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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny

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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

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In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)

Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case

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Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

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Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown

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