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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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Kashmir After Abrogation of Article 370: Lies and Propaganda Galore
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.comIt is over three months that the...
Amnesty International targeted once again, this time by CBI
The government’s veiled efforts to completely clamp down human rights activists in India has now become quite apparent.
SC refuses stay on Bombay HC Order protecting Indira Jaising & Grover from arrest
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition filed...
The Plight Of The ‘Nowhere People’ — Of Pain, Labour and Humiliation
Imprisoned by barbed wire, lacking basic amenities and rights, people trapped within the enclaves along the India-Bangladesh border lead wretched lives, writes filmmaker Aparna Sen
As Crisis in Kashmir Enters 100th Day, Tension Continues to Grip People
Even as the situation appears to have improved on the ground, beneath this veneer of normalcy is a population choked to silence due to fear and intimidation from the authorities.
Director of play based on Batla House encounter, allegedly detained for few hours
A probable attempt by the police to intimidate the theatre person to restrain him from showcasing a play which could hurt the image of the police force.
What is Ravishankar Prasad Hiding on WhatsApp Hack?
AS many as 1,400 smartphones worldwide – including 140 of Indians – have been hacked. This hack used Pegasus, the software tools from the notorious hacker-for-hire Israeli company NSO or Q Cyber Technologies. The fundamental question for us, is who-dun-it? The simple question that the government refuses to answer.
Phone tapping and now face scan, Govt. creeping into our privacy
The discourse on right to privacy is seemingly open before the Supreme Court, once again. This also brings to the fore the discussions on surveillance laws in India and the existing lacunae in policy, which have endangered the personal data of the entire citizenry.
You can’t stifle them all – IIT B students
Students of IIT Bombay hold event about Art 370 in park, after permission for seminar hall gets cancelled last minute. Many universities have prevented such discussions from taking place in their campus, across India, ever since Article 370 was abrogated.
IAS Gopinathan who quit in protest of J&K clampdown gets chargesheet from Centre
Accused of insubordination, he had been earlier asked to resume duty immediately
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