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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
Over 50 trains cancelled due to farmers’ protest in Punjab, J&K, UP!
Indian Railways’ Northern Zone cancels multiple trains across the region as sugarcane farmers in Punjab demand increase in prices and pending dues
Mumbai with Afghanistan
Activists and human rights groups come together in Mumbai, to demand freedom, democracy and justice for citizens of Afghanistan, who are at present suffering under the Taliban regime
10 months on, Siddique Kappan still in jail!
The journalist along with three others, was arrested under UAPA charges on October 5 last year on their way to Hathras
UP: Merely 20% land rights claims approved by district committees
The reality of land rights under FRA in UP is the harassment faced by tribals and the difficulties faced by them in getting their claims approved.
Hell, by any other name…
Changing the nomenclature of detention camps does not change the fact that conditions there remain abysmal!
SC/ST scholarship denied to students in Bihar for three years!
The number of beneficiaries had started dwindling since 2016, due to a cap imposed on fees. But in past 3 years, the state did not receive any applications due to “technical issues” with the portal
Farmers’ leaders poke holes in PM’s Independence Day speech
Farmers debunk claims by the government such as doubling farmers’ incomes and other assurances
Indian diaspora unfurls ‘Resign Modi’ banner in London on August 15
They also held a candlelight vigil outside Indian High Commission to “remember all the victims of the Modi regime”
No confidence in the Modi regime: Kisan Sansad
Hundreds of thousands hit the streets during Aug 9 the farmers’ struggle; Kisan Sansad adopts a ‘No Confidence’ Motion against the Modi regime
22 children of foreign nationals living in Assam Detention Camps!
The children are living with their mothers - nine women who are believed to hail from Myanmar and Bangladesh - lodged in three out of six detention camps
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