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Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh: Silger Protests Continue, Increase in Violence Hinder Access to Justice
27 Jul 2021
Protests against increased militarisation have been ongoing in the state’s Silger region; on July 15, three men were gunned down by security forces, who were innocent according to the residents of…
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19 Worsened Already Precarious Condition of MFP Collectors in MP
06 Jul 2021
Earnings from collection and sale of Minor Forest Produce, which constitute an important part of annual earnings for the indigenous population and forest dwellers in Madhya Pradesh, suffered badly…
Newsclick Report
Fact-Finding Report Confirms Three Deaths of Adivasi Protesters in Silger Firing
27 May 2021
The Bastar Adhikar Shala also revealed that another protester was shot in the back during the action and continues to recuperate in an ICU at a hospital in Bijapur.
Sumedha Pal
Centre’s Bid to Dilute Forest Conservation Act Will Impact Adivasis and Land Rights, Say Activists
02 Apr 2021
The central government is gearing up to limit the power of the state governments in forest matters also to amend the Forest Conservation Act.
Sumedha Pal
‘Ecotourism Will Reduce Adivasis to Workers on Their Own Land’
22 Mar 2021
The Centre is likely to propose a new set of guidelines for ecotourism projects which are aimed at opening up remote wildlife areas to tourism projects and will allow for the creation of non-…
Sumedha Pal
Jharkhand: As Pathalgadi Movement Resurfaces Families of Those Arrested Continue Fighting for Release
15 Mar 2021
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren had used the movement as a major poll plank and had announced that all cases related to the movement had been withdrawn. However, an RTI had said that 60% of the cases had…
Vikas Walke
Assam Election: Can Sops and Promises Overcome Discontent?
03 Mar 2021
The BJP rode to power on high expectations but Assam’s tribal communities are still waiting for promises to be fulfilled.
Sumedha Pal
Tribal Women Facing State Violence Under Garb of Naxalism in Chhattisgarh: Soni Sori
27 Feb 2021
A young tribal woman was reportedly found dead in the police officer’s guest house in Karli on February 23 and was claimed to be a Maoist cadre by the police, but her family members and activists…
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh’s Tribal Farmers Stage Chakka Jam over Alleged Arrests and Assault
05 Dec 2020
Adivasi agitation has been going on across the state for over a month with Narayanpur district being the centre of it all.
Sumedha Pal
Odisha: Tribes in Dhinkia Launch Fresh Stir Against IOCL Pipeline
18 Nov 2020
The pipeline will lead to the destruction of large swathes of agricultural land affecting several hundred villages in the state, locals said.