Setalvad

CJP secretary also slams regime for human rights crisis in Assam in wake of the NRC

Bengaluru migrants’ residences demolished; people return to home states

HC stays demolition drive, calls for source of order

Repeal CAA in its entirety, students of Assam and NE demand

Protest continues in Assam as the important hearing for C(A)A is in Supreme Court

Assam comes together to form human chain for Akhil Gogoi’s release

The KMSS leader has been arrested in allegations of causing violence and vandalism during the ongoing anti-CAA protests

KMSS’ Sashi Sensowa arrested for alleged violence and vandalism during anti-CAA protest

KMSS leaders Akhil Gogoi and Biju Tamuli had also earlier been arrested for the same reasons by the Dibrugarh police

People’s Tribunal finds “gross violations of human rights norms” in Mangalore

Tribunal report indicts police for harm caused to civilians and innocent persons during anti-CAA protests on December 19

UK MPs express concern about CAA-NPR-NRC in House of Commons

The MPs spoke about the potential disenfranchisement of Muslims and violations of human rights if the CAA-NPR-NRC is implemented

Relentless and Unyielding: Women protestors show how it’s done

Women protestors in Lucknow ask Amit Shah to turn up and remove their ‘misconceptions’ about CAA

Her ‘projected’ father’s daughter

Assam woman declared foreigner due to discrepancy in father’s name

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children

The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms

The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.

September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?

The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process

Unpacking a Coded Defence: What an IIT Professor’s post reveals about attitudes in elite institutions

The authors interrogate the manner and fashion of appointing faculty at IITs and other such institutions of “higher learning”

Scrap SIR, Restore Names of Genuine Voters, Stop Disenfranchisement: Forum for Social Harmony – Nagorik Udyog

Citizens’ forum calls for transparency, independence and accountability in the Election Commission

SIR row: ‘Enough is enough’: Civil society demands rollback of voter revision, accountability from ECI

At a Press Club of India meeting, lawyers, former judges, activists and public figures demanded restoration of deleted voters, a public audit of electoral rolls, disclosure of the Election Commission’s SIR records and an independent inquiry into decisions taken under CEC Gyanesh Kumar