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Newsclick Report
India Imposed Most Internet Shutdowns in World, BJP-Ruled States 3.5 Times More Likely to be Affected
23 Jun 2021
A recently-released report says that the Indian government was increasingly using internet shutdowns as a tool to ‘suppress protests and hide human rights abuses’
Kashif Kakvi
MP High Court Issues Notice to BJP Govt Over 3 Communal Incidents During Ram Temple Fund Collection Rallies
08 Jun 2021
A petition filed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh claimed that many persons belonging to a minority community were injured in the violence, and their movable and immovable properties were damaged.
Mohammad Sajjad
Bihar’s Apathy: Dilapidated Healthcare System Fails During Pandemic
23 May 2021
Persistent neglect of healthcare exposes poor governance in rural Bihar. The poorest regions of Bihar and neighbouring districts of UP expose skewed priorities.
Tarique Anwar
Delhi Riots: Clubbing of Unrelated FIRs a Major Obstacle in Victims’ Road to Justice
16 Apr 2021
Newsclick reviewed over a dozen cases where complaints of different natures have been tagged as one FIR, ignoring principles of law, it has been alleged.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana: BJP Makes Another Attempt to Politicise Bhainsa Violence
17 Mar 2021
According to the police, during the communal clashes on March 7, four houses, thirteen shops, four autorickshaws, six four-wheelers, and five two-wheelers were set ablaze by the rioters.
Sumedha Pal
Delhi Riots: One Year Later, Injustice Continues
23 Feb 2021
Families of those who lost their lives in the communal violence last year addressed a press conference in Delhi on February 23 to highlight the apathy of the state and the justice system as their…
Tauqueer Ali Sabri
Why Frontier Gandhi Needs to be Remembered Today
06 Feb 2021
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan brought the power of non-violence to the struggle against a violent state.
PTI
Delhi Violence: Media Shouldn’t Destroy ‘Presumption of Innocence’ of Undertrial, Says Court
22 Jan 2021
The court called for media ‘self-regulation’ while hearing a plea by former JNU student leader Umar Khalid alleging “vicious media campaign” against him in a North-East Delhi communal violence case.
PTI
Delhi Riots: ‘Media Design’ to Prejudice Opinion Against me, Umar Khalid Tells Court
14 Jan 2021
The former JNU student leader cited leakage to the media of his alleged disclosure statement that had “refused to sign” written below his name.
Sumedha Pal
Delhi Riots: Home Ministry let Violence Continue Unabated, says CPI(M)
09 Dec 2020
In a bid to keep public memory alive on the brutal violence in north-east Delhi earlier this year, the report complied by the CPI(M) questions the role of Delhi police in the violence.