Desh Deshantar – Politics behind death sentences, Rajya Sabha TV

Hurting Indians without papers, Daily News & Analysis

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam published on August 31 has excluded over 19 lakh people. Though the details are yet unknown, about one lakh Nepalis, an equal number of Scheduled Tribes, who are the original inhabitants of Assam, and over 10 lakh Bengali Hindus have been excluded from the NRC. The remaining […]

NRC data release stokes fire, The Telegraph

Congress, rights body flay Dispur move The Telegraph Published 3.08.19 By A Staff Reporter in Guwahati Dispur has triggered a controversy by revealing “sensitive” district-wise break-up of people not included in the complete draft NRC published last year.The Congress and a rights group, Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RAAG), on Friday said the revelation of the data by […]

Dhaka’s war against democracy, The Bangkok Post

The students’ protests in Bangladesh since July 29 against appalling road safety that attracted international attention have dissipated and the government of Bangladesh began its familiar course of action. The police have filed at least 29 cases against unknown students many of whom were in school and college uniforms while leaving out the Awami League […]