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The Throttling of Free Discussion in Academia: Strong-arm Tactics by ABVP and Cave in by Azim Premji University
– A Free Speech Collective Commentary The vandalism and violence by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against a proposed discussion on February 24, 2026, by “Spark”, an...
Haryana: Lakhs of farmers gherao Karnal Mini Secretariat
Farmer leaders lead farmers on a 3.5 km march after state administration refused to accept farmers demands related to the Karnal lathi-charge
Bombay HC extends Varavara Rao’s time to surrender to custody until Sept 25
The NIA has opposed Rao’s plea seeking extension of his medical bail
WB activists and CSOs demand delinking of Census from NPR-NRC process
Individuals and groups in the north-east call for a focus on caste break-up rather than NPR-NRC process in the upcoming census
Bhima Koregaon: Rona Wilson gets interim bail to attend father’s funeral ritual
The NIA opposed his bail plea on grounds that the prayer could be done by Wilson’s brother and other family members
Haryana: Internet blackout to combat farmers protest?
State government snaps Internet services in five districts till Tuesday midnight “to maintain law and order”; Section 144 imposed in Karnal
Families of deceased UP teachers still waiting for ex-gratia payment
SabrangIndia speaks to families of primary teachers who died while carrying out panchayat election duties in Uttar Pradesh; the government is yet to disburse compensation money
Umar Khalid files fresh bail plea, opposes State’s “dilatory tactics”
This comes in the backdrop of the prosecution raising the issue of maintainability of bail plea filed by co-accused Ishrat Jahan in the Delhi violence case
Current regime has mastered the art of using UAPA selectively: Mihir Desai
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Student-activists honoured the slain journalist Gauri Lankesh, followed by a lecture on oppressive laws by the senior counsel in an event organised by Gauri Memorial Trust and CJP
Kisan Mahapanchayat calls for harmony, right-wing adds communal twist
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait says “Allahu Akbar”, crowd responded with “Har Har Mahadev” as sign of unity
Vigil held in memory of Gauri Lankesh in Canada
Members of the South Asian community came together to remember the slain Indian journalist at Surrey’s Holland Park on Sunday, September 5
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Minorities
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Belying the majoritarian hysteria and attacks on Sambhal’s Mosque and the Muslim minority living in the western UP town, the Archaeological Survey of India has told the Central Information Commission that it does not have any records indicating whether the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was constructed after demolishing any earlier structure or on vacant land, nor does it have documents identifying the landowner at the time of its construction. Previously, a “commission” appointed by the Sambhal district court has reportedly said in its 2024 report that symbols associated with Hinduism had been found at Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid, protected by the ASI since 1920!
Communalism
Bidar, Karnataka: Two school teachers assaulted in Karnataka’s Bidar, triggering communal tensions
Two accused, unnamed by the police attacked two Muslim teachers at Basavakalyan in Karnataka’s Bidar district leading to widespread protests by the community
India
India: Left at the forefront, opposition & people protests US-Israel attacks on Iran
Widespread demonstrations and protests broke out all over India at the US and Israel’s strikes against Iran, actions that clearly violated international law; Iran and the US were in the midst of negotiations and dialogue when the US-led by President Donald Trump launched strikes on Saturday February 28
Rights
Censorship Broken: Naseeruddin Shah speaks on the Urdu language at Kalina, Mumbai & recites from its rich poetry
Mumbai for Peace organised its first event, Preet Nagar, under the series ‘Lectures That Needed to Happen’ on February 28, 2026
Communalism
The Erosion of Equal Protection: Constitutional attrition and State apathy in targeted attacks on Kashmiri vendors across the states
Systemic 2025 and early 2026 vigilantism and attacks against Kashmiri sellers, fuelled by religious profiling and hateful propaganda, dismantles the constitutional "bedrock" of Articles 19(1)(d) and (g), by substituting "reasonable restrictions" with mob-enforced exoduses, these acts subvert state authority and corrode public morality
Politics
Temple Leases, Food Morality: Rajasthan’s new Panchayat order
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