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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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At least 10 people released from Detention Camps in Assam
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No Detention of Persons excluded from NRC, Assam Government issues Public Notice
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