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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

Gauhati HC extends interim protection to 244 families facing eviction in Assam

They were served eviction notices on November 15; they say their landless ancestors were given the land for settlement by the state government

Kashmir: Educationist Sabbah Haji released on bail

The former Director of Haji Public School was arrested for social media post where she allegedly referred to late General Bipin Rawat as a “war criminal”

Assam woman first declared Indian, then foreigner; Gauhati HC sets her free

The woman hails from a socio-economically backward family and had endured unnecessary trauma after being thrown into a detention centre because of the impugned order of the FT

Resurgence of anti-CAA wave in Assam

Weekend protest by NESO and AASU dubs CAA unconstitutional and demands its repeal; homage paid to Hatigaon massacre victims

Provide medical facilities, grant parole: Committee for the Defence and Release of Dr. G N Saibaba

The Committee has reiterated its demand to uphold the Rights of Prisoners and demanded his immediate release

Two brothers released from Assam Detention Centre with CJP’s help

CJP worked for four months to get Mahiruddin and Mainuddin released from the Tezpur Detention Centre

Sudha Bharadwaj released from jail

Released after being granted bail by Bombay High Court, terms of bail finalized on December 8

An attack on one scholar is an attack on all: Scholars at Risk

Free to Think 2021, a report released by Scholars at Risk, has an exhaustive chapter on India’s loss of academic freedoms under the current political regime

Sudha Bharadwaj bail: SC dismisses NIA plea against Bombay HC order

The trade unionist will now walk free after terms of bail are finalized on December 8

MEA lashes out against OHCHR comment on Khurram Parvez’s arrest

Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs defends Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, says OHCHR doesn’t understand the security challenges of Jammu and Kashmir

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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.