Citizens for Justice and Peace
Sona returned to her brothers after spending six years in a detention camp. Ganoshakti
30-Aug-2021
Looking at the scene of the house, it may seem as if the brothers have found the sister who was lost in the fair at a young age. Brothers and sister hug each other and crying. Brother Sultan Ali and Sadek Ali never imagined that they would find their adorable little sister. But the sister…
Why Criminalized? Deepak Seeking Answer in Detention camp Samoyik Prasanga
25-Aug-2021
45 years Deepak Deb son of Dhirendra Deb, migrated to Assam as a laborer from Nadiapar village, came to Assam about fifteen years ago. Deepak is a burning example of what’s going on in Assam in the name of citizenship. He started working at the Guwahati Railway station canteen. He would also sell tea on…
‘Pegasus snoopgate, an attack on electoral process’ New Indian Express
23-Aug-2021
The Pegasus snoopgate is not just about violating an individual’s privacy but an attack on the integrity of the electoral process, said senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan on Sunday. ‘The Wire’ editor Siddharth Varadarajan (Photo | Siddharth Varadarajan Facebook) BENGALURU : The Pegasus snoopgate is not just about violating an individual’s privacy but an attack on…
Court relief for interfaith couples in India’s Gujarat state UCA News
21-Aug-2021
Top court grants protection from unnecessary harassment under a recently amended anti-conversion law A bride with her hands decorated with traditional henna dye at a mass marriage event in Mumbai, India, on Feb. 14. (Photo: AFP) A court in the western Indian state of Gujarat has granted protection to interfaith couples from unnecessary harassment under…
MP: ‘Haq Nahi to Jail Sahi’ Say Adivasis Resisting the Ongoing Brutality by Forest Officials Gauri Lankesh News
28-Jul-2021
JADS through the press conference appealed to the Indian masses to extend their solidarity to the struggle of the Adivasi communities all across MP to attain their constitutional rights. Image: JADS ‘We keep on reminding and explaining the clauses under Forest Rights Act to the Forest officers but it appears as if the State government…
‘Making a game of a person’s death’: Deccan Herald apologises after outrage over Stan Swamy ‘quiz’ theprint.in
16-Jul-2021
The quiz asked readers to ‘connect’ 3 pictures — Bhima Koregaon victory pillar, Sudha Bharadwaj, and a Communist flag bearing the hammer & sickle — to a’person who recently passed away’. Bengaluru: A group of activists and civil society members hit out at the English language daily Deccan Herald over a ‘prize-winning quiz’ that appeared in the newspaper’s…
Special Marriage Act: Implement Allahabad HC order in Maharashtra, activists write to Kunte Indian Express
16-Jul-2021
Recently, a woman approached the Khar police saying she was getting married to a person from another religion, and after learning about her marriage, few men allegedly humiliated her parents. The Allahabad HC order on Special Marriage Act, 1954 was delivered on January 12, 2021 (Representational Image) A group of social activists has written to…
Ninety-year-old Rajbongshi woman in the citizenship test Samoik Prasanga
08-Jul-2021
After birth she was named Moyna. As a child, she drew attention from the whole village for her beauty. Everyone in the village used to call her “Devi” because she looked like a goddess. Her name changed from Moyna Barman to Moyna Devi. She has 1951 NRC in this name. The adjective goddess for her…
90 year old Koch Rajbongshi lady Moyna Devi is a suspected foreigner Goti
03-Jul-2021
That is called irony of fate. Once she was the most beautiful lady in the village. She is now 90 years old. Now she has to prove her citizenship. Her villagers were started to call her ‘Devi’ for her beauty. Ninety-year-old Moyna Devi has to pay compensation for her name being changed in government documents.…
91-year-old Assam woman declared D Voter, served notice to prove her Indian Citizenship Inside NE
03-Jul-2021
91-year-old Moyna Barman, who was declared a doubtful voter (D Voter) in the year 2007, has served notice to appear before a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) to prove her ‘citizenship’ of India. According to Barman, she lived in the riverine regions of Dhubri district along the Indo-Bangladesh border area all her life. She informed that she…