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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

Can anyone return 12 years of her life to Soni Sori?

After being acquitted in the 2011 Sedition case, Sori has now been acquitted in the cases against her

Freedom for Ishrat Jahan as Court grants her bail!

An advocate, activist and a political activist, Ishrat Jahan was granted bail after 25 long months

Despite SC rap, UP Claims Tribunal issues notice to recover damages from anti-CAA protesters!

Last month the notices issued by the administration, were withdrawn after the Supreme Court’s orders

Chorus grows for Hidme Markam’s release

A year after Markam’s arrest, Adivasis still haven’t seen a legitimate warrant for the activist’s imprisonment

NRC shadow still looms over Assam

Those excluded from it, continue to live in limbo

Who is lobbying to get activist actor Chetan Kumar deported to the US?

The actor-activist is currently out on bail, and the right-wing has been lobbying hard for at least a year to have him deported

West Bengal: Anis Khan solidarity protests lead to police-student conflict

With this, Bengal is the fifth state to report student-police violence in the last two months

Actor Activist Chetan Kumar gets bail

Bail order tells the actor who was arrested for a Tweet about a judge not to "make, publish, post, or circulate any derogatory/provocative statements in any manner"

Siddique Kappan: A journalist who has spent 500+ days in prison, for just doing his job

Kappan has applied for bail at Allahabad HC which will be taken up for hearing on March 15

Bhima Koregaon case: NIA court denies bail to Hany Babu and Kabir Kala Manch members

The court was of the opinion that prima facie case is made against the accused as they appeared to be involved in the conspiracy behind the violence

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Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.