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I raise my voice for Adivasis, am I a Traitor?

(This piece authored by Fr Stan Swamy was originally published on Aug 01, 2018. It was then re-published on July 5, 2021 the day of his martyrdom and is...

Delhi riots: Court directs FIR registration for mosque arson

During the 2020 pogrom, Madina Mosque in Shiv Vihar was allegedly burnt and desecrated

Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking release of over 200 “illegally detained” farmers

However, the court directed Delhi Police to conduct thorough investigation into the FIRs lodged, in a time-bound fashion

Solidarity is the biggest need for Indian journalists today

Journalists targeted under serious charges; is this just a bad dream, or has the emergency been declared again?

Budget 2021-22 disappointing: Farmers’ Unions

Farmers and trade unions say the Centre continues to peddle lies and brazen privatisation while betraying people’s demands

PIL in Delhi HC seeks release of over 200 ‘illegally detained’ farmers

The PIL filed by a law student states that Delhi Police did not follow procedure established by law after detaining such persons thus it amounts to illegal detention

If timely trial not possible and accused spent considerable time in jail, courts obligated to grant bail: SC in UAPA

The accused in the case had already spent more than 5 years in prison and trial had not even started; with more than 250 witnesses to be examined

Farmers declare chakka jam on Feb 6 on all major highways

Farmers will observe a chakka jam on all national...

Nails embedded on roads, barricades set in concrete at Delhi borders, who are they trying to keep out?

Suspension of mobile internet services at protest sites will now continue till 11 pm February 2, traffic jams build up in nearby areas

Still no respite for Varavara Rao, Bombay HC reserves order

Dr. Rao’s lawyers have argued that he be granted bail and allowed to relocate to Hyderabad with his family for proper care

FIR against senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan 

A complaint against the editor of news website The Wire, was lodged at Rampur’s Civil Lines police station for his social media post

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If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

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