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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify

UP: High school girls’ viral letter to DM, ‘No Library, Computers, or Even Blackboards…’

The letter from students that has gone viral exposes deplorable conditions at the government High School, Raitpur in Aligarh district.

Dalit scientist at top science institute threatens fast unto death after harassment

A Dalit scientist at the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory in Maharashtra’s Pune has come forward talking about facing discrimination based on caste and harassment at the institute. She has also asserted that she was denied promotion due to her caste.

Surveillance and Freedom of Press – A call to public action

In this strongly worded public lecture delivered at Howrah West Bengal, senior editor calls upon all citizens, lawyers, journalists and activists to speak up against the sinister surveillance afoot in India, a phenomenon that is, repeatedly and with impunity targeting the working tools of journalists again and again.

Punjab & Haryana HC: “Journalism is civilisation’s mirror, and investigative journalism its X-ray”

Quashing the summons and all subsequent proceedings against Indian Express, in a 2008 criminal defamation case, a single bench observed that it is the duty of journalist to uncover the truth; moreoever also, that the Courts should be more vigilant and proactive while safeguarding the interests of such courageous humans

Roots of the Knowledge Tree

What some of us have learnt from BN Goswamy

FIR against editors, Prabhat Khabar, Editor’s Guild voices concern

In a statement issued today, the Edutors Guild of India has expressed concern about the criminal intimidation and threats to the chief editors of Prabhat Khabar, through an FIR file by Vijay Kant Pathak, as well as the MD, Mr. Rajeev Jhawar, in response to a complaint filed by one Mr. Jogendra Tiwari

Iconic journalist, who heraled an independent media voice, John Pilger dies at 84

Pilger’s family announced his death on “X”, formerly twitter

Three hundred Ramayans

The epic story’s spectacular journey through the ages: An extract from The Collected Essays of AK Ramanujan

GoI targeted Apple days after the Hi-tech cos notified journalists & opposition politicians of phone hacking: Washington Post Exclusive

The aggression did not stop there; elected officials and representatives of the ruling regime even demanded that Apple “soften the impact of the warnings”

Delhi: Protest meeting on journalists rights and democratic rights

Wearing Black Badges and ending with candles of protest and slogans, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), teachers associations and trade unions, together held a protest meeting to discuss the state of Democracy and Journalists' Rights at the Delhi Union of Journalists' Amphitheatre, on Saturday December 23, 2023.

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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify

Youth Uprising: A protest, a brute crackdown, a continuing countrywide response

After the July 20 police crackdown in Delhi, solidarity protests spread across India, matched with repression and police action in Bihar and Goa; these widespread protests reflected youth anger against the perpetual and repeated examination paper leaks over the past decade

Brute Police Action: Mumbai’s crackdown on protestors in solidarity with CJP & Student Groups, AISF, SFI & AISA

Prohibitory orders, mass FIRs and detentions mark the city’s handling of solidarity protests over NEET irregularities

The exam crisis that became a battle for accountability

From student grievances to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, the movement questioned accountability, democracy and the limits of State intervention

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process

SC: ECI has no power to determine citizenship status based on electoral roll deletions

The Supreme Court of India has orally reiterated that the Election Commission cannot determine citizenship. While hearing a petition about the denial of welfare benefits to those excluded during the SIR in West Bengal, the court clarified that voter list deletions do not result in automatic citizenship loss

India–US trade deal faces mounting resistance as farmers intensify protests

From coordinated motorcycle rallies to toll plaza demonstrations, farmer groups accuse the Centre of ignoring concerns over agriculture, land policies and rural livelihoods while warning of a larger nationwide movement

Court orders removal of mosque from Saharanpur Collectorate premises

Finding the land to be State property, the court directed eviction within 30 days and ordered recovery of ₹6.41 crore for alleged decades-long unauthorised occupation