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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Another Assam Govt’s Offensive Against Peaceful Protesters

Police on Monday (November 27) resorted to brutal lathi-charge,...

The UK government spied on human rights groups – now they’re taking it to court

After human rights groups challenged the government for its...

Judicial Inquiry Into Death of Loya Must: Ramdas

Retired Indian Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Ramdas, has...

Myanmar and Bangladesh strike a shameful deal on Rohingya refugees

Returning Rohingya people to the hands of their persecutors...

Bangladesh: Justice hard to come by for victims of sexual violence

On average, a victim has to wait at least...

A Victory for ‘S Durga’ but ‘Nude’ Still in the Dark

Nude was meant to be the opening film of...

Kerala Salafists: Peaceniks in Words, Violent in Deed

Radical Salafi activists from God's Own Country proclaim, ‘Islam...

Missionary school in UP bans Hijab, asks Muslim student to go to madrasa

The principal of a missionary school in Barabanki district...

Most LGBT arrests in Egypt result from ‘sexting’ by morality police

Egyptian morality police are systematically using fake social media...

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