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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

Aligarh Encounter Victims’ Families, Mostly Women, Forced to Live in a Tent

‘Police has taken away all our documents. We have...

Let T M Krishna Sing

What kind of country stops a musician from singing?...

Virat Kohli Should Stick To Batting and Spare India His Cricket Nationalism

Virat Kohli, the batsman, is invaluable for the Indian cricket...

Assam’s Detention Camps: Purgatory or Hell? 

Purgatory is a place where souls go to atone...

I have only You, and no one else: Maaysha, Sudha Bhardwaj’s daughter

In a moving letter, Maaysha, human rights activist Sudha...

How The Lights Came Back In Kerala’s Ravaged Homes

Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Ernakulam (Kerala): Nileena and Cherian...

The Ghosts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Death Still Lingers, Who’s Accountable?

The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy and their...

Why India’s Children Must Wait Till 2022 To Get Justice Under Law Meant To Protect Them

Kolkata: Children participate in an awareness rally against child...

Press Freedom Under Severe Attack in Bastar

A few days ago, the South Asia correspondent for...

With press freedom under attack, are elections in Bastar truly democratic?

Chhattisgarh is in the final stages of electioneering preparing...

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