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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

‘If we can feed 160m, we can also feed 700,000 Rohingya refugees’

The premier also directed the local government to make...

What Gauri’s murder tells us about her killers

The greatest tribute one can pay to this courageous...

Journey into Rakhine: A Dhaka Tribune Exclusive

A Dhaka Tribune world exclusive brings you an eye-witness...

“We will not put our pens down…” Writers Respond to Threat from Hindu Aikya Vedi

“We will not put our pens down…”Writers Respond to...

The 9/11 of 2017

It is 9/11 today! Grim news continues to come...

What Gauri Lankesh Stood For

As the police investigate veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh's death,...

Why al-Qaida is still strong 16 years after 9/11

ixteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, al-Qaida conducted...

Curfew continues in communal violence-hit walled city of Jaipur

Rs 1 crore compensation, job for a family member...

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