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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

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC castigates prison authorities while hearing Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest plea

After multiple adjournments over the past six months, the High Court finally hears human rights defender and senior journalist Gautam Navlakha’s plea

Kashmiri students charged with Sedition for cheering for Pakistan cricketers get bail

They were arrested on October 27, for allegedly cheering for Pakistani team after it beat India at T20 Cricket World Cup

Anand Teltumbde’s bail hearing commences before Bombay HC

Apart from arguing for bail, Dr Anand Telmumbde, a renowned academic, will through his counsel, also be challenging the constitutionality of Section 43(D)(5 of the Unlawful Practices Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

Hyderabad cops detained me, slapped me, pulled my hair: Sabber Kyaw Min

In this EXCLUSIVE interview to SabrangIndia, the Rohingya refugee community leader reveals how he was treated like a criminal and abused physically and verbally by personnel at the Balapur police station

Was Sanjiv Bhatt made to suffer in vain?

30-years later, complainant in a custodial torture case wants to withdraw complaint even though Bhatt was convicted and jailed for it!

CJP helps release another inmate from Tezpur detention centre in Assam

47-year-old daily-wage labourer was the only bread winner in his family

Dr. Umar Khalid: A human rights defender, failed by the judiciary

Grounds for denying bail flimsy, constant deferment borders on harassment and institutional violence

Fr Stan Swamy’s custodial death a ‘stain forever’: UN Group

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asked govt of India to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances that led to Fr Swamy’s death

Is Bennett University violating students’ right to protest?

Dubbing protests as "anti-national", the private institution run by the same group that owns the Times of India, asked students and parents to sign an undertaking that they will not participate in protests

Delhi Violence: Ishrat Jahan granted bail in wider conspiracy case

The advocate and political activist has been languishing behind bars for 25 months

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