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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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59 ‘illegal immigrants’ from Bengaluru to be deported
The crackdown on finding undocumented, illegal immigrants is running high in the country with reports from Bangalore being more frequent. While some alleged immigrants are taken to court, some, who are economically weaker are being sent for deportation directly
Conspiracy? Activist Medha Patkar to lose passport?
The passport office has issued her a ‘show cause’ notice, social workers cry foul play
Kashmir ‘normal’? Reality round-up 107 days after shutdown
Contrary to popular narrative, Kashmir’s wounds brought on by the government still run deep
Kashmir Chamber seeks to sue Govt. as economic losses reach a billion dollars
The Modi-led Indian Govt. revoked its autonomy and statehood in August after the abrogation of Article 370
States Dither As Displaced Chhattisgarh Tribals Seek Land Rights In Andhra, Telangana
More than 30,000 Adivasis from Chhattisgarh fled the Salwa...
Did GOI just admit in Lok Sabha to using Pegasus to spy on activists?
For the past two weeks, the central government has been mum about the issue of a spyware used on Indian lawyers and human rights activists. It seems to have finally broken its silence by justifying its actions under the IT Act, while the same is being hailed as a blatant violation of constitutionally guaranteed Right to Privacy
Widespread Protests Mushroom All Over Northeast; NESO Leads The Charge
Along with the commencement of the Partliament’s winter session, November 18 saw a profileration of student union protests over all the north-eastern state capitals.
‘Where is Farooq’ opposition raises heat in Lok Sabha
Proceedings in Parliament got off to a stormy start...
Farmer protests for fair compensation turn violent in Unnao
Their land was acquired for a commercial project in 2003 and they haven’t been compensated or rehabilitated yet
Beyond the call of duty – the Assam story
If you ever believed in angels, this would certainly renew your belief. One of the many things that keep us going is that despite of all the evil, there is still some good in the world. One such good Samaritan, Dilip Das, the headmaster of a school in Tripura travelled all the way to Assam to submit documents that ultimately led to a woman being freed from the detention centre and being declared a citizen by a Foreigners Tribunal.
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The SIR of electoral rolls has come under severe distress following a series of suicides involving Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and marginalised citizens in West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Kerala, families and employee unions allege that the pressure to complete a traditionally lengthy verification process in the name of SIR within two months is causing fatal mental distress
Gender and Sexuality
Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment
Farm and Forest
Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS
SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies
Politics
Civil society warns, Election Commission is “Undermining Democracy”
An interesting formation of citizens groups and people’s organisations has directly accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) as being responsible for a systemic assault on the Indian democratic framework
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Hate Has No Place in Elections: CJP moves State EC against BJP MP Ashwini Choubey’s communal speech
In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values
Communalism
Hindutva’s Rajasthan Project: Brahmin-Bania Power, not just Muslim baiting
The RSS’ and Hindutva’s strategy in Rajasthan has systematically pushed the dominance of a Brahmin–Bania synergy that shrewdly ensures that while Muslims are scapegoated, Rajputs are historically and politically side-lined and the real beneficiaries are the Brahmin-Bania elites who monopolise both state power and wealth.
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When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri
Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006