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Sabrang India
Once Declared Citizen, Same Person Cannot be Declared Foreigner by Another FT: Gauhati HC
15 Jan 2022
One Moinul Haque was already declared citizen but in another proceeding, an ex parte order declared him a foreigner
Debarun Choudhary
Imprudent Judgement Leaves Detainees in Despair
08 Jan 2022
Silchar: The Supreme Court, on April 2020 directed the release of detainees who have been lodged in the detention camps of Assam for more than two years, because of the COVID-19.
Newsclick Report
Burden of Proving Citizenship on Claimant: Gauhati HC
25 Feb 2020
Nur Begum and Jabeda Begum had produced eight and 14 documents, respectively, supporting their plea challenging the orders of Foreigners Tribunals, which had declared them foreigners/illegal…
Newsclick Report
Assam NRC Rejection Certificates to be Issued After 1 Month, Says Official
18 Feb 2020
The reasons for rejecting the applications of 19 lakh people left out of the NRC would be mentioned in detail in the rejection slips.
Newsclick Team
Stateless in Assam: Voices of the Affected People
19 Sep 2019
A total of 3,30,27,661 persons had applied for inclusion of their names in the updated list of the National Register of Citizens, Assam.
Tarique Anwar
People’s Tribunal Indicts Supreme Court Over NRC in Assam
09 Sep 2019
The SC, based on unverified documents, “erroneously” equated migration with external aggression, said the jury.
Suprakash Talukdar
Politics and Ramifications of the NRC in Assam
06 Sep 2019
A well thought out plan is necessary to find a solution for those who are excluded. But, the government is not interested in a dialogue with anyone, communal politics and petty political interests…
Praneta Jha
After Crushing Ordeals, Millions Await Final NRC List in Assam
29 Aug 2019
While it remains to be seen what happens after the final NRC list is published on August 31 — estimates peg the exclusion numbers around 20 lakh — people have already suffered untold misery, and the…
Vivan Eyben
MHA Issues Manual for Detention Centres in All States in India
30 Jul 2019
As per reports, the manual has incorporated several features that the state government of Assam incorporated after a petition was filed against the conditions of the detention centres in that state.
Tarique Anwar
Assam: Over 63,000 People Declared Foreigners Through Ex-Parte Proceedings, Admits MHA
04 Jul 2019
The NRC offices of state coordinator – which is expected to release a final NRC list by July 31, 2019 – pleaded ignorance on the information sought on the total number of copies of draft NRCs.