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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

Bombay HC upholds bail to alleged ISIS member Areeb Majeed

The High Court opined that he should be granted bail as he has been in jail since 2014 and the trial is not close to completion

SC rejects Jail Superintendent’s plea against inquiry for failing to consider parole applications

The top court observed the “sad state of prisons” and refused to interfere in the government ordered disciplinary enquiry

I feel choked, I have become part of the choking: TM Krishna

In an open letter, the noted musician, urges against staying quiet amidst growing injustice 

Bombay HC order on medical bail for Varavara Rao sets an imp precedent

The court concluded that sending Rao back to Taloja prison would endanger his life

Disha Ravi remanded to one more day of Police custody

Her police custody of three days was to end today, on February 22

Unnao reports: Twitter handles of Barkha Dutt’s portal, 7 others booked 

Others accused are, Janjagran Live, Aazad Samaj Party spokesperson Suraj Kumar Boudh, Nilim Dutta, Vijay Ambedkar, Abhay Kumar Azad, Rahul Diwakar, Nawab Satpal Tanwar

Bombay HC grants Dr. Varavara Rao bail for six months

The octogenarian Telugu poet has been in custody and awaiting trial since August 2018

HRDA condemns U’khand police’s plan to deny passport for “anti-national” social media posts

The DGP’s decision has received huge criticism from lawyers and activists, all of whom say it violates the fundamental rights to free speech and expression

Is there Social Justice in the Digital Economy?

Work from home has become the new normal, but this is a luxury only for those who have computes, smartphones and internet access

Bar and Bench cannot watch silently: Women lawyers on Disha Ravi’s arrest

The Delhi HC Women Lawyers forum has sought the apex court’s intervention into the misuse of the colonial era law of sedition that does not find place in many democracies

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