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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

For a Syrian refugee’s zest for life, think of Zozan Hassan Khalil

Given her grit and determination, Zozan is bound to...

“No, You Don’t Remember Kunan Poshpora, or Rapes in Kashmir”: Essar Batool

ICF interviews the co-author of Do You Remember Kunan...

Facebook’s new anti-fake news strategy is not going to work – but something else might

Facebook’s strategy is vacuous, evanescent, lip service; a public...

No joke: UN Chooses Saudi Arabia to Champion Women’s Rights

Last week, unnoticed by most of the world's media,...

Independent Probe into Murder of HRD Demanded: Frontline Defenders

Commenting on the insecurity and intimidation faced by human...

I am 16.66% all religions, 100% an artist: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Asked once whether he considered himself a Hindu, Gandhiji...

Sanitation Failures Kill, Stunt Children Most In UP, 4 Other States

Despite recently revealed improvements, primitive sanitation is killing, retarding...

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