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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

Take accused Gautam Navlakha to hospital immediately, SC directs NIA

Hearing a petition filed by Gautam Navlakha, writer-activist and one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking transfer to house arrest, the Supreme Court has directed that he be taken to a hospital of his choice immediately for a thorough medical check-up

Supreme Court hears more petitions on NRC Assam deportation, grants protection to petitioners

Directing that no coercive action is to be taken in the dozen deportation cases, the Supreme Court bench seeks reply from the Assam Government on excluding the names of the petitioners

Activist Sandeep Pandey, 7 others detailed ahead of support Bilkis foot march, 3 released later

Police have detained social activist Sandeep Pandey and three others ahead of a foot march planned on Monday to express solidarity with Bilkis Bano

Supreme Court comes to the aid of woman facing deportation in Assam

Putting a stay on the order of deportation, Supreme Court has directed the Assam government to file a reply explaining how Bhanu could be a foreigner if her parents, husband and siblings are Indians

We are living in constant fear of State: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi: Former Congress leader and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal...

Demolitions as a form of punishment: HLRN

Report on forced evictions in 2021 sheds light on a pattern of institutional abuse

Jamia cancels Safoora Zargar’s PHD then bans her from entering JMI campus

New Delhi: Days after Jamia Millia Islamia cancelled student activist,...

HRD Jeganathan allegedly killed for acting against illegal stone quarry, NHRC moved

In the last of several attacks on environmental activists in this part of Tamil Nadu, the environment activist was killed in a road accident that, according to a HRD Forum, was engineered to kill the activist for effectively speaking up against an illegal stone quarry and successfully getting it sealed on Independence Day

Ex-LU VC, Roop Rekha Verma stands as bail surety for journalist, Siddique Kappan

For ten days, getting someone to stand as surety had proven difficult for the family of Kappan

Urgent Medical Attention and bail for student activist, Atiq-ur-Rehman: Citizens

A Statement by Concerned Citizens and Representatives of Civil Liberties’ Organizations

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