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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

Mangaluru: Fact-finding report unearths the reality of police brutality at anti-CAA protests

To curb dissent and instill fear, the government had used strong-arm tactics against the protestors, with the police resorting to lathi charge, tear gas lobbing and firing at innocents

Kannan Gopinathan detained in UP on his way to deliver speech at AMU

The former IAS officer took to Twitter to update his whereabouts and said the police are being cordial with him.

“Next step is Rohingyas’ deportation”: BJP MoS Jitendra Singh

He also said that the CAA has been implemented in J&K while the date of implementation is yet to be released

How true is the UP Police’s claim of 57 cops being shot at during protests?

A news report states that despite attempts to get names of these cops they were able to find only one such cop with bullet injury.

Criticised for rushing through CAA without adequate Parliamentary debate, MHA may not consult states on framing CAA rules!

Unwilling to enter into consultations with Opposition-ruled states of Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra — all of whom have declared that they would not implement CAA in their states—reports now state that MHA will frame the Rules without consultation!

Gauhati HC order offers a lifeline to those declared foreigner ex parte

Landmark order says if proceedee has filed a written statement and documents, but fails to appear for hearings, his absence alone cannot be justification for ruling against him

Two days into the new year, Mumbai protests police excess in UP

The peaceful protest saw people holding up placards condemning the police violence in UP that led to more than 25 deaths

Is Varanasi being stifled under Section 144?

The city saw prohibitory orders being imposed for more than 350 out of 365 days in 2019

Nationwide protests against CAA-NPR-NRC and Trans Act 2019 commence

The first protest in Mumbai is being held on the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and more than 100 organizations are leading the cause

Keralites languish in Norwegian refugee camps

Information was provided by a Norwegian academic with roots in Kerala at the Loka Kerala Sabha yesterday

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