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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

Cry for Justice

A grievous case of prolonged sexual violence and exploitation...

Condemn lathi-charge on earthquake survivors

Reproduced here is the English translation of the memorandum...

A new Azaadi Andolan

You are right. We need to have people out...

Ayodhya and beyond

The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on...

Sunshine in Shekhawat

A multi-religious, multi-caste, youth group from a small town...

Kashmir: The moral dimension

Civil society in India needs to awaken to the...

Kashmiri women speak

A group of Kashmiri women, including a Kashmiri Pandit...

A New Year ‘gift’

 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd suspends all public STD and...

Arms and the man

Musharraf launches ‘half–a–revolution’ It is a measure of the cynicism...

Thank you, Osama!

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