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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
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Journalist Mandeep Punia sent to jail for 14 days
Crackdown on journalists covering the massive farmers protest continues, especially vulnerable are freelance reporters, and independent media groups
Stop internet shutdowns to suppress farmers’ protests!
Advocacy groups demand immediate restoration of internet services, start online signature campaign
Usual suspects!
They argue the non-violence must be just play-acting because for a conspiracy to succeed it must be so deep-laid as not to leave a ripple on the surface.
Develop a sense of humour: PUCL to GoI
Finishing off a tongue-in-cheek letter to the government with a smiley face, the people’s organisation asked the government to repeal the UAPA and release the people booked under it.
The anti-CAA and the ongoing farmers’ protests in India: Similar protests, different outcomes
Given that the present government aligns its response on the religious identity of the protestors, there is very little chance for any Muslim led protest to be heard, far less succeed
Public’s faith in judiciary is founded on its own actions, not criticism: Kunal Kamra to SC
The comedian responded to the contempt notice, and has refused to apologise for his tweets
Delhi court denies bail to Devangana Kalita in UAPA case
The Sessions court noted that the allegations against her are prima facie true, and UAPA was rightly invoked
Delhi court rejects Natasha Narwal’s bail plea
The court noted that intentional blocking of roads, resulting in violence is a terrorist act
Guj HC suspends warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
A Kutch court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with a 2017 defamation case related to an article about the Adani Group
Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai and other scribes charged with sedition for ‘fake news’
The FIR states that the tweets claiming that police shot a protester who died, provoked people to march to Red Fort
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