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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

The self-respect of Assamese people can’t be defeated: Lurinjyoti Gogoi, AASU #antiCAA

Over 393 arrests and detentions in Assam, yet the protests against CAA rage on defying government curbs and repression

Student expelled from college for anti-CAA post on social media

Authoritarianism reaches a new low

Did Wipro know that an all-India NRC was coming?

It deleted a blog post of its work on the Assam NRC but restored it later

Cops admit IAS aspirant amongst those killed in police firing on CAA protestors

Uttar Pradesh, under the Yogi Adityanath regime has proved to be fatal for people protesting against the divisive CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and the problematic NRC (National Register of Citizens)

“Made to sit on the bus floor like criminals”: Detained Kerala journalists

Now released, the journalists recount how they were treated inhumanely treated by the police

Undeterred, AMUSU releases Ground Report detailing police brutality on students

The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) 2018-19 which led the AMU protests released a report titled ‘Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the unleashing of State terror in AMU’giving a timeline of protests and the unprecedented events that followed after. The peaceful protests in AMU started on December 8 which continued until 15 December without any police action.

Bangalore roars in unity against the CAA and NRC

More than 2 lakh attend the peaceful anti-CAA and NRC protest

Both CAA and NRC, even in isolation, problematic, together dangerous

Image Courtesy: PTISome commentators have been giving the impression...

NRC to hit India’s informal labour force

Muslims, women, Dalits and tribals to be the worst affected

AMU student robbed of his dreams due to police violence

Tariq, a PhD student had to have his hand amputated after a tear gas shell fell on it

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