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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
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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
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Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
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India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
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India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
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