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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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Gauri Lankesh case: Neighbour identifies bike used by shooters
Four witnesses deposed before the special KCOCA court this month
When true patriots are being locked up, what is there to celebrate?
Sikhs in Canada demand justice for Teesta Setalvad
I’m grateful to CJP for defending my citizenship: Mujafar Hosen
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The 63-year-old had been served a Suspected Foreigner notice by the Assam Border Police and asked to appear before a Foreigners’ Tribunal
Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds
SC deletes HC condition to surrender after three months
Spying on Opposition, Dissidents, Scribes Becomes More Dangerous
Authoritarian regimes can hire cyber criminals on the sly without signing any official agreement as they did in the case of Pegasus.
Regime’s policies are anti-worker, anti-peasant, pro-corporate: Trade Unions
Various labour rights groups and unions came together on Quit India Day in Gauhati
Award-Winning Poet from Madhya Pradesh Served House Demolition Notice
Mahesh Katare Sugam, who claims to possess all the relevant documents, feels he has been served the notice for raising local issues.
‘Grave Injustice’: People’s Tribunal on SC Judgements in Zakia Jafri, Himanshu Kumar’s Petitions
Speakers, including former judges, at the People’s Tribunal criticised the Supreme Court for putting down those who dared to raise questions over the government’s actions.
It is unfortunate that the petition was dismissed: Tanvir Jafri on Zakia Jafri case
The son of Zakia Jafri and slain Congress MP Ehsaan Jafri also lamented the Supreme Court’s observations about the NGO that helped them seek justice and whistleblower cops
We are with you, Teesta Setalvad: Dozens of letters pour in every week
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Well-wishers including fellow activists, students and ordinary citizens are sending postcards
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
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Communalism
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