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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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Ahmedabad court remands Teesta Setalvad to police custody till July 1
The human rights defender will be next produced in court on July 2
Support pours in for Teesta Setalvad
Civil society, socio-political activists and journalists demand justice for the human rights defender
I fear for my life: Teesta Setalvad allegedly roughed up by Gujarat ATS personnel
Police barged into her home and allegedly assaulted her; Setalvad arrested from Mumbai and taken to Ahmedabad Crime branch
India in the age of State-sponsored Doxing
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A closer look at the legal provisions surrounding revealing private information of individuals
Centre tightens security against anti-agnipath Bharat Bandh
Trade unions and farmers groups voiced support of the students decrying the Centre’s scheme
No innocent should ever be jailed, my life is dedicated to get other innocents released: Abdul Wahid Shaikh
Abdul Wahid Shaikh talks to Sabrang India’s Vallari Sanzgiri in an interview about his experience as an accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blast case
Provable connection between police and people who planted false evidence against Bhima-Koregaon accused: SentinelOne
Wired reports that Sentinel One has unearthed a connection between cops who arrested the accused and Modified Elephant, a hacking campaign that allegedly planted evidence on the devices of activists
Minority Kashmiri Hindus fear “something fishy” in South Kashmir
KPSS has appealed to the J&K High Court for a court-monitored a SIT probe into the recent killings
AISA students detained for decrying bulldozer raj
Students gathered and marched peacefully in the face of heavy police deployment: Delhi
If Sedition goes, so must criminalising provisions of UAPA: CCG
The group of former Civil Servants issue detailed analysis in an Open Statement on the Sedition Provision in the Indian Penal Code
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