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PM Modi urged to tell States to drop sedition cases against journalists, The Hindu

The Hindu 21 October 2020 Letter to PM Modi says that in past few months, a number of journalists have been charged under Section 124A of IPC. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, along with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in a letter to Prime Minister […]

Vikas Dubey Killing Reflects National Pattern of Police Impunity, Article 14

Article 14 10 July 2020 By JAYPRAKASH S NAIDU UP police killing of ganglord VikasDubey and five aides follows a 20-year national pattern: 2,123 Indians died in police custody or a lockup, including those who may or may not have been produced before a court. Judicial inquiries made little difference. Mumbai: The deaths of a […]

Protests, outrage over Assam’s bid to convert land for industries, The Hindu

The Hindu 02 July 2020 All Assam Students’ Union symbolically burn copies of ordinance, apex tribal body demands scrapping of ‘anti-indigenous’ move. The Assam government’s approval of an ordinance to allow conversion of land without clearances for setting up micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) triggered protests across the State on July 2. The State […]