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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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MP Elamaran Kareem urges President to probe JNU violence
The Rajya Sabha MP in his letter to the President also appealed to him to evict the Vice Chancellor of JNU
Police failure to protect JNU from terror attack needs to be independently investigated
Image Courtesy: countercurrents.orgThe terror attack on JNU last night...
Express yourself without fear: Faculty to IIT Kanpur students
They wrote in support of students reciting Faiz’s poem “Hum Dekhenge” during anti-CAA protest
BJP and its attempts to get support for a law it passed, without due democratic debate
The BJP is conducting door-to-door campaigns, distributing pamphlets, running a missed-call campaign as it clearly struggles to make its CAA support campaign look bigger than the widespread protests.
Another death in Assam’s detention camp brings the total to 29
The total has now gone up to 29 deaths in Assam’s detention camps raising some serious questions on the condition of inmates and the claims made by government about good facilities.
Bengal: Matuas and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha march against CAA on same day
The nation-wide campaign against CAA refuses to die down as West Bengal continues to erupt in protests every now and then. The sentiment against the law is quite stout as is demonstrated by the protestors.
Adv. Mohammed Shoaib’s petition hearing postponed by Allahabad HC
The Rihai Manch President was arrested during the anti-CAA protests on December 19, 2019 and his whereabouts are said to be unknown
Mumbai comes in to ‘Occupy Gateway’ in solidarity with JNU students
Students across Mumbai called for ‘Chalo Gateway’ to condemn the brutal attack by goons on JNU students last night
Breaking! SC on CJP petition: No children be sent to detention camps in Assam
Image Courtesy: thenation.comThe Supreme Court has directed the Assam...
Streets around Jamia coloured live with protest art
Protestors get creative at the anti-CAA protest at Jamia
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