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Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunals bypass constitutional safeguards: Report

Given the possibility of the onset of a nationwide exercise to update the National Register of Citizens, the report, ‘Unmaking Citizens’ by NLSIU & Queen Mary University of London, calls for an urgent, fundamental rethinking of the legal structures governing citizenship in India

Bail to Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira after 5 years of incarceration!

Supreme Court bench granted the duo, arrested under UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon case, bail stating that while the charges against the two accused are serious, that alone cannot be the reason for denying bail

Demands Unyielding: Opposition and Citizens persist in seeking PM Modi’s response on Manipur violence and Assam CM’s resignation

More protests organised in solidarity with the victims of violence, opposition alliance ‘INDIA” demands accountability, justice

Government a threat to Indian legacy, education, jobs: Gandhian institute taken over, residents evicted, bulldozer to follow

On Saturday, over 500 police men entered the campus of Sarva Seva Sangh, Varanasi, forcefully evicted residents, threw books and furniture out in the rain, employees too were left jobless and homeless; civil suit pending in court

Gauhati High Court seeks clarity from Assam government on compensation for death of detainees

Petitioners bring light to an alarming increase in deaths of detainees in 2020.

Beyond UAPA: Examining other central and state laws granting vast powers to Govt

Apart from the Unlawful Activities (prevention) Act (UAPA), there are other Central as well as State level legislations that deal with offences related to “security of the nation” and other related matters, and within this matrix accord unbridled powers to the government and its agencies.

Why academicians need to be more vocal than before

“How do you think we can contribute?” It is my pleasure to respond to them directly as well as in this article.

Journalist in jail, wife wages battle outside

As adivasi Rights Journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh completes a year in Jail, wife Ipsa Shatakshi bravely fights an uphill battle outside

Is anyone listening? Two creative works that transform personal tragedies into powerful political statements

This article delves into the artistic narratives of dissent and personal journeys of Mari Selvaraj's 'Maamannan' and Nisha Abdulla's 'We Push the Sky'.

FIR against members NSIW fact-finding team, academics & activists

The team comprised of Annie Raja, Nisha Siddhu and Deeksha Duivedi, FIR filed against them under various IPC provisions, including promoting enmity

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