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Documents Cannot Decide Democracy: How CJP is training communities to navigate the SIR process

Through a series of trainings in Maharashtra with community groups and civil society organisations, CJP and VFD are helping vulnerable communities understand the SIR process, resist panic, and protect their voting rights amid growing fears of exclusion and disenfranchisement

AIKS Congratulates Kisans of Maharashtra for the Victory of the Long March

Shiv Sena-BJP Government forced by collective farmer protests to accept all demands

Farmers’ long march condemns right-wing hate ‘morchas’ in Maharashtra, calls for peace

The AIKS led farmers march issues statement against rising instances of hate speeches in Maharashtra, calls for solidarity

Maharashtra Farmers dig heels in as govt yet to table assurances in assembly

Waiting and watching to see whether the hurried assurances given to rue All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) are made good, state’s farmers not ready to give in

CJP brings a sliver of hope for a differently abled beggar who had been suspected to a foreigner

A resident of Assam, "suspected of being a foreigner" by a Foreigners' Tribunal (FT) in Bongaigoan District, Assam, has finally been declared an Indian Citizen. Sukur Ali's case is yet another watershed moment for team CJP at the FT level.

Custodial deaths highest in Gujarat over 5 years; jails overcrowded

Gujarat has a prison capacity of 13,999 prisoners. There is clear overcrowding, 16,597 prisoners are currently housed in its jails; numbers show that Gujarat's jails are overflowing with 2598 inmates 

Censorship: Gandhi Peace Foundation told to cancel Kashmir meet

Kashmir Media blackout: a public meeting and a media conference on ‘Media Blackout and State Repression in Kashmir’ were scheduled to be hosted by an activist umbrella group called the Campaign Against State Repression but cancelled after a visit from the Delhi police

Courts say, calling a person by caste name is not an offence: Explained

The Courts find that “intention” to insult by caste names “missing”. How such an “intention”, especially one reflected in the use of abusive slur and stigmas, can ever be “established” is not articulated, however

BANDINI: Celebrating women in resistance; bringing together women political prisoners

From the inspiring slogans raised by Rajkumari di to the mellifluous voice of Shital Sathe, the day long public hearing on women political prisoners was inspirational

A pat on the back for brands that refuse to bow to right wing trolls

Brands often face flak by right wing trolls if they come up with progressive ads or ads that are even remotely critical of problematic Hindu traditions, however, there are some that hold their ground and persist

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Documents Cannot Decide Democracy: How CJP is training communities to navigate the SIR process

Through a series of trainings in Maharashtra with community groups and civil society organisations, CJP and VFD are helping vulnerable communities understand the SIR process, resist panic, and protect their voting rights amid growing fears of exclusion and disenfranchisement

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