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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

Delhi: Police complaint against standup comedian Vir Das for ‘maligning India’s image’

Another police complaint has been lodged against Vir Das in Delhi by one Aditya Jha, said to be a BJP member 

Why are right-wing bhakts so easily triggered by satire?

Comedian Vir Das is being hounded after he performed a set titled 'I come from two Indias' at Kennedy Center

NBDSA deems Times Now’s show on Teesta Setalvad ‘devoid of objectivity’

The channel has been issued a warning and ordered to take down the video from its website, Youtube, and any other links

With CJP’s help, Mojibor Sheikh finally walks out of Assam Detention Centre

After he was thrown behind bars, his wife had to take up employment as a domestic help, his son had dropped out of school

Nativist Drama

The chain of incidents in the firing case of December 12, also lays bare the hypocrisy and fraud of many who try to pass off as true-blue nationalists but exploit public sentiment to cozy up to those who wield power for personal gain

Have publishers Penguin censored, stalled Varavara Rao’s next book?

Titled ‘Varavara Rao: India’s Revolutionary Poet,’ edited by N. Venugopal and Meena Kandasamy, it was to be published by Penguin’s Vintage imprint in 2021

Umar Khalid bail hearing: Counsel points out “cooked up” witnesses

The prosecution is yet to present its arguments in the case

Yet another eviction drive in Assam

Authorities will begin to remove people from the reserve forest in Hojai

Notice under UAPA: A never ending spiral of detention

Two lawyers issued notice under UAPA to appear before Tripura Police for releasing a fact finding report on targeted violence against Muslim minorities in the state. Is there any way to escape the dreadful UAPA, once such a notice is issued?

No bail, no trial: Sudha Bharadwaj turns 60 in jail!

The human rights defender has been accused of waging a war against the government and booked under terror charges in the Bhima Koregaon case

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