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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

Up in Arms: A look at protests that rocked India in 2019

People from all spheres of life have been voicing their displeasure against the oppressive policies of the government

Five J&K leaders released

All belong to Nationalist Conference and the People’s Democratic...

UP sees the worst of Police Brutality

The CAA-NPR-NRC triple whammy has jolted the social and political conscience in the country. As the protests kept spreading, the government started getting wary of the public sentiment which is holding on to the secularity and rejecting a law that discriminates on religious lines and aims to eliminate or marginalise the Muslim community.

Delhi Police detain more than 300 anti-CAA protestors outside UP Bhawan

The Jamia Coordination Committee releases a press statement condemning police action

Anti-CAA protest attracts 25,000 in Malvani, Malad

Thousands also gather at Dadar at protest called by the VBA

“Are you going to ban each and every protest?” K’taka HC raps govt

The High Court bench led by the Chief Justice will look into the legality of the prohibitory orders issued by the state and expressed dismay over the manner in which protests in bangalore were handled.

Bengaluru to hold NPR in two phases

Officials continue to emphasize that there is no link between the NPR and the NRC

NIA raids human rights defender Akhil Gogoi’s home in Assam

The peasant movement leader has been at the forefront of anti-CAA protests in Assam

Is it okay for the PM to lie: Arundhuti Roy

THIS IS WITH REGARD to what I said while speaking...

Bollywood appeals against police excesses in UP

Actors request CM Yogi to not indulge in inciting speeches and call for fair trials for those arrested

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