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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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Teesta Setalvad bail: SC reminds State of petitioner being behind bars
State seeks more time to make corrections to response to the human rights defender’s plea for interim relief
Delhi Violence: Prosecution opposes Umar Khalid’s bail plea claiming protests were planned in detail
Prosecution says Shaheen Bagh protest was not an independent movement driven by Muslim women, and protests were planned in close proximity to Masjids
When Teesta Setalvad spoke to Kunal Kamra
As journalist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad spends...
Teesta Setalvad bail: SC issues notice to State of Gujarat
Court to consider on Thursday matter pertaining to interim relief while bail remains pending before Gujarat HC
UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
She was accused of spreading false information and aiding dissidents seeking to disrupt public order
Free Teesta Setalvad: Noam Chomsky, American academics write to Supreme Court
Indian rights groups continue to hold solidarity meetings, demand Setalvad’s immediate release
Hopes for tomorrow: Teesta Setalvad’s speech in Nuremberg
As journalist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad spends another night in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, Sabrang India looks back at some of her most powerful work (and words) over the last thirty years - work and words deemed dangerous enough to be imprisoned. This is the struggle of our memory against forgetting, against the white-washing and clean-chitting of violence.
International Scholars Plea to SC on Teesta, Sreekumar arrest
We, the undersigned members of the academic community, are...
Bhima Koregaon case: ED to question Surendra Gadling about allegedly funding Maoists
A special NIA court had granted permission to the ED to conduct questioning between Aug 17 and 19
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