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The cost of a wrongful deportation
The return of four West Bengal residents after Supreme Court intervention highlights the constitutional consequences of deporting individuals before verifying their citizenship
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Student expelled from college for anti-CAA post on social media
Authoritarianism reaches a new low
Did Wipro know that an all-India NRC was coming?
It deleted a blog post of its work on the Assam NRC but restored it later
Cops admit IAS aspirant amongst those killed in police firing on CAA protestors
Uttar Pradesh, under the Yogi Adityanath regime has proved to be fatal for people protesting against the divisive CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and the problematic NRC (National Register of Citizens)
“Made to sit on the bus floor like criminals”: Detained Kerala journalists
Now released, the journalists recount how they were treated inhumanely treated by the police
Undeterred, AMUSU releases Ground Report detailing police brutality on students
The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) 2018-19 which led the AMU protests released a report titled ‘Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the unleashing of State terror in AMU’giving a timeline of protests and the unprecedented events that followed after. The peaceful protests in AMU started on December 8 which continued until 15 December without any police action.
Bangalore roars in unity against the CAA and NRC
More than 2 lakh attend the peaceful anti-CAA and NRC protest
Both CAA and NRC, even in isolation, problematic, together dangerous
Image Courtesy: PTISome commentators have been giving the impression...
NRC to hit India’s informal labour force
Muslims, women, Dalits and tribals to be the worst affected
AMU student robbed of his dreams due to police violence
Tariq, a PhD student had to have his hand amputated after a tear gas shell fell on it
Resistance, revolution and resolve: How Indian students led the anti-CAA protests
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