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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

According to Article 370, what does “autonomy” mean for Jammu and Kashmir?

Arguments on the crucial issue of sovereignty as outlined in the instrument of accession that was unique to Jammu & Kashmir and ensured autonomy as a distinct political entity, argued petitioners

Bhopal police manhandles and detains Dalit Dy Collector Nisha Bangre as she takes out protest march

Nisha showed her torn jeans along with a torn picture of Dr. BR Amedkar as a result of manhandling; her foot march was to protest the non-acceptance of her resignation as she wants to contest the MP Assembly elections

Newsclick: Resounding voices of solidarity from all over in defence of press freedom

Protests and solidarity continue days after simultaneous raids at Newsclick and associated journalist, concerns at government’s oppressive tactics raised 

Legal advocacy restores citizenship for disabled man facing statelessness

Tajuddin Ali, a disabled man from Assam, was saved from becoming stateless with the help of CJP.

Speaking truth to power often means paying the price: India in 2023

These are critical times in India’s history: in fact,...

NIA raids on Allahabad human rights activists ‘part of larger political repression’ in UP

The civil rights group Campaign Against State Repression(CASR)*,condemning the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raid on “democratic, farmer, student and anti-displacement activists in East Uttar Pradesh”, has said in a statement that “these raids happening now in Allahabad are part of a larger on-going campaign of political repression being undertaken in Uttar Pradesh”.

TO BE LIKE RIVERS- Reimagining India in Authoritarian Times, a soul cry from India’s North East

There can never be One Nation, One Law, One Belief to encapsulate our multi layered identities, relationships and ways of being, writes Angela Rangad from Meghalaya as she a Khasi Christian Tribal woman political activist addresses an increasingly majoritarian India.

Gauri Lankesh assassination: 6 years down, no closure for family and friends, justice elusive

With the case against journalist's killers moving at a snail's pace and 83 witnesses examined, there is growing demand for a special court to hear the case exclusively

India today has all the markers of a failing democracy. But the situation is not irreversible

Former Delhi high court judge A.P. Shah stated that the rise of illiberal and communal forces in India is made possible, in part, by disillusionment with successive governments and compounded by a legal architecture that is permissive of abuse, and prejudices inherent in society.

RJD MP Manoj Jha’s Delhi University Lecture Cancelled, Triggers Political Row

The DU professor said he was invited to virtually address college and university teachers as a resource for a refresher social work and social sciences course on Sept 4.

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