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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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Indians in US to observe Republic Day as “Day of Action”
The protest by Stop Genocide in India is to be held across 30 US cities to get the Indian govt. to repeal the CAA and NRC
A book fair and its curb on freedom of expression
Chennai Book Fair ends up muzzling fundamental right by preventing free voices from criticising the government
Why a protesting nation needs both dedicated doctors & a transparent medico-legal system
Medical facilities are facing collateral damage in these protests and keeping them stable is imperative to keep the agitation going
Nehtaur, Aligarh, Jamia – how Qurratulain Hyder’s Aag ka Darya imagines India
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CAA-NPR-NRC protests cut across all religious and communal divides
From multi-faith prayers to Sikhs offering langar to protestors at Shaheen Bagh, the CAA-NPR-NRC protests are a show of unity and solidarity
Women gather at Agripada in thousands; show way against CAA-NPR-NRC
The women-led protest is one in the long line of agitations inspired by the women of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh
Turmoil in the North East: A Bru Story
Part-2 of a series that explores the diverse and complex socio-political dynamics in the Northeast.
US Congresswoman slams violations of human rights in Kashmir
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell cosponsored a resolution urging India to end communication restrictions and detentions in J&K
International educational institutions condemn police brutalities in JNU, Jamia, AMU
Education International, CSA and NTEU called upon the GoI to ensure that universities uphold democratic values and human rights for all
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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal
With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Rights
Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
The university has agreed to implement the students’ union constitution by May 15, 2027, and conduct elections under Lyngdoh Committee guidelines
India
Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
In Karnataka, during the pandemic and lockdown, mid-day meals in government schools and anganwadis under the National Food Security Act (2013) [1], shut down indefinitely [2,3] amidst growing concerns about how this would affect vulnerable communities. In spite of demands, the state government has not yet undertaken a detailed post pandemic and lockdown survey to identify the immediate and long-term interventions to address and prevent malnutrition. Several visits have been made by civil society organisations, students, nutritionists and academics to different districts of Karnataka, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic and this commentary gives a broad overview of the observations made. There is a need for an in-depth quantitative and qualitative study.
India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
A four-day door-to-door audit in Trilokpuri found voters marked absent, shifted or dead who were still living at their registered addresses, with 47.57 lakh names missing from Delhi’s draft roll, affected voters have until October 30 to file claims
India
SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
Rule of Law
2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish