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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

Turmoil in the North East: 5 killed as conflict re-erupts on Assam-Mizoram border

The age-old border dispute had been put on the back-burner due to Covid-19, but now requires urgent resolution

“Help! I’m being threatened because I’m a Christian”

A distress helpline for Christians under attack, has recorded around 154 incidents of violence in just six months, over 1,000 calls were made from across India

Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report

Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent

Patna High Court acquits 13 previously convicted in the Senari massacre

The court found that the police did not provide convincing evidence against the accused who were charged with either a death sentence or a life imprisonment

Delhi violence: HC denies bail to murder accused part of ‘Kattar Hindu Ekta’ Whatsapp group

The Whatsapp group was created on February 25, 2020 and the petitioner was one of the members who was allegedly involved in killing 9 persons of the other community

Silger firing: Collector orders probe, requests protesters to return home

In the firing that took place on May 17, the police claimed that 3 “maoists” were killed, while villagers deny the same

Silger police firing: Bela Bhatia, Jean Dreze stopped from meeting survivors

SP says the activists were not “not detained” but asked to get tested for Covid-19; IG says area needs to be “cleared” before any visit is allowed

Chhattisgarh: Villagers allege police fired, killed peaceful protesters at Sukma security camp

Protests continue outside the camp, while police claim three Maoists were killed during the exchange of fire

BJP Cadres attack Manik Sarkar, others in south Tripura

Image Courtesy:indianexpress.comIt was cadres of the Sangh Parivar in...

BJP leader moves SC against post-election violence in West Bengal

Referring to the violence as ‘dance of democracy’, BJP leader and lawyer Gaurav Bhatia he has asked for a CBI probe into the incident

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