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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…
Anish Tore
India’s Conflict Diamonds: Buxwaha
20 Jul 2021
They say diamonds are forever.
Subir Roy
What Father Stan Swamy's Death Tells us About India Today
09 Jul 2021
Several other developments took place the very same day he died, adding to our understanding of the Indian system.
The Leaflet
Awaiting Medical Bail, Fr Stan Swamy Passes Away at Holy Family Hospital
05 Jul 2021
Tribal rights activist Fr. Stan Swamy passed away at Bandra’s Holy Family hospital where he was undergoing medical treatment for the last couple of weeks. He was arrested by the NIA last year in the…
Sumedha Pal
25 Years of PESA: Violations and Attempts at Dilution
25 Jun 2021
The Act, which aimed to decentralise power and empower indegneous communities, has completed 25 years in existence, but faces glaring incompetence, gross violations and structural loopholes
Sumedha Pal
Jharkhand: Adivasis Say Land for Sarna Worship Encroached for Police Station
23 Jun 2021
The adivasis of Tilma village in Jharkhand have alleged that their sacred land for worship was being taken over by the police in violation of their land rights and the PESA Act
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Assam: Fact Finding Report finds ‘Illegal’ Land Grab from Tribals for Solar Plant
01 May 2021
'It is beyond any doubt to the FFC that the impacted communities constitute Karbi and Adivasi peoples who have lived in that region and who should have been direct beneficiaries in terms of securing…
Sumedha Pal
Jharkhand: Adivasi Resistance Against Netarhat Firing Range Continues Even After 27 years
26 Mar 2021
The struggle against the range has been ongoing from the 1990s, when the Centre had earmarked about 1,471 sq km in Netarhat Hills in Gumla and Latehar for field firing practice by the army, which…
Vishnukant Tiwari
Chhattisgarh: Civil Society Members Demand Release of Tribal Rights Activist Arrested Under ‘Naxal Charges’
10 Mar 2021
According to Dantewada Police, Hidme Markam has been allegedly accused in multiple cases between 2016 and 2020, and carries a bounty of Rs 1,10,00 on her head. Hours after the arrest, she was sent on…
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…