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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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EGI, DUJ bat for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
A Gujarat court had issued an arrest warrant against the journalist in connection with a defamation case filed by Adani Group
Arab Spring to the Chilean Revolution
The quest for participative democracy continues
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: Muslims for composite Indian nationalism
Changing names of places without understanding historical context is a sign of ignorance, not patriotism
An adult woman free to move “as per her own wish”: Bombay High Court
As relief to an interfaith couple, the Bombay High Court directed the Police to escort the woman to the destination of her choice after her illegal detention by parents
Indian American groups demand justice for Sanjiv Bhatt
The former cop is scheduled for a bail hearing before the Supreme Court on January 22
FMP condemns misuse of draconian laws to target Manipur journalists
The journalists were booked under UAPA and sedition laws
South Asian activists in Canada burn copies of unjust Indian laws on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
The members of Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI) came together to reject controversial Indian laws on the night of Friday, January 15
Not just a farmers struggle, but a fight for democracy: P. Sainath
On Saturday, Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath addressed masses in Patna about the significance of the farmers movement and the three laws opposed by the peasantry
Rohith Vemula’s ‘institutional murder’: Five years on, family and friends still wait for justice
Advocate Raja Vemula, dedicates law degree to brother Rohtih, on his Shahadat Divas, wows to fight for Dalit rights
Manipur journalists booked under UAPA, sedition law
Duo arrested for articles expressing “sympathy and support for ideologies and activities of armed revolutionary groups”
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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