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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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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
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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
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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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