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Sumedha Pal
Should an IIT Be Built by Massacring Tribal Rights: Activists in Goa Ask
06 Jan 2021
Tribal villagers of Goa’s Melauli, which has been identified as an ecologically sensitive zone, have been protesting for three months to stall the process of surveying and demarcation of land for…
Sumedha Pal
Assam: Tribal Farmers from Mikir Bamuni Villages Allegedly Face State Violence for Demanding Their Land Rights
04 Jan 2021
The Karbi and adivasi farmers of the area are protesting to stop acquisition of 276 bighas of agricultural land for the construction of a solar power plant by Azure Power Forty Private Limited, which…
Ayaskant Das
Tribal Rights Compromised for National Highway in Andhra, Say Locals and Activists
07 Nov 2020
Locals and activists allege no public hearing is being conducted for NH 516-E while officials say full transparency is being maintained since the project is partially funded by the World Bank.
Sumedha Pal
Bihar Assembly Polls: Kaimur Adivasis Fired Upon and Charged with Rioting for Protesting Against Eviction from Forests
22 Sep 2020
The adivasis were resisting forced evictions by the forest department over the last few months and had gheraoed the department’s premises on September 10-11.
Abir Dasgupta
In Odisha, Adivasis Face Displacement for Adani’s Godda Coal Supply
14 Sep 2020
Bengaluru: On September 3, a little after noon, a large contingent of police arrived at Barhabans village – about 50 kilometres northwest of the steel township of Rourkela in the B
Sumedha Pal
Odisha Jindal Steel Project: Police Barred Tribals from Public Hearing
27 Dec 2019
Villagers allege that no notices were issued to them about the hearing taking place and those who could manage to reach the site were not allowed to voice their concerns.
Sumedha Pal
Dilution of FRA Repeat of Historical Injustices, Say Women Forest Dwellers
20 Nov 2019
Before the Supreme Court begins regular hearings in the eviction of tribals’ case from November 26, tribals from across India are ready to take to the streets on November 21.
Newsclick Report
Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Aranya Agitation Continues, State Govt Unresponsive
02 Nov 2019
The tribals are demanding the immediate scrapping of the land acquisition process undertaken in the villages of Salhi, Hariharpur and Fathepur in the Parsa coal block.
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh Anti-mining Protests: Consent of Gram Sabhas Faked Under Pressure From Adani Group
24 Oct 2019
Tribal from Hasdeo Aranya are protesting since the past one week against the violation of the land acquisition process in three villages of the region.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
Deocha Pachami Coal Project: Compensation, Rehabilitation of Land Losers Key Challenges for Mamata
17 Oct 2019
According to available information, the command area of the project is the safety buffer zone which will involve some 42-45 villages with a population of over 19,000 out of whom about 7,000 are…