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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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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
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Communal Organisations
51st Anniversary of Emergency in India: While the RSS supported the Emergency, it now ruthlessly presides over an ‘undeclared Emergency’
The RSS shakha, well documented for its recounting of a manipulated history has, over past decades laid claims to being part of the wider democratic struggle against the Emergency; archival documents from independent sources, civil servants and writers, as also its own archive clearly document otherwise.
Minorities
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The reported desecration of graves in a century-old Muslim cemetery in Mathura raises troubling questions about dignity, religious freedom and state accountability
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To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Minorities
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