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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

Doctors Strike in Bengal: Calendar of Assaults on Docs across India

While the assaults on doctors in Kolkata has led...

Left youth leader in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu killed by casteist fanatics

An activist of the left-wing Democratic Youth Federation of...

Ram Punyani meets Mumbai Jt CP with Civil Society delegation

On the evening of June 7, Dr. Puniyani and...

CJP appeals to NHRC to provide justice and protection to Ram Puniyani

Academic and rationalist threatened over the phone, accused of...

Ram Puniyani writes to Police Commissioner about receiving threats

After receiving abusive and threatening calls late on Thursday...

Ram Puniyani receives threats to life from right wing goons

Noted academic and prominent civil society member, professor Ram...

Help Mariyam Khatoon, widow of Alimuddin Ansari, the Jharkhand lynching victim

Mariyam Khatoon, the widow of Alimuddin Ansari, has been...

5000 people come together in Jharkhand at anti-lynching protest

In perhaps the largest protest against lynching, over 5,000...

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